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thenewgreen  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Anyone interested in a book club?
I have been shamefully absent from reading for too long now. I've been relying on "books on tape" to curb my guilt. I miss reading, it's been WAY too long. So I guess what I am saying is "I'm in"!

Any suggestions for books? Even if you can't participate in the club, suggestions might be helpful. kuli, did you have any particular books you were interested in?





kuli  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Not that I know anything about any of these, but here are a couple of ideas:

-1Q84

-The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

-The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

sounds_sound  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I was in queue at my library for 1Q84, but when it finally got to be my turn I got busy and couldn't even pick it up. My library charges one dollar if you don't pick up a book you request, so it sucked. I hate library fines. I'd be into having another go at it.
thenewgreen  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I'm down with 1Q84. Anybody else? Other suggestions?
lessismore  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  
May I suggest Tell to Win by Peter Guber?
thenewgreen  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I'd personally rather stick with fiction, but I would like to check out this book. Seems applicable in what I do day to day.
lessismore  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It is a really fantastic read and quite short.
briandmyers  ·  4346 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I enjoyed reading "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell recently - it would be a good book for discussion by a book club, I reckon. Apparently it's being made into a movie soon. Interesting structure to the novel.
thenewgreen  ·  4346 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Perhaps for the next book? Are there any of the ones listed here: http://hubski.com/pub?id=31692 that interest you in our first round of book club?