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[KC]

Varecia wrote: "Antonella wrote: "But how is it that you own a 16th-century book? "

I love old books and started to collect them twenty years ago. Most of them are connected to the research area I'm interested in..."

:-) That's so cool!

[Antonella]

KC wrote: ":-) That's so cool! "

What she said!

[Loretta]

I keep thinking of all the glitter and penis confetti Josh is going to find when he moves the sofa.

[Johanna]

Loretta wrote: "I keep thinking of all the glitter and penis confetti Josh is going to find when he moves the sofa."

Hahaha! :-D

[Jordan]

LOL. You guys are too funny.

I figured we'd be helping Josh move, take a little break, then help me move. ;-)

[Johanna]

Jordan wrote: "I figured we'd be helping Josh move, take a little break, then help me move. ;-)"

Yes! :-) We're definitely going to help you move. I'll just start by trying to find your table under these book piles... ;-)

[Idamus]

Loretta wrote: "I keep thinking of all the glitter and penis confetti Josh is going to find when he moves the sofa."

*Snorts*

[Idamus]

Varecia wrote: "Johanna wrote: "No, I don't think Josh minds if fine china, heavy art books and his juicer all go in the same cardboard box, Calathea. Oh, hand me that glass paperweight as well, will you, Carlita...."

I think I can beat that, when I moved out my mom threw away some really old Norwegian coins I got from my employer when I worked in Oslo in -92, they were rather valuable...

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I figured we'd be helping Josh move, take a little break, then help me move. ;-)"

Yes! :-) We're definitely going to help you move. I'll just start by trying to find your table unde..."

Actually, my table is currently covered in candle making supplies, candles, and the pans from making granola this morning. :-)

Unless you mean the coffee table... in which case... yeah. It's covered in 15 neat stacks of books. But really, it's a trunk with a large piece of wood on top and a nice purple cloth draped over the whole thing so it looks nice. :-)

[Jordan]

Idamus wrote: "Varecia wrote: "Johanna wrote: "No, I don't think Josh minds if fine china, heavy art books and his juicer all go in the same cardboard box, Calathea. Oh, hand me that glass paperweight as well, wi..."

Oh no!

[Varecia]

Concerning the Strachey challenge:
Yesterday book # 14 came out. I could not find it on GR yet, it is called Why Stop At Vengeance. Maybe we should include it?

[Johanna]

Varecia wrote: "Concerning the Strachey challenge:
Yesterday book # 14 came out. I could not find it on GR yet, it is called Why Stop At Vengeance. Maybe we should include it?"

Thank you for pointing this out, Varecia. Yes, let's include that one in the challenge. In fact, our challenge is such a long one that I'm starting to fret that even the book # 15 will be out before we'll finish... ;-)

[Antonella]

Thank you, Varecia! I didn't know about this, and I've ordered it on paper:
http://www.amazon.de/Why-Stop-Vengean...

See also:
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Stop-Vengea...

[Varecia]

Interesting, the paperback came out two months ago - thank you for the link, Antonella! Nowadays I browse only the new ebooks, becaus I always assume they will be out at the same time or earlier than the paperbacks, but obviously that's not true.

[Johanna]

Sooooo... What would you guys like to read and discuss in May?

[Jordan]

Jordan wrote: "Blessed Isle by Alex Beecroft.

I love her historical work and this one looks especially interesting, what with a shipwreck and mutinous criminals. :-)"

I'm gonna rerecommend this one. I'm in the mood for historical. Or something I own, of which this fits both categories.

I'm running low on reading time lately, but I'm also trying to finish up other hobbies and then do nothing but read in my spare time, so we'll see what happens in the future.

[Jordan]

Or maybe we should skip may and promise to read more Strachey instead?

[Varecia]

Jordan wrote: "Or maybe we should skip may and promise to read more Strachey instead?"

Yes, I second this. And in June we could read Winterkill, because I'm sure that we all plan to do it anyway!! ;-)

[Johanna]

Varecia wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Or maybe we should skip may and promise to read more Strachey instead?"

Yes, I second this. And in June we could read Winterkill, because I'm sure that we all plan to do it anyway!!..."

Exactly my thoughts, Jordan and Varecia.

I should get back reading those Strachey books. I read the first three ones in a row and needed a break after that. But now might be a good time to continue. :-)

[KC]

Great idea! :-)

[Jordan]

:-) I'm sorta enjoying the second one. But sadly, I haven't had enough time to really get into it yet. Hopefully tonight that will change!

[Johanna]

Sooooo, it's time to decide what to read and discuss in July. What do you say?

For those who've recently joined the group (and for those of us who have forgotten how this works, LOL) here is how we choose our BOM each month:

You can either suggest a book or support someone's suggestion.

At the end of the week we'll see if we have an obvious choice or if we need a poll.

Take it away, guys! :-)

[Calathea]

Is that a subtle hint that I should have proposed a July BOM on this topic? ;-)

Okay, who wants read Last Line 2 by Harper Fox?
I'm quite sure we had a discussion of part 1 as a BOM too and came up with the wildest theories.

[Idamus]

Calathea wrote: "Is that a subtle hint that I should have proposed a July BOM on this topic? ;-)

Okay, who wants read Last Line 2 by Harper Fox?
I'm quite sure we had a discussion of part 1 as a BOM too and came u..."

Not me, I rarely like her books.

I nominate Kaje Harper's Life, Some Assembly Required

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "Is that a subtle hint that I should have proposed a July BOM on this topic? ;-)"

Heh. I heard you guys talking about this on another topic and was glad I did, because otherwise I would have forgotten about the whole thing completely. :-)

[Jordan]

Calathea wrote: "Is that a subtle hint that I should have proposed a July BOM on this topic? ;-)

Okay, who wants read Last Line 2 by Harper Fox?
I'm quite sure we had a discussion of part 1 as a BOM too and came u..."

I don't think we ever did read Last Line 1. I know we read Scrap Metal by Harper Fox.

[Jordan]

I'm going to suggest Brothers of the Wild North Sea, also by Harper Fox.

I also haven't read this one, and it's not part of a series, so might appeal to more people who haven't already read all of her work.

Plus, it just sounds amazing!

[Johanna]

Jordan wrote: "I don't think we ever did read Last Line 1."

It was one of the very first BOM reads in July 2011. Here is the link to it.

[Johanna]

If I remember correctly *scratches her head* in the end (after a few days in this case) we'll set up a poll for the books that have been supported by someone. But... let's see how many suggestions we get. If there aren't too many, we can set a poll for all of them. Or... if one of them gets many supporters then we won't need a poll at all.

*Just sort of thinking aloud here*

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I don't think we ever did read Last Line 1."

It was one of the very first BOM reads in July 2011. Here is the link to it."

Oh. Weird. I would have read that. Why didn't I read that?

In that case, it makes sense for us to read LL2.

Don't mind me.

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "If I remember correctly *scratches her head* in the end (after a few days in this case) we'll set up a poll for the books that have been supported by someone. But... let's see how many suggestions ..."

lol, I have always found it best to think aloud while writing to other people. :-) btw, your thoughts sound good to me.

[Johanna]

Jordan wrote: "Johanna wrote: "If I remember correctly *scratches her head* in the end (after a few days in this case) we'll set up a poll for the books that have been supported by someone. But... let's see how m..."

Heh. I actually do the talking-to-myself thing in real life too. It amuses hubby to no end, because I often have whole conversations with myself with questions and answers and all. :-)

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Johanna wrote: "If I remember correctly *scratches her head* in the end (after a few days in this case) we'll set up a poll for the books that have been supported by someone. But... ..."

:-)

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Johanna wrote: "If I remember correctly *scratches her head* in the end (after a few days in this case) we'll set up a poll for the books that have been supported by someone. But... ..."

I totally do that out loud too! I wish I could do it at work, and sometimes I do under my breath, but it's not the same. For some reason, asking myself tough questions out loud helps me answer them. *shrugs*

Right now, I would love to be able to talk about these outreach goals I'm supposed to be coming up with, but alas, I'm in a public place.

[Antonella]

I started rereading Last Line yesterday evening.

[Jordan]

If I can finish the last two July summer reading books with time to spare, maybe I'll read LL1 too, just in case LL2 does get picked. They're both on my TBR pile. I definitely need to read more of her work. I'm woefully behind.

[Loretta]

I have Last Line 2 waiting to be read after I reread the first one, so I support that suggestion.

[Jordan]

I just reread the description for LL1. OMG. Why have I not read this yet?!?!?!

I hope I can find time at the end of the month to squeeze this one in.

[Calathea]

Jordan wrote: "I just reread the description for LL1. OMG. Why have I not read this yet?!?!?!

I hope I can find time at the end of the month to squeeze this one in."

Yes, read it and then read the BOM discussion. So much fun! :)

[Jordan]

Calathea wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I just reread the description for LL1. OMG. Why have I not read this yet?!?!?!

I hope I can find time at the end of the month to squeeze this one in."

Yes, read it and then read t..."

:-D

I'm sooo in the mood for this.

[Jordan]

Sad fact, I did not own either LL1 or LL2. Until now. Let's all cross our fingers that the internet will work when I get home to be able to get these on my kindle.

[Johanna]

Ok. Let me sum this up.

We have only three books suggested:

Ring Around the Sun by Harper Fox
Life, Some Assembly Required by Kaje Harper
Brothers of the Wild North Sea also by Harper Fox

One of them, Ring Around the Sun by Harper Fox, got some support.

Shall we read that one then? :-)

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Ok. Let me sum this up.

We have only three books suggested:

Ring Around the Sun by Harper Fox
Life, Some Assembly Required by Kaje Harper
[book:Brothers of the Wil..."

There's a lot of Harper's on that list! :-)

Sounds like the vote is mostly for RATS, more commonly known as Ring Around The Sun. Gosh, I'm sorry I thought to shorten it. That makes it sound awful! lol.

[Johanna]

We're still discussing our July BOM for a while, I think, but let's post our suggestions for the next month's read here already.

I was thinking that we might set up a real poll for next month's BOM after we've gotten some suggestions here. Everyone can suggest a book OR support someone else's suggestion. And in the end we'll set up a poll where you can vote for your favorite anonymously. All the books that have at least one supporter go straight to the poll. And if there aren't enough those, we'll just put all your suggestions in it. We'll set up the poll next Thursday (July 30th), so post your suggestions before that. Ready... steady...GO!

Unless Mr. Boss Man has anything particular in mind? Would you be interesting in New Adult reads, Josh?

[Steve]

YOU HAVE A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB?!?!?!

[Steve]

YOU HAVE A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB?!?!?!

[Carlita]

We do, Steve. You will love it. Wish I could participate more because it's always a fascinating discussion even if you don't post.

[Carlita]

We do, Steve. You will love it. Wish I could participate more because it's always a fascinating discussion even if you don't post.

[Johanna]

Steve wrote: "YOU HAVE A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB?!?!?!"

:-D

Yes, dear. And you and all the other newbies :-) are most welcome to join us.

In Book of the Month Club folder you can see all the books we've been discussing during the years. And here's the link to the discussion currently going on: July 2015: Ring Around the Sun (Last Line #2).

[Calathea]

Do I remember correctly that we thought about re-reading The Charioteer before heading to Bristol?