2010 book club

[candy]

I shall be taking the reins of THE BOOK CLUB from Razz, i would like to say thankeesai for all your hard work:huglove:

Welcome to the New Book club for 2010.

a) The Great And Secret Show Clive Barker
b) Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes
c) Catch 22. Joseph Heller
d) The Turn of the Screw Henry James
e) Slaughterhouse 5 Kurt Vonnegut

Following previous nominations please find above the final poll for the first book of 2010. (a poll will be set up later, courteousy of our favourite bear:rose:)

I will leave this poll up for the next three weeks, and we can then begin our new discussions and heated debate

Any queries, please post here or Pm me

(i thought 3 weeks due to the holidays coming up and we can get going in the first full week of january?)

[Jean]

Following previous nominations please find above the final poll for the first book of 2010. (a poll will be set up later, courteousy of our favourite bear:rose:)
::modestly bows::

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<-- has already voted for J.Heller

[turtlex]

Congrats and thank you, candy for taking the 2010 club !! And many thanks to razzle-dazzle for all his previous work !! :grouphug:

[Brice]

I'm actually not gonna' vote because I love ALL of these books and will be happy no matter which wins.

[candy]

I'm actually not gonna' vote because I love ALL of these books and will be happy no matter which wins.

**raises eyebrow** - does that mean you will still read the winner and discuss? because i can be a harsh task master!:huglove:

[Brice]

Read-yes
Discuss-minimally I believe most good books speak for themselves.

[idk, my bff jill?]

I voted for Catch 22.
Mostly because I really wanted to even out those bars.

[flaggwalkstheline]

Great and secret show!!!
Voting for it!
I think I may have nominated it in the first place but I dont remember :D

[candy]

Great and secret show!!!
Voting for it!
I think I may have nominated it in the first place but I dont remember :D

yes you did, and i have voted for it this time as it has loads of subtext that i would love to discuss with other

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

I voted for SH-5, lets hope 2010 book club is an improvement from last year.

[cody44]

Catch-22 all the way!

Then again I did nominate it... so I might be a bit biased. :P

[candy]

** bumping for the weekend **

[alinda]

I can not decide.....anyone care to try and sway my vote?:wtf:

[Jean]

I can not decide.....anyone care to try and sway my vote?:wtf:
::stage whisper::

Catch 22! Catch 22!!!

[alinda]

:P...am I that easy? :lol:

[Jean]

no, you'll require additional effort

CATCH 22!!!

[alinda]

:wtf: Ok, Ok I give in..... .....:wtf: I am totally convinced this is
the book we should read .:thumbsup: Thanks my dear.

[Heather19]

The Turn of the Screw :)

This is a close race.

[candy]

*************bump**************

i'll leave this till the end of the week and then we are good to go
at the moment the book of choice is catch 22, but it could all change

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

I voted for slaughterhouse 5, but I would be quite happy with Catch 22.

[candy]

somebody sneaked in an voted for the great and secret show, :unsure:

we need more participants to make sure we have a winner:cowboy:

[Brice]

IF there is not a winner when you're ready to end it, then I will vote.

[candy]

*****************CLOSED******************

WE HAVE A WINNER

catch 22 wins by a pip squeak.

Lets all get behind this book and i shall start a thread to discuss it in a month time?

[Jean]

great job, thank you Candy!!!

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[Letti]

OMG I can't choose between b and c,,,

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Well, I'm about 50 pages into Catch 22, and I must say, I hope it gets better. This is the most disconnected, jumbled, plotless mess I have read in a long time so far. Most of the passages read like a bad version of "Who's on first". That sucks too, because I had high hopes for this book.

[Jean]

Well, I'm about 50 pages into Catch 22, and I must say, I hope it gets better. This is the most disconnected, jumbled, plotless mess I have read in a long time so far. Most of the passages read like a bad version of "Who's on first". That sucks too, because I had high hopes for this book.
oops....

I can only hope, too, that it does get better for you... now that I try to remember my first read (about 25 years ago) I think that I wasn't very impressed by the first 80 or so pages either... it's the Clevinger's trial that was the turning point for me.

After that, everything falls into place, and the kaleidoscopic style of writing becomes fully justified... and more. I swear it isn't plotless or disconnected; you will see.

[candy]

maybe that was the mistake i made when i first read it.
i never finished it, so i promise i shall see the thing to the end this time:couple:

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

"kaleidoscopic style of writing" sums it up nicely Jean. I could not have said it better. I will see it through, (I rarely give up on a book) but it has been a chore thus far.

[Jean]

if you persevere, you'll be fully rewarded with the whole picture, and the picture will be absolutely great!

::jumps up and down impatiently::

I so want you to like it!!! It's one of my favorites ever.

[Woofer]

Is that the next book?

[candy]

its the current book, looking to discuss in about a month

i was going to take it into hospital next week to read, but thought better of it as i would be asking peoples opinions on the pink elephant that turned up on page 18:wtf:

[Woofer]

I voted for SH-5, lets hope 2010 book club is an improvement from last year.

Hey! We're all busy IRL, too. Be kind. :grouphug:

ETA: How in the nine hells did I miss the winner announcements in the posts above? Zomby cat must've eaten my brain!

[candy]

someone came and voted after the announcements. but as i am rubbish i don't know how to stop the pole! whoops - **goes off in search of a bear for assistance**

[Woofer]

I think it could've been me. I voted late, and I obviously missed some posts above. I apologize.

[Jean]

bears have closed the poll

It's officially Catch 22.

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[Woofer]

Thanks, Jean! Sorry I gitzed it up by voting late. :doh:

[Jean]

it's all right, I should have closed the poll! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bearmood_inlove.gif

[candy]

:couple:woofer - never apologise! i should have asked for help sooner. is all sorted now courtesy of our bear friend:couple: thanks jean:rose: