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COMING SOON! Non-Harry Potter Book Club, Come along and vote for the book you want to read first
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Which book would you like to read first?
Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen [ 38 ** [31.67%]
Emma - Jane Austen [ 10 ** [8.33%]
Golden Compass/Northern Lights - Philip Pullman [ 48 ** [40.00%]
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith [ 10 ** [8.33%]
The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge [ 14 ** [11.67%]
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post Mar 2 2008, 05:46 AM
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Well, its now seven months since Deathly Hallows was published and we do want to continue discussing that in the forums and groups but we also thought it might be fun to start looking at JKR's possible influences for the series in a non-Harry Potter Book Club which we'll be opening soon.

We've been looking through the list of books recommended by JKR during chats and interviews, which can be found here in the Cauldron Shop, and we've picked out a few for you to choose from as the first book to discuss. So please vote and let us know which book you would like to read and discuss first. read.gif

Like the Harry Potter Book Club, which will continue, there will be no need to join or be sorted, you will be able to just come along and discuss as and when you wish in the same way that you can with any of our forums.

We're really looking forward to this new venture and can't wait to see what book you choose first. read.gif

This poll will close on Wednesday and the results will be posted.


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Pullman cheesy? LOL. Well, that's not the word I'd ever apply to his work. Occasionally preachy, but never cheesy. And the other thing is his books reference Milton, Blake and Shakespeare. HDM is a rich tapestry of human experience.

Of course, I think it could be argued that Jane Austen is rather controversial. She subtly upsets the status quo of Church, Class and Gender. We don't always notice this as she's writing 200 years ago, but her continuing appeal rests in her progressive values and her dismissal of conventional wisdom.

Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle would be a good novel to provoke discussion. It's very British with a cast of eccentric free thinkers. And there's certainly many literary allusions, a look at cultural differences between Americans and Britons, honest speculation on sex, love and marriage, and the nature of creativity.

I'm not sure I see how Pullman's HDM is more controversial than HP. Again, it would seem to be based on things that aren't actually in the books but are said about the author. The novel itself is most definitely set in an alternative universe and is not our world. And the problems Lyra faces are the problems we all face when growing up.


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- Dreamteam   COMING SOON! Non-Harry Potter Book Club   Mar 2 2008, 05:46 AM
- - hedwig2323   I voted Golden Compass/Northern Lights, though Amb...   Mar 2 2008, 05:23 PM
- - HG_in_training   I voted for the Golden Compass....I really want to...   Mar 2 2008, 05:32 PM
- - stellasofia   I voted for The Golden Compass as well; I've w...   Mar 2 2008, 05:38 PM
- - blue4t   Can we have a poll for books we don't want to ...   Mar 2 2008, 05:43 PM
|- - wendybird3   QUOTE(blue4t @ Mar 2 2008, 05:43 PM) Can ...   Mar 2 2008, 05:47 PM
- - Aphrodites Lady   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Mar 2 2008, 03:59 PM...   Mar 2 2008, 05:51 PM
|- - Essence_of_Insanity   QUOTE(Aphrodites Lady @ Mar 2 2008, 05:51...   Mar 2 2008, 05:54 PM
- - Dreamteam   QUOTE(wendybird3 @ Mar 2 2008, 07:24 PM) ...   Mar 2 2008, 07:10 PM
- - Poet   I want to read The Little White Horse because Jo s...   Mar 2 2008, 07:21 PM
- - Aphrodites Lady   Unfortunately, knowing that just disheartened me g...   Mar 2 2008, 07:22 PM
- - MysteryloverAnne   I voted for Pride and Prejudice but Emma would be ...   Mar 2 2008, 08:10 PM
- - fidelia   I think we are definitely spoiled for choice with ...   Mar 2 2008, 10:04 PM
- - davidenglish   QUOTE(blue4t @ Mar 2 2008, 11:43 PM) Can ...   Mar 3 2008, 12:04 AM
- - blue4t   I may point out that His Dark Materials is far mor...   Mar 3 2008, 12:17 AM
- - Aphrodites Lady   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Mar 3 2008, 12:04 AM...   Mar 3 2008, 09:45 AM
|- - Snufflespup   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Mar 3 2008, 10:49 AM...   Mar 3 2008, 06:07 PM
- - Narya   I voted for Pride and Prejudice as it's such a...   Mar 3 2008, 01:18 PM
- - hedwig2323   I don't think the Pullman books are cheesy, bu...   Mar 3 2008, 02:12 PM
- - LizetM   Woot for the Golden Compass!! I personall...   Mar 3 2008, 05:50 PM
- - eowyngirl   I voted for Pride and Prejudice because I've b...   Mar 3 2008, 08:04 PM
- - Name Unknown   I voted for "I capture the Castle". I go...   Mar 4 2008, 12:06 PM
- - EricHP2   I wouldn't mind read/rereading any of them. Go...   Mar 4 2008, 04:28 PM
- - JeffHpFan   I chose Golden Compass. I've never read it bef...   Mar 4 2008, 06:02 PM
- - DorisTLC   I decided I can't choose, so I'm not votin...   Mar 4 2008, 09:18 PM
- - davidenglish   I'm surprised two Austen books made it. Should...   Mar 4 2008, 09:30 PM
|- - DorisTLC   QUOTE(davidenglish @ Mar 4 2008, 08:30 PM...   Mar 4 2008, 09:51 PM
|- - davidenglish   QUOTE(DorisTLC @ Mar 5 2008, 03:51 AM) QU...   Mar 4 2008, 10:21 PM
- - Dreamteam   Just a few hours left for this poll, so if you hav...   Mar 5 2008, 07:47 AM
- - Rinzy   Well I voted for Northern Lights (I refuse to call...   Mar 5 2008, 08:15 AM
|- - rowena r   QUOTE(Rinzy @ Mar 5 2008, 08:15 AM) Well ...   Mar 5 2008, 09:48 AM
- - sver/nor   I voted for the Golden Compass, because I have nev...   Mar 5 2008, 09:44 AM
- - Dora87   Pride and Prejudice... pleeeeeeease I love Jane...   Mar 5 2008, 01:18 PM
- - WaggaWaggaWerewolf   Although I voted for the Golden Compass because of...   Mar 5 2008, 03:23 PM
- - Dreamteam   Aaaaaaaaaaand we have a winner! The first b...   Mar 5 2008, 04:05 PM
- - Dreamteam   The new book club, to discuss The Golden Compass/N...   Mar 5 2008, 06:06 PM


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