Third Book?

[Jean]

When we're ready to vote, I'll add a poll; after we have voted, I'll merge this thread with the previous Next Book poll thread.

Now, attention please: below you can see the nominations we've already had. They always move on to the next season. If someone wants to nominate another book but has already done it previously, s/he will have to withdraw their previous nomination (please declare it explicitly).

Kurt Vonnegut. Sirens of Titan 5 ------ valtr0n

Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer 3 --------- maerlyn

Michael Crichton. Jurassic Park 4 --------- razz

Steinbeck. Grapes of Wrath 2 ---------- jhanic

Salinger. The Catcher In The Rye 5 ------------- turtlex

Christopher Moore. Lamb 3 ---------- turtlesong

Kerouac. Dharma Bums 4 -------------- Ves'Ka Gan

Bel Kaufman. Up the Down Staircase 1 ------------ Jean

George Orwell. 1984 3 ------------ Míchéal

Joe Haldeman. Forever Peace 1 ------------ Sam

Chuck Palahniuk. Survivor 2 ----------- flaggwalkstheline

H.G.Wells. The Time Machine 3 ------------- 3 DOORS DOWN

Henry James. The Turn of the Screw 1 ---------------- BROWNING'S CHILDE

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

I would like to nominate "The Turn of the Screw"

[razz]

I stand with my original nomination

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

do we vote soon???

[Jean]

I am not sure. I don't see any activity regarding the previous book.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Yeah I know. I tried to get it going.

[Jean]

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[Jon]

WHAT??? No one nominated Dr. Seuss' "Cat in the Hat!!"

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

That might actually provide good discussion points...

What do you think the cat is trying to compensate for with his large hat?????

[razz]

:rofl:
Alright, so nobody has put anything forth, so perhaps we should just go forth with voting with the old nomination?

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

I'm ready to vote.

[razz]

I'll PM Jean and ask him to add a poll
:)

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

cool beans

[Jean]

Please vote, the poll closes May 19

[candy]

hi jean, can anyone vote, read and discuss or are we supposed to join the book club? if so can you point me in the right direction?

Cheers sweetie

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

hi jean, can anyone vote, read and discuss or are we supposed to join the book club? if so can you point me in the right direction?

Cheers sweetie

I do believe that there is an open invitation. The more the merrier.

[turtlex]

candy - just by asking, you've already joined!!

Actually, we're pretty informal. We pick a book, post some questions and then talk about it.

I had to vote for my nomination - Catcher In The Rye. It's an American classic.

I'm sucked into a million other things right now, but I will try to participate!

[Jean]

candy - just by asking, you've already joined!!
right... and, candy, there's nothing you can do to change it now! Once posted - no way back.......

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So, now we have two votes for the Catcher... the first one was mine...

[turtlex]

:couple: great minds think alike.

[Woofer]

I will go with whatever is chosen. I have been busy with my guest - MISHA.

[razz]

I had a strong urge to choose JP again, but I haven't read Catcher yet, so I went with that.

[candy]

yeah, i'm excited now

i voted catcher in the rye, i have read most of the others and wanted my first book with the book club to be something new.

it looks like the clear winner at the moment, but i shall wait for the end date before going shopping8)

[Jean]

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(shouldn't I close the poll right now???)

[Woofer]

(I voted H.G. Wells.)

[Jean]

ah...

...oh

[Brice]

120 Days Of Sodom? :innocent:

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

I too voted for Time Machine, but I will be happy with Catcher in the Rye.

[Ka-mai]

I think Catcher in the Rye is very overrated. I read it and didn't see what the fuss was about. Actually, I kind of wanted to punch the guy. :ninja:

I voted for 1984 but I also wanted to vote for Sirens of Titan.

[Jean]

I think Catcher in the Rye is very overrated. I read it and didn't see what the fuss was about. Actually, I kind of wanted to punch the guy. :ninja:
That is why I voted for it. I want to discuss that. It is definitely not among the books I love, and I was going to see what and why people feel.

[Ka-mai]

Oh. Well then. :P I could probably get behind that... actually, I'd probably end up typing a page-long rant. :lol: I get wound up about things I don't like.

[candy]

well i ordered catcher in the rye, so i now have it all ready to read - unless one of the others comes out of no where

and can i say, i am looking to forward to discussing this after reading ka-mai note. a page long rant? cant wait

[Jean]

hurry up people, the poll closes on Tuesday

[Heather19]

Out of curiosity how come all the books in the first post weren't added to the poll?

[LadyHitchhiker]

I voted Jurassic Park!

[Jean]

Out of curiosity how come all the books in the first post weren't added to the poll?
I have chosen those which have been more than seconded (thirded, etc).

[candy]

can i start reading yet????? can i can i//?

i finished my last bok 10 days ago, and have taken to reading the back to cereal packets for the want to something to read:(

[Jean]

well, actually you can't officially start reading till midnight... but of course you can! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

So, ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to announce our next book -

The Catcher in the Rye

The discussion starts on June 1st; till then, everybody has the time to read or reread it.

If you can think of good questions, PM them to razz or to me (Ves, our former President, is understandably busy now... so I arbitrarily appointed razz, who hasn't confirmed it yet; since I haven't heard from him to the contrary, though, I hope he accepted). Till June 1st, the previous book (Bradbury) is still on... maybe we'll still be able to do it justice.

[candy]

ha ha ha loving it - thank you jean for sayin i can start before midnight:huglove:

[razz]

Oh sorry i thought i had already said yes...sure, why the hell not?
got any good discussion questions, send them my way. I expect a few people to have at least one good one. you know who you are :P

[candy]

so i pm you general questions -theories - things i would like to discuss, between now and 1st of june. and then we have a specific thread?

Sorry to be a pain, i just want to make sure i get it right and dont end up starting a thread or anything daft like that

[razz]

yyyyyyyup

[Jean]

Everyone should send razz the questions on The Catcher; the questions will appear in the first post of the thread (Our Third Book: The Catcher in the Rye) razz is expected to create on June 1st

razz, bears are very happy to see you as President, I hope everything will go smoothly from now on

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[razz]

Everyone should send razz the questions on The Catcher; the questions will appear in the first post of the thread (Our Third Book: The Catcher in the Rye) razz is expected to create on June 1st

razz, bears are very happy to see you as President, I hope everything will go smoothly from now on

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thanks, Jean.
As my first act as president, I am implementing a one time tax. Everyone send me $20 :P

question, want the questions to be anon. when i post them?

[Jean]

June 1st

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

As my first act as president, I am implementing a one time tax. Everyone send me $20 :P




The check is in the mail.

[candy]

my cheque is bouncing its way to you now:P

[Jean]

::cough cough::

razz? http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bearmood_intelectual.gif

[razz]

My apologies, this book is taking a bit longer than expected. So for now I will just post the questions asked by members

[Jean]

do it! do it!!!

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