NEXT MONTH'S BOOK CLUB WILL BE ... |
 Mar 29 2008, 10:46 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup  Posts: 18 Joined: 6:43pm March 27, 2008 Location: In The Three Broomsticks having some butterbeer with Albus and Lily Potter  |
QUOTE(Dreamteam @ Mar 27 2008, 06:50 AM)  I've gone through the poll we had about what reading pattern we wanted and I've listed all the books specifically mentioned from JKR's recommended list with the exception of the Narnia books. It has been commented that they are fairly short books so I thought it might be helpful to gather further opinion on how we read them and I'll put up a separate poll about Narnia shortly. Many people had requested a Jane Austen book but no one book was requested so I've chosen my particular favourite, Pride & Prejudice. The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were both mentioned and, as The Hobbit precedes LoTR, I've included that one rather than the trilogy. Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North have also been mentioned. They're not on JKR's list but, as LO is a very short book, as OUTN will probably also be fairly short, and they are tied into the trilogy, perhaps we could have a thread about each of those in the HDM discussions. How do you become a part of this book club? Or is there no openings? |
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Mar 29 2008, 11:36 PM
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Leaky Cauldron Napkin Folder Posts: 3,417 Joined: 3:30pm April 5, 2007 Location: In my Gringott's vault. The ride made me kind of....*turns green*  |
I voted for Pride and Prejudice because I really want to read it, and haven't gotten around to it yet.
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Mar 29 2008, 11:58 PM
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Fortescue's Spoon Polisher  Posts: 3,628 Joined: 6:04pm November 6, 2005 |
QUOTE(Acid-pop @ Mar 30 2008, 03:46 AM) QUOTE(Dreamteam @ Mar 27 2008, 06:50 AM) I've gone through the poll we had about what reading pattern we wanted and I've listed all the books specifically mentioned from JKR's recommended list with the exception of the Narnia books. It has been commented that they are fairly short books so I thought it might be helpful to gather further opinion on how we read them and I'll put up a separate poll about Narnia shortly. Many people had requested a Jane Austen book but no one book was requested so I've chosen my particular favourite, Pride & Prejudice. The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were both mentioned and, as The Hobbit precedes LoTR, I've included that one rather than the trilogy. Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North have also been mentioned. They're not on JKR's list but, as LO is a very short book, as OUTN will probably also be fairly short, and they are tied into the trilogy, perhaps we could have a thread about each of those in the HDM discussions. How do you become a part of this book club? Or is there no openings? You don't need to sign up to be a part of this Book Club; you just read the current book (which is Northern Lights/Golden Compass right now) and post in any of the threads that interest you! Pride and Prejudice is the current leader; I was hoping for The Hobbit, but I love P&J too! -------------------- |
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Mar 30 2008, 04:33 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 18 Joined: 6:43pm March 27, 2008 Location: In The Three Broomsticks having some butterbeer with Albus and Lily Potter |
I would like pride and prejudice to win I have the book but never got around to reading it
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Mar 30 2008, 05:24 PM
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Mending the Chair at Ollivander's Posts: 2,734 Joined: 6:31pm April 2, 2005 Location: Exploring the Hogwarts library :) |
I hope we read Pride and Prejudice! I just finished reading it for the second time and would love being able to discuss it.
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Mar 31 2008, 07:32 PM
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Official Singer of the Sorting Hat Song Posts: 6,605 Joined: 3:12pm July 22, 2005 Location: Lost in Hermione's beaded bag  |
Will we get an advance warning as to when the book club will begin? I'm afraid I was caught off guard by the start of The Golden Compass. One minute I'm voting on it and the next it's already being discussed. And I'd not had a chance to reread it. I probably just didn't catch the start date.
P&P or ICC will both be excellent choices. There's only one film version of ICC, but there are so many version of P&P we can certainly have a contest for Best Adaptation. -------------------- Come the words that bubble
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Apr 1 2008, 07:55 AM
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One Half of the DDD  Posts: 8,476 Joined: 5:31pm August 30, 2006 Location: Siriusly Dreaming Somewhere |
QUOTE(davidenglish @ Apr 1 2008, 01:32 AM) Will we get an advance warning as to when the book club will begin? We planned to have a month reading Golden Compass, so the next one should begin on April 19th. --------------------  November's book is The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!" |
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Apr 2 2008, 06:10 AM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 60 Joined: 6:43am April 10, 2006 Location: NJ |
I love P&P, but I recently finished a marathon of rereading all of Austen's books, so I voted for the Hobbit. I agree that it is more "manageable in length" than LOTR. If the final result is P&P that's fine, as I'll have a head start. I like DE's idea of a contest for best adaptation. There have been so many, but only a few are worthy of any kind of praise.
This post has been edited by Heidy: Apr 2 2008, 06:11 AM -------------------- "While you are experimenting, do not remain content with the surface of things. Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin." Isabel Allende |
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Apr 4 2008, 01:59 PM
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One Half of the DDD Posts: 8,476 Joined: 5:31pm August 30, 2006 Location: Siriusly Dreaming Somewhere |
Well, it looks like we have a clear winner - next month's book will be Pride & Prejudice and we'll begin discussing on Saturday 19 April.
This post has been edited by Dreamteam: Apr 5 2008, 09:41 AM -------------------- November's book is The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!" |
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