Maureen's comments

Maureen's comments from the New West Readers group.

Note: Maureen is no longer a member of this group.

I SO vote for Raven!

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Ha ha! Wouldn't Twilight be in the Sci-Fi/Vampires month? (I'll be away for that one.) I'm sure I read something about the writer, recently.
Here it is, FYI:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/05/stephenie-meyer-plagiarism-claim

As long as we're making suggestions, I wouldn't object in the least to doing away with the Romance month. (Harlequin... Shudder... )

In its place, I'd like to suggest a Poetry month -- or a Poet-Authors month. This could include novels (even romance) or non-fiction written by poets. We've already read The Bone Sharps by Tim Bowling. (I would love to read more of anything by Robert Bringhurst!)

If nobody's interested in poetry or writers of poetic prose, how about a Short Stories month?

Re: the British/American/WorldLit debate. May I suggest, as well as Canada and/or BC, a Commonwealth (India/Australia/UK/etc.) and a Non-Commonwealth (Ireland/US/etc.) month? That way, we've got everybody covered.

I like Barb's suggestion too.

PS: I know Romance doesn't necessarily mean Harlequin.

Life After God -- if I can get it back from my teenager before July.
Otherwise, Girlfriend in a Coma.

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Hey Barb --
Please share the details!

Discussion points for members who have not read this month’s book.
(This page may be accessible for only a few days...)
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I recently heard a good interview with Ian McEwan on "Writers & Co." — so my vote goes to On Chesil Beach.

The only book design I recognize (of the 30 top designs) is that of Clockwork Orange, which I chose to read for the content, not the cover. The only other one I've read is Poisonwood Bible, but the design was different (and better than this one, in my opinion).
Of these 30, the book that, to me, has the most interesting cover design is Hypohypothesis.
I do like the jacket for A Short History of Progress -- and am looking forward to April's discussion!

???
Aren't we going to wait for Joel to vote?

Hey Jason --
Thanks for setting this up!

I think the book-reading compatibility thing is pretty cool. I don't have time for facebooking, but bookclubbing is another animal altogether.

I hope it's a GO with the rest of the group. Sorry I couldn't make it tonight (Perfume's got my 5/5 rating), but will definitely be in attendance for Blindness.

Thanks again,
Maureen.