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BOOK CLUB: Sign-up for "Places That Don't Exist"
The theme for this round is:
PLACES THAT DON'T EXIST
Sign-up period: February 15-28
Reading and discussion period: March 1-April 4
(Giving two weeks for sign-ups and five weeks for reading, at least for now.)
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BOOK CLUB: "Love Overcoming Obstacles (Or Not)" Discussion Roundup
- qem_chibati: Jane Eyre
- lacewood: A Fine and Private Place, A Room With a View
- tryogeru: Shadow of the Wind
- tarigwaemir: The Scar
- shiorikazen: Cotillon
- sub_divided: Possession
- qem_chibati: Jane Eyre
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Possession by A.S. Byatt
So much for closing out the round last Friday. ^^; Sorry for being such a laggard -- and for dragging things out for the rest of the community! Will try to do better next time.
I had qem_chibati's list but either couldn't find the books in time (Forest of Dreams, Nice) or had already read them (The Lady and the Tiger, the two Discworld novels). Instead ( Read more... ) -
Notice
Responses to books read for the Love Overcoming Obstacles (Or Not) theme have been great so far, thanks so much to everyone who's participated!
This is a notice that our next theme will be Places that Don't Exist, and the sign-up for it will begin next Friday, January 30 (and end Friday, February 6). Which means that anyone who hasn't yet ( Read more... ) -
Cotillion, by Georgette Heyer
I received tarigwaemir's list and decided to read Georgette Heyer's Cotillion. It is set during the Regency era.
The premise is simple. Kitty Charing is the ward of Uncle Matthew. She is not related to him by blood and has no money of her own, but he has always provided for her. One day, Uncle Matthew decides that Kitty will be his sole benafactor, provided ( Read more... ) -
The Scar, by China Miéville
(Admin announcement: The discussion was originally supposed to have finished last week, but as usual, we are extending the deadline to Sunday, January 18, before we close this round and start the new one. So you still have a few more days to write up your post if you've signed up to read a book for this round! Also, our poll is tied again. If you ( Read more... ) -
A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle (and A Room with a View by E. M. Forster)
My reviews are ridiculously late (orz) but uh... in return I bring 2? (Admittedly one of them was actually read for a PREVIOUS THEME... yes, I am made of fail and a terrible book reviewer D:)
A Room With a Viewby E. M. Forster ( Read more... ) -
Review Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Full disclosure, Jane Eyre was not my first choice to read and the fact that intra library loans weren't able to get Havemercy by Jaida Jones & Danielle Bennett for me in time made me a little sad when I started reading it and I'm quite sure this affected how I interpreted particular actions as I was reading ( Read more... ) -
BOOK CLUB: Poll
While we're finishing up reading love stories for this round, please take a moment to vote for the theme you would like to see for the next round.
Suggestions for future themes can be entered in the poll or left in the comments; these will be added to the choices in the next poll.
Poll Theme for round 7 -
Love Overcoming Obstacles (Or Not) - List of all recommendations
Apologies for the delay in getting out the recommendation lists. Everyone who signed up should have received one - you have until January 6th to read and post about one book on the list you received. Or, if you can't find any of those books, you can read another one of the books recommended for this round instead.
LOVE OVERCOMING OBSTACLES (OR ( Read more... )