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kuli  ·  4562 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Anyone interested in a book club?
Ok, every other month it is! We can discuss it as we read it or have one finale discussion the last week of the second month (or both). So, for the first book, we should be finished by the end of July. Since I prefer fiction, I am choosing that. Here are three novels to choose from...hopefully, we can find one that nobody has read. I picked them all from among the Booker finalists from 2010 and 2011:

Jamrach's Menagerie

Parrot and Olivier in America

In a strange room





thenewgreen  ·  4562 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I have not read any of these, so I am game for any of them. Here are a list of NY Times Book reviews for the options:

Jamrach's Menagerie

Parrot and Olivier in America

In a Strange Room

AnSionnachRua, insomniasexx, b_b, JakobVirgil, sounds_sound, lessismore, mk, winston, caio, scrimetime, cgod and any others that would like to weigh in on these choices, please do.

I only tag you guys because you've expressed interest in joining the club. If you prefer not to be included just let me know. Thought I'd help kuli out.

JakobVirgil  ·  4560 days ago  ·  link  ·  
up for anything but as I hold being a cheapskate sacred. I would perfer one that I can get at the library without a wait.
winston  ·  4561 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Based on the reviews, my vote is for In a Strange Room.
insomniasexx  ·  4560 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I'm down for anything...and keep me updated.
sounds_sound  ·  4561 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Ok. Well I'll throw my vote for Jamrach's Menagerie. I love a good ménage now and then so...
AnSionnachRua  ·  4561 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I'm happy with any of those, though I think Parrot and Olivier seems the weakest.
thenewgreen  ·  4561 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I agree that Parrot and Olivier was the one I was least excited about. Still, I'm up for any of them though.
briandmyers  ·  4559 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I'm in. How soon is a decision to be made?

Can I request that we agree on a unique-ish hashtag for the book club? To make it easier for casual hubskiers (hubski-ites?) to follow the hubski book club? I propose "hubskibookclub".

kuli  ·  4559 days ago  ·  link  ·  
great idea--it will make things much easier
kuli  ·  4559 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I have checked-out both books from the library and I am going to read both. But, I think Jamrach's menagerie seem more like a summer adventure book, so that is the one I have chosen to kick-off the book club. Keep me posted when you start reading---I am looking forward to this very much!!!

AnSionnachRua, insomniasexx, b_b, JakobVirgil, sounds_sound, lessismore, mk, winston, caio, scrimetime, cgod, briandmyers

briandmyers  ·  4559 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I have requested it from my library - hoping it arrives quickly (although I still have a few days before I'll finish the book I'm on now).
mk  ·  4562 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I'm up for any of these. I'd almost rather not pick the one I think I'd like most.