Ok, what are your thoughts now that we are finished?

Any points of interest you'd like to bring up for the discussion on August 7? Place them in the screened comments.

Goal is still 5 chapters, so VI-X for the discussion.  Am I a bad book club member, since I'm ahead by more chapters?!

So, how's the reading going so far?  I've managed to get into this book quite easily, which is a pleasant surprise, for the fact that I didn't know anything about it prior to the suggestion post ( Read more... )

Ok, let's start (if you haven't already). Chapters I - V and first discussion on Friday the 31st.  I will probably post after work on Friday, so that will be approximately 8 pm Alaska Daylight time.

third attempt to post!!!!

Next selection upon popular suggestion is The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.  Yemeron has requested a different day than Sunday for discussions because of classes.  Any day work better for you?

Let's start with chapters I-V for the first discussion, and that discussion will be sometime the week of the 26th (depending ( Read more... )

Here we are at our final discussion of Dracula. As you prepare to share your final thoughts about the novel, consider this review I found:
Anemic Tale in Need of Transfusion : While admittedly this is the work that brought the love of vampires to life in the modern era, Stoker's Dracula has not withstood the test of time too well. One should always ( Read more... )

To keep this community going, we need books to read! So reply with your suggestions. Make sure you tell us why you think your suggestions should be book club picks. Also, don't feel like you have to list only classic literature. All books are welcome here. There will be a permanent link to this thread on the "Useful Links" list, so feel free to add ( Read more... )

I've been having computer issues this week, which is why there was no submission post and this post is so late. Because there was no submission post, this week's discussion thread will be a free post. Feel free to share any questions, observations, etc. on Chapters XX-XXIV. Also, if you didn't get a chance to comment on last week's discussion (like ( Read more... )

Here I am, posting this week's discussion thread on time. See, I'm a woman of my word! ;)

1. Submitted by rachelreads:
What do you make of Renfield's sudden (and somewhat random) philosophizing, and his moments of lucidity? Is he really a madman, or is something else at play ( Read more... )

Hey guys, I'm backing out of this selection.  Real life is taking over and I'm not getting any reading done.  Doesn't hurt since I've read this about 5 times since I was in middle school.