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**A14 Book Club** Dec Book Vote and Inagural Organization

BiggerinRealLifeBiggerinRealLife member
edited November 2013 in April 2014 Moms

Hear ye, hear ye! The A14 book club is now called to order!

Seriously, I'm so glad there is an interest! Hoping this will be fun for us!

First, a vote.

I'll post all the book suggestions (Twilight and 50 Shades gracefully excluded ;) ) in their own posts below. Whichever gets the most "love its" will be the book we read in December. Fair enough? I'll keep the vote open from posting until Wednesday at 9:00 pm PST. Vote as often as you like. We can then declare a winner and get to reading!

Note: Please wait to reply until all the books are posted, to avoid any getting missed. There are eleven of them.

 

Next, some organization.

You don't need to have replied to the book club interest thread to participate! Anyone can participate at any time.

It seems like the consensus is about a month to read, and with all the holidays this month I think that's a good time frame. We can discuss the book the week of December 29th. Which brings us to how to discuss:

The only chat site I'm familiar with is Chatzy, which I understand has a ten person limit for free rooms. Also, given that we have lots of different time zones represented on this board, I think discussing in threads is best. To keep the convo interesting I (or a partner in crime) can post a thread with a few questions each day from Sunday to Saturday. People can jump in where they like, and discuss away. I can look up discussion questions online, use my English Lit teacher background to come up with my own, and people can PM me questions as well. This is the best way I can think of to handle it, but if anyone has a better suggestion I'm open!

We can vote on a new book once the discussions begin and start a new suggestions thread.

FYI: I am not proprietary about this club at all! Anyone is free to discuss or post questions at any time. I just like organizing clubs, but have no interest in being a dictator. This is our club! My ideas for organization are just suggestions, if any one thinks there's a way to do it better, I'm all ears. :)

Happy reading ladies!

 

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Re: **A14 Book Club** Dec Book Vote and Inagural Organization

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    Lean In: Woman, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg – Non Fiction
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16071764-lean-in

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    The Firefly Dance by Sarah Addison Allen – Short Story Fiction
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12483841-the-firefly-dance

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    A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra – Fiction
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15797715-a-constellation-of-vital-phenomena

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  • michaelad3michaelad3 member
    Thanks for putting this together! As for how to do the discussion, TTGP does a book club and they just post a new discussion on whatever day they "meet". I think it's the last Wednesday of the month or something, but anyway, they just post a few questions and people choose which ones they want to answer, etc

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    So excited!! Thanks @biggerinreallife for putting this together. Can't wait to start reading :)
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    Hooray! So excited about the book club!
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    I am so excited about this!  Thank you @BiggerinRealLife
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  • TwirpleTwirple member
    I voted for Little Earthquakes over The Book Thief, only because I have already read the Book Thief.  It is a wonderful book though, and I'm not opposed to reading it again.  I really would like to reread it before I watch the movie.
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  • KitKat1280KitKat1280 member
    I'm so happy that @BiggerInRealLife set this up. I've been looking for a book club in my area and haven't been able to find one. I can't wait! Thanks again for this :-*
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    karissamonzo said:

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  • Bluebird2318Bluebird2318 member
    I wish I wasn't such a "real book" snob and that I could properly enjoy Kindle. I just don't feel appropriately bookwormish without paper and ink. :(
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    Bluebird2318 said:

    I wish I wasn't such a "real book" snob and that I could properly enjoy Kindle. I just don't feel appropriately bookwormish without paper and ink. :(

    I love real books, but DH got me a kindle HD for xmas last year...I always buy hard copies of my favorite authors, and then will do kindle versions of my "fun" reading...I already picked up the kindle copy of The Book Thief simply because it was so cheap...I'll read whatever's voted on and that one as well :)
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    Yeah, I gotta say the cheap aspect of it is really testing my real book bias! I may go over to the dark side for just that reason.

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  • irisheyez7irisheyez7 member
    Just curious, Is the Kindle really worth it? I was thinking about putting it on my Xmas list because I figure it is easier than using my phone or laptop when having to get up late night with LO. I was always an avid reader but haven't been as interested in the last few years so I was thinking a Kindle might "rekindle" my love of reading...


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  • BiggerinRealLifeBiggerinRealLife member
    aviola329 said:
    Thats why I still buy my favorite authors' books in hard copies, I collect them and feel like less of a sell out when i read the fun stuff on the kindle lol

    This is exactly me!
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  • BiggerinRealLifeBiggerinRealLife member
    irisheyez7 said:
    Just curious, Is the Kindle really worth it? I was thinking about putting it on my Xmas list because I figure it is easier than using my phone or laptop when having to get up late night with LO. I was always an avid reader but haven't been as interested in the last few years so I was thinking a Kindle might "rekindle" my love of reading...

    @irisheyez7 IMO it is. I still buy books by the armful because I love the feel, smell, heft, and tactile experience of a real book, but I love Kindle when I go on trips. I used to take 5-9 books with me anytime we were gone for more than two days, because I never knew what kind of a mood would strike me. With kindle I'm not hauling around my own bodyweight in books, and I can buy a new book on the road without having to hunt down a store. I can't speak for the mom convenience, but I imagine being able to push a button instead of flipping pages has got to be easier while nursing.
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  • BiggerinRealLifeBiggerinRealLife member
    @thomas920 or @WifeofaComposer would it be ok to close this thread as well? Thanks if so!
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    If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, I will answer you: 
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