Future of the Book Club

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Mon, 12/19/2011 - 20:11

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

The last few months have been kind of slow as far as participation in the Book Club discussions. I kind of anticipated this with LitReactor starting up.

So, I'm putting the Book Club here on hold for now.

I'll be running LitReactor's Book Club - so participate in that one if you miss the discussions here. It'll be a good time - I promise!

Donald Ray Pollock's Devil All the Time will be moved to LitReactor and be February's book selection there.

If anybody has any questions - feel free to PM me about them.

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Tue, 12/20/2011 - 19:17

rosiemoonjumper

Queen of Fucking Everything

From: New Zealand.

Joined: 04/25/2007

Can you let us know here what's coming up on LitReactor's book club Pete?

Maybe just have one thread where every month you let us know what it will be?

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pepper wrote:

I can only conclude that love must be a mental illness.

Tue, 12/20/2011 - 19:59

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Hey sure! No problem. Smile

Right now they are discussing The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Next month's book is As a Machine & Parts by Caleb J. Ross.

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Tue, 12/20/2011 - 20:09

labelleza

[instrumental break]

Joined: 09/23/2007

I ordered As a Machine & Parts soooooo I'll be over there next month, probably.

Tue, 12/20/2011 - 20:14

rosiemoonjumper

Queen of Fucking Everything

From: New Zealand.

Joined: 04/25/2007

PGoutis01 wrote:

Hey sure! No problem. Smile

Right now they are discussing The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Next month's book is As a Machine & Parts by Caleb J. Ross.

Thanks Pete! Smile

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pepper wrote:

I can only conclude that love must be a mental illness.

Tue, 12/20/2011 - 20:26

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Hey of course!

Thanks for the idea Sarah. I think I will sticky a thread up here in a month or two with the current discussion over there.

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Fri, 01/06/2012 - 07:33

Andrez666

Tobacco-Stained Someone or Other

From: Tokyo, Japan

Joined: 05/17/2011

Damn - I'm away for a few months and everything changes! Wink

Sad to see the Book Club going on hold here, as you guys did so much for me back in July and I really, really appreciate all that.

Anyway, I guess it's about time I checked out this LitReactor thing...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, mates!

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Andrez Bergen
A couple o' hack novels out, and upcoming noir/pulp/comicbook thing (Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa?)
http://andrezbergen.wordpress.com/

Mon, 01/16/2012 - 21:25

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

The Devil All The Time by Donald Ray Pollock is February's book club pick. Discussion starts Feb 15th. Check it here:

http://litreactor.com/discuss/february-12-book-club-selection-the-devil-...

Oh, and Donald will be answering questions via email (through Richard Thomas and I). Woot woot!

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Mon, 01/16/2012 - 23:21

LizardKing

From: NZ

Joined: 04/28/2009

That's funny, I just started reading it.

Mon, 01/16/2012 - 23:34

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Winning!

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:41

#10

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

March's Book Club Pick is My Father's House by Ben Tanzer.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/march-12-book-club-selection-my-fathers-ho...

Discussion for The Devil All The Time starts today too.

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:07

#11

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Discussion for My Father's House by Ben Tanzer starts today. (I'm looking at you Jess)

http://litreactor.com/discuss/march-12-book-club-selection-my-fathers-ho...

And Arpil's book is These Dreams of You by Steve Erickson.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/arpil-12-book-club-selection-these-dreams-...

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 14:01

#12

labelleza

[instrumental break]

Joined: 09/23/2007

You bolded my name like a book. Which makes me feel special.

And yeah, yeah, I'll be there. Smile

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 14:12

#13

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Have you started it yet? It's the same Ben Tanzer style from You Can Make Him Like You, but such a different tone. I keep thinking about when my grandpa died. I can't help it!

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 14:37

#14

labelleza

[instrumental break]

Joined: 09/23/2007

Me too. And I'm about halfway done.

Mon, 04/02/2012 - 17:51

#15

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Discussion officially started for These Dreams of You by Steve Erickson.
http://litreactor.com/discuss/april-12-book-club-selection-these-dreams-...

Next month's book is We Live Inside You by Jeremy Robert Johnson.
http://litreactor.com/discuss/may-12-book-club-selection-we-live-inside-...

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Mon, 04/02/2012 - 21:01

#16

Andrez666

Tobacco-Stained Someone or Other

From: Tokyo, Japan

Joined: 05/17/2011

Cool stuff, mates! Will have to catch up on my reading.

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Andrez Bergen
A couple o' hack novels out, and upcoming noir/pulp/comicbook thing (Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa?)
http://andrezbergen.wordpress.com/

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 09:50

#17

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

We are voting on June's Book. Thought we'd read a classic and Dakota and I couldn't decide.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/what-book-should-we-read-for-junes-book-cl...

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 10:05

#18

labelleza

[instrumental break]

Joined: 09/23/2007

I just tie broke your joint.

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 10:42

#19

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Can I asked what you picked?

I haven't voted yet. I'm undecided. But I wouldn't mind reading any one of those books.

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 15:52

#20

labelleza

[instrumental break]

Joined: 09/23/2007

Thin Man. I haven't read it but I would like to.

Someone voted for Bradbury though and tied it again. Sigh.

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 18:37

#21

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Yeah, Richard Thomas did haha.

The Thin Man is great. One of my favorites.

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 18:41

#22

labelleza

[instrumental break]

Joined: 09/23/2007

So what are you going to vote? Are you open to peer pressure?

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 22:52

#23

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

I seriously didn't think Something Wicked would get any votes. I thought Hemingway and Bradbury would be close...

The Thin Man is one of my favorite books, but I've read it already. Same with 1984. I haven't read the others though.

I was going to vote Portrait of the Artist by Joyce. I've only read The Dubliners by him and I loved his style. I've been meaning to read Ulysses, but it's so much to tackle.

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Fri, 04/27/2012 - 01:27

#24

audreythirteen

From: City of Dreams

Joined: 05/12/2009

I'm reading The Thin Man right now!

It's about some Greek dude who won't put down the drink. I like it.

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PGoutis01 wrote:

I will shit internationally!

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 11:46

#25

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

So I forgot to update this. We're currently discussing Jeremy Robert Johnson's We Live Inside You.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/may-12-book-club-selection-we-live-inside-...

Next month's book (due to an overwhelming landslide vote) The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/june-12-book-club-selection-the-thin-man-b...

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Fri, 06/01/2012 - 09:15

#26

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Discussion for The Thin Man officially starts today:

http://litreactor.com/discuss/june-12-book-club-selection-the-thin-man-b...

Next month's book is Flashover by one of our members, Gordon Highland.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/july-12-book-club-selection-flashover-by-g...

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Mon, 07/02/2012 - 23:38

#27

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

Discussion for Flashover by Gordon Hihgland started, get your asses in there:

http://litreactor.com/discuss/july-12-book-club-selection-flashover-by-g...

Next month's book is A Very Minor Prophet by James Bernard Frost:

http://litreactor.com/discuss/august-12-book-club-selection-a-very-minor...

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Fri, 11/02/2012 - 09:57

#28

PGoutis01

MOD

From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

I know a lot of you are fans of his first book, so I thought you'd like to know that I chose Andrez Bergen's One Hundred Years of Vicissitude for the December Book Club Selection.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/december-12-book-club-selection-one-hundre...

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.

Fri, 11/02/2012 - 12:22

#29

Irina Marina

natural born reader

From: Bucharest, Romania

Joined: 11/27/2009

I've yet to get a copy, but I'm really looking forward to it.

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labelleza wrote:

You love so inefficiently.

Fri, 11/02/2012 - 12:50

#30

Tuffy

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From: The Center of

Joined: 03/29/2009

I, for one, enjoyed it.

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Wed, 12/05/2012 - 11:51

#31

PGoutis01

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From: Michigan

Joined: 06/03/2004

If you've read Andrez's book, or you plan to, you should check out the thread. It's pretty slow. It would be nice to get some more posting in there.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/december-12-book-club-selection-one-hundre...

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188416 wrote:

Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.