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Jul 08, 2009 04:15PM
Yeah, I guarantee I can be no help, Meg. Sadly, I am also a follower, and this includes the technology aspect of the book club--I only make comments in pre-existing discussion threads. If it comes down to it, I say you can do that too!
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If anybody doesn't have How Green yet and lives close to the Utah Valley area, I saw it at D.I. in Provo the other day for like $.50 or $1.00 in the paperback section--something like that. DI's my favorite place for books!
Meg- I can't figure it out either. I will text Tif
Okay, if people are cool, I'd really like to read Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan for August. Do everyone think they can get it? If not, I have back-ups!
Unbelievable! My library actually HAS it! So I'm in.
Sweet. I think I'll try to start a thread for August and then people can get to it once they're done with HGWMV.
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Thanks! It's honestly not a long or hard read. So it should be easy to get it done this month!
Provo has it! Of course, I still haven't finished How Green, but I will do what I can with what God has given me. That's all any of us can really do, right? I know, I'm deep.
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From the September Hunger Games discussion:
Message 26--Tiffany: "How about a Neil Gaiman book? American Gods maybe."
Message 31--Meg: "My vote is When We Were Orphans then American Gods if no one objects."
Neil Gaiman's American Gods it would appear to be. I'm going to try to pick it up today if I can. Should we create it as an "event" and invite all the members of this group, just as a reminder?
Okay, I've got a hold order in for American Gods, though it looks like I probably still won't get it for a couple of weeks.
Okay, I'm gonna suggest a non-fiction and see what you guys have to say about it. It's a book called "Please Understand Me II" by David Keirsey, based on the Myers-Briggs personality types. I know non-fictions are often dry and boring, but I use what I learned from this book almost daily. You take a test at the front of the book (and if you REALLY want to have some fun, get your spouse/children/friends to take it as well)--then read about the different types of personalities, including how the personalities interact with each other, the careers that suit them best, the strengths and challenges of romantic relationships among certain pairings, etc. I think the more people you test, the more interesting it is. I gave it to my parents, my siblings, my husband, and sort of answered the questions myself for both of my young children, then marked their names on the pages that applied to them. I think it's the best way to get to know the needs, interests, fears, and dreams of the important people in your life. I also take the test as my character each time I get cast in a theater/film role or write fiction. It's just so useful! Plus, it might make for some interesting discussion, since I bet the group of us represents a wide spectrum of personality types.BUT... if you guys aren't up for a non-fiction... how about Flowers for Algernon or The Life of Pi, both of which have been huge, and (I'm ashamed to say) neither of which I have read... REPLY NOW AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!
I'm up for reading anything interesting, fiction or non-fiction. I have not read Keirsey's book and would be happy to do so. I have read Life of Pi and Flowers for Algernon, both good choices. The latter is much shorter, if I recall correctly.I also want to suggest Justin Cronin's Mary and O'Neil (see my message #10 over here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...)
I'm gonna put in a request for Mary and O'Neil... but I'm sure my library won't get it to me until next month, so I'll be late on the commentary, as usual. Sounds really interesting, though...Let's get a couple more suggestions and plan through March at least. Speak up guys--we need votes and suggestions!
Meg.Why not let's put Mary and O'Neil off until January, and come up with something you can get a hold of for December (i.e. Please Understand Me II)? I think it's much more interesting when we're commenting as we read with others.
For my part, I can get just about any book quickly.
If we do it this way, we're set for two months at least.
Brilliant, Walker! I concur... Can somebody set up a chat section for Please Understand Me (as I am technologically inept)? The book is all over stores, but I'm sure most libraries have copies as well. If not, any Myers-Briggs reference book would probably do. It's not so much a book that you "read" as one that you skim the relevant sections, so it won't be very time-consuming for the holiday season. Plus, it's highly interactive--almost like a game. All the historical stuff in the beginning is totally optional (in fact, I recommend you skip it, then go back if you're truly interested). My advice: take the test, then look up your section and read how freaky dead-on it is (at least that's what 99% of people say)... then test your family/friends and look up their sections, etc. Should make for some interesting posts on the website, if everyone's up to participating. SO PARTICIPATE!Seriously--take the test guys! It'll cost you about 15 minutes of your life--and reading the results is fascinating. (I'm an INTP--what Kiersey calls an "Architect"--if anybody's curious.) And if you can't get a hold of the test--message me your email address. I have the questions and an answer sheet in Word format... in fact, I even have the basic description of each type that I could email you if you like.
Walker wrote: "Meg wrote: "Brilliant, Walker! I concur... Can somebody set up a chat section for Please Understand Me (as I am technologically inept)?" Done. Check it out.
I will see what I can do to get the book.PS to all you Utahns, I never understood how much I hated the Utah County libraries until I lived somewhere else. Now I am back I realize how poor of a library system they have and it is so frustrating.
Yeah, well, that's cause there are about 15 kids in the average household, so there isn't even enough taxpayer money for the school system, let alone the libraries... HAHAHA
I don't see the chat section for this month selection.Please Understand Me II Temperament, Character, Intelligence looks like the exercises we go through at the management seminars at my job. I have had enough of those....
It's probably almost EXACTLY like those management seminars. HAHAHA Of course, most people don't sit in those seminars every day and would enjoy the book. I think it's really interesting.But guys, should we pick a fiction as well? Nobody seems to be messaging... probably the holidays. Should we take the month off?
I'll put in the chat section for Please Understand Me. I'm up for another book, but let's make it a short one.I'm currently reading The Whole World Over by Julia Glass--she wrote The Three Junes--and I like it, but at 498 pages, I'm afraid it's too long.
Hmmm...What about Flowers for Algernon? I wouldn't mind reading it again.
Well, I've already got a copy of Flowers for Algernon, and I'm up for it, especially since it seems like not too many are into the Please Understand Me idea. Of course, I'm already working on American Gods... and Flow... this might be a record book-juggling for me!
Okay, I've been very lame for the last few months, and I'm sure I'll be lame this month too, since I'm leaving in a few days for a big long vacation. But I still am in the group! If I can get any of the books while I'm on vacation, I will. And I'll for sure join in for January!
I am sorry I am not reading anything for the group right now. I picked up the first of a five book series (The Banned and the Banished, by James Clemens) and I am hooked on them now. I do have Our Mutual Friend, and Mary and O'Neil for next month readings.
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