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A2K Book Club: The Next Book

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sozobe
 
Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 10:47 am
Hi everyone,

We're discussing Fury over here; if you've finished it, or are just interested, stop on by!

What shall our next book be? I really really love this idea and feel a bit sheepish that "Fury", which was my suggestion, has proved a wee bit unpopular. Embarrassed I personally found it interesting and eminently discuss-able, but nobody seems to be able to finish the durned thing.

So, while my own interest is definitely toward new fiction ("Middlesex", for example), I'm MORE interested in getting a critical mass of people who have read the book and are ready to discuss it, and am therefore quite pliant and suggestible about which book we will read next.

Thoughts?
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pueo
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 02:36 pm
aloha soz, bookmarking.
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littlek
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 02:38 pm
I'll see what you guys come up with....
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dlowan
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 03:07 pm
I would be happy with Middlesex, or Pi - but willing to be very accommodating.

Middlesex would be up there for me - largely cos I am continuing to be very financially challenged, and I have already bought it!
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pueo
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 03:16 pm
i think middlesex was the second top vote getter in the poll.
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sozobe
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 05:04 pm
I have it on hold at the library.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 05:06 pm
i only know middlesex as a county near here. any more clues about the book, so i could go look it up?
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 05:12 pm
Middlesex
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 05:15 pm
Thanks, Craven! (the first hit google.ca gave me on Middlesex + book gave me something about the geneaology club or something, in Middlesex County, Ontario - i knew that was wrong!)
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 05:15 pm
<pssssssssst you still rushing the rush job to get to the rush job?>
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 05:17 pm
Kinda, things will probably settle over the next 3 days. The last few weeks have been stressful.
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sozobe
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 05:23 pm
That's good about settling.

ehBeth, here's our first discussion thread, with lotsa good "Middlesex" links. (If they're hard to find, an A2K search for "Middlesex" should do it.)

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2479&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 12 Feb, 2003 05:23 pm
<friendly pat on shoulder>
glad to hear it!


the book looks interesting. will see if i can find it on the weekend.
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dlowan
 
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Reply Thu 13 Feb, 2003 05:55 am
Er, folks - I may get booted off the net in the next few hours - I cannot afford to pay for my ISP renewal until next Thursday (it is 10.30 pm Thursday here now). They said they would try to let me stay online and pay next week - but weren't 100% sure it would work - so, if I should disappear, assume I am happy with any choice...!

(I feel like Tinkerbell waiting to see if the clapping worked!)
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sozobe
 
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Reply Thu 13 Feb, 2003 09:04 am
<clapping madly to keep Bunny online...>
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pueo
 
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Reply Thu 13 Feb, 2003 10:31 pm
so it's middlesex then?
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 14 Feb, 2003 05:13 am
Not sure, Pueo - I was hoping we might get more people posting and get a bigger group for this book.

Any other ideas folks - nothing set in concrete - what do you think, Pueo - other folk....? Speak up - please!
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LarryBS
 
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Reply Fri 14 Feb, 2003 05:22 am
Maybe these aren't the type of books you are looking for, but Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones, or Donna Tartt's new novel, I think its called The Little Friend.
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the prince
 
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Reply Fri 14 Feb, 2003 06:26 am
I cant seem to find middlesex on amazon.co.uk Sad
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 14 Feb, 2003 06:31 am
Follow Craven's link?
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