jaedmc Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Here's where I'll announce the book we'll be reading. For those who haven't been keeping up, we're doing a book club that will choose a new book every month. For the first book I took some names randomized them and that was that. For the next book we'll do the same process BUT the names included in the randomizers will only be those who read the previous book. So if you want to have a shot at forcing a book on us, read this month's book and participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 MAY'S BOOK! (as chosen by LIAM) Julian Barnes' Man Booker Prize Winning Novel: 'The Sense of an Ending' This intense novel follows Tony Webster, a middle-aged man, as he contends with a past he never thought much about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. Tony thought he left this all behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world. - Amazon Deadline to finish the book is May 30th. It's like a 163 pages, so I may just only do one thread for this one. What ever I do I'll open the thread/threads May 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 I got my copy today from the library. It's pretty tiny. Some of the more voracious readers here could probably inhale this one in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Grabbed it on audio and a print copy at work today, so I'm good to go. And yeah, it's not a lengthy looking read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 It isn't. Took me two to two and a half hours to read, if that. However, it was a book I thoroughly enjoyed, so was one that sprang to mind. If needs be, could move past it after a shorter deadline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 I'll see how long it takes people to get around to it. Since completing this novel puts you in the hopper to choose the next one, I want to give everyone fair time to get involved. I'm personally thankful it's short. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Sounds awesome. Apparently there's a waiting list at my library for it, but it should be ready relatively quickly since there are a number of copies in the area. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisco Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I plan to squeeze this in between North and South and The Mote in God's Eye. Hoping to finish around the middle of May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Yay, my library finally HAS one of these damn books. I'm on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I'll see how long it takes people to get around to it. Since completing this novel puts you in the hopper to choose the next one, I want to give everyone fair time to get involved. I'm personally thankful it's short. I wonder if there might be a way to "reward" those who read the book in a timely fashion. Like the first 5 or something get an extra ball in the hopper or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 That's....that's interesting. Or if you have a streak of reading books you get an extra entry. Like if Rippa reads three in a row he gets three entries. hmmmm I'll put some thought on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Is the monthly thing rigid? I feel like it should be looser, that once a discussion has exhausted itself, it should be time to move on to the next book, regardless of what month it is. Or if it is to be monthly, maybe announce the next book in advance of the 1st to allow for slower readers (like myself) to get a headstart. Basically, what I'm saying is that I'm kind of eager to keep reading other people's choices and want to keep going before my interest wanes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 It's not totally rigid. Right now we're in the experimental phase of the club. Because completion of the book is how people get the opportunity to pick a book, I want to make sure everyone has a chance to read it. However if conversation dies and no one is still reading or waiting for a copy, then moving on is totally an option. This book is pretty short, so I kind of expected to move ahead before the end of the month. It's possible that the next book we pick will be longer and thus require 4 weeks for everyone to have a chance. At this point none of the rules are rigid, I'm still trying to shape it so that it remains fun and engaging. For example, I'm thinking everyone who finishes this book gets one entry in the next hopper. All those that finish the next one get two entries. So if you've got a streak of finishing books you are rewarded by having a better chance of getting to choose the next book. Of course, this number resets to zero once you've gotten to choose a book. For example Liam has zero entries in the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 We're halfway through the month. How many people out there are planning on reading this, and are waiting on a copy? Or are reading it as we speak? It's no problem I just want to know if we should actually press on, or if more are going to get involved. I don't want anyone to miss out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I've got about 30 pages to go or so. Should be done this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Cool, no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I just got my copy and I'll probably knock it out this weekend, since it's so short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 This is the list of people who finished the book: Matt D - 1 Jae - 1 Shane -1 Beast - 1 username - 1 JRGoldman -1 Rippa - 1 Liam - 0 Cameron Swift - 1 Suicide King of Spades - 1 Brisco - 1 Jack - 1 CSC - 1 EVA - 1 BL88 - 1 Jingus, let me know if you're actually done with the book. You're the only person left that said they were still reading it. I'd like for us to get ready for June's book in the next day or so. The point on the right is the point you get for finishing a book. For each consecutive book you read, you get another point. Since this is the first everyone who read it but Liam, the fella who picked the book, gets a point. Liam of course resets to zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 We're all beating Liam! That guy sure can't pick rottentomatoes scores! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 I'm going to do the drawing at 3 pm Chicago Time today. So get ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisco Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I like the point system, but am waiting for someone to make a pick like Don Quixote that separates the men from the boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 Really excited to announce JUNE'S BOOK IS.... THE LONG GOODBYE by Raymond Chandler Chosen by Trollin' Matt D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I'm assuming it'll be pretty obvious if we just watch the movie and try to act like we read the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Especialky the altman version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 The Alman version is a fine movie and a terrible adaptation. I love Chandler's writing and the heart that you can find in Marlowe and not in almost any other hard boiled protagonist of the time. I hope you guys enjoy it; it's one of my favorite books and it paints this great, moody picture of Los Angeles of the time that's both vivid and blurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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