FA10 10.10 - Group Read

[Sam]

Read one of the following selections from the moderators and previous challenge winners.

Sam - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Krista - Dracula
Kiri (1st Place) - Kitchen
Coralie (2nd Place) - Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women
Rhea (3rd Place) - Titus Groan

[Cassandra]

Could I possibly switch my book? I don't think that abridgment is any good and I don't think anyone would actually read the 1500 page version. Especially since it's hard to get.

My second favorite book that I read this summer was Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake.

[Krista]

Yep, we can do that. You'll probably have more folks selecting the new title as part of the Group Reads. :-)

I'm going to let Sam make the actual change on the Group Reads section of the site.

[[deleted user]]

Yes!!

[Caity]

Wow! At least three of these sound interesting to me, and the other two are probably interesting and I just don't know enough about them. But it's now an excuse to read Dracula.

ETA: Not gonna lie, I had a few heart attacks when I initially saw this task because I was spazzing out and thinking "no way I can finish all five of those! I've never even heard of four of them!"

Then I realized I was being dumb and I got to pick.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I just got back from our NEW local bookstore with The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Excited for this one.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I don't find any of these really appealing. I have already read Dracula and wasn't that crazy about it. I think I will go with Nine Parts of Desire.

[Donna Jo]

I read Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women several years ago and found it to be a thought-provoking book. It was a peek into a vastly different culture for me.

[Juniper]

Woo-hoo. I started The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and I am loving it! Great selection, Sam.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Okay, the kids in the reading class I am in at school are reading Dracula. Could I use that book as my group read since we are doing the book as a group?

[Krista]

Yes, "Dracula" is one of the titles that can be read for the RwS Fall Challenge Group Read task. Read away! :-)