Troy's comments (member since Nov 19, 2008)

Troy's comments from the LGBTQA Group Books group.

Some people are still posting, so I will not delete it, at least not yet. Anyone interested in running things here should let me know. I have no plans to start polls for another book.

I sent out an email awhile ago asking if anyone wanted to moderate the group, but since I haven't received any offers, I will have to delete it soon.

Judith (or anyone else who has this book), do you think you could post the sections for Arthur and George in the usual format please? I don't have that one yet.

Sections for Stone Butch are ready to go! This is gonna be a discussion starter, I think.

Synthesize those thoughts.

Finish thine books!

Chapters thirteen through twenty

Chapters four through twelve

Everything through chapter three

Judith wrote: "Hmm, to be honest I don't know how it is an LGBT book, because I haven't yet read it. I mentioned to a friend that I was interested in reading more gay fiction this year and she sent me this book...."

Thanks for giving your input, Judith. I guess the answer will soon be apparent. Of course, let's not forget the title either...

To be honest, I didn't really check everbody's choices this time what with everything I have going on. I'm going to pass to the person who nominated it--Judith. In a minute of searching, I don't see anything indicating that it has an LGBTQA theme or author, so we'll await Judith's response.

In any case, our primary pick most definitely qualifies. This is extra.

Thanks for bringing that up, RR.

Our unprecedented second book option is Arthur and George after the tallies from our slightly altered round two. Don't forget, we are also reading Stone Butch Blues A Novel. I hope this solution was mostly satisfactory, considering half of you wanted SBB and half wanted something else. So read one or read both or read none, but remember to post as you go along. I'll work on getting the new folders up before the reading period starts in May. If you want to post before then, send me a list of the chapter divisions you think are appropriate or just make the folder yourself. Just please try to make the topics like we've done in the past.

Strangely enough, someone seems to have gone to the trouble of creating additional profiles to affect the polling. How amusing that someone finds our little group worthy of voter fraud. :) Anyway, I deleted the five "members" suspected to be fake (Bob, Bob, Anne, Mark, Greg). They all voted for Someone is Watching and have 0 books, except for one who had Harry Potter books. But all joined Goodreads at the same time and all voted in the poll at the exact same minute of the day. It is possible that this is some sort of retaliation from an ex-member, but you never know. Ralph, I noticed you voted at the exact same time as well. I hope you didn't do this, but if you did, please don't do it again.

Now for the poll. Stone Butch Blues received five votes, and other books recieved the same if combined. Because of this, I decided to have a second round of polling using only the books that received a vote in round one, minus Stone Butch Blues, which we will definitely read. You must vote for something other than what you voted for in round one. Those who voted for Stone Butch Blues are excluded from round two, but new votes will be counted. The winner from the second round will be a second book option for those of you who did not want Stone Butch Blues. In effect, we will have two reads during the upcoming period. If, however, no clear majority is established in the second round, you guys are on your own and may read whatever you like, without the benefits of posting in the group.

Okay the new poll is up and it ends at 12:00 a.m. on April 11, 2009. If a second poll is needed, it will start on the 11th and end on April 14 at 12:00 a.m. For those of you who might care, the relative of whom I spoke in the broadcast died this morning. It is consoling to know she got to do things pretty much the way she wanted.

RDM wrote: "I'd like to nominate a book that covers the "T" in the LGBTQA Book Club: It's Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg. I've read so much about this book through the years but have never found the t..."

I found the page on goodreads (Stone Butch Blues A Novel), and that book sounds very interesting. Although, there is a consensus that the writing style is mediocre and possibly distracting. It's nice to see some new directions, RDM.

Welcome, Judith! It's great to have you get involved. No need to wait for anything. The "synthesis" topic is posted when we start reading, so add away. What is strange for you about the "discuss as you go along" format?

Topic is up for May-June suggestions and includes all the dates and times necessary for posting a suggestion and voting in the 1-2 polls that will follow.

Thanks to those of you who have posted in the At Swim, Two Boys folder. I hope anybody who has been able to read it will post (or continue to post) as they go along.

Hey Everybody, it's that time again! Post your suggestions by the end of Thursday, April 2 if you want them to be in the final poll(s). Please remember to choose only one book.

The initial poll will be up on Friday, April 3 and end at 12:00 a.m. on April 7; if we need a second poll, it will appear on April 7 and include the top three choices from the first round of polling. The second poll will close at 12:00 a.m. on April 11. This way, you can vote for what you really want the first time around, without having to worry about what other people have voted or might vote for.

A folder with sections has been created for At Swim, Two Boys. Don't forget that you can still post for previous books, like The Brothers Bishop. I know will be doing that.

Final thoughts go here. Also, if you want to tackle some of the discussion questions at the end of the book, create a new topic within this folder, and title it "Discussion Question # "insert here the question number found in the book." I didn't want to read the questions yet cause they usually assume you've read the whole book by that point.

Part II, Chapters 18-21