MB Book Club

ixtlan22 · 01-15-2009, 02:16 PM

Whats the time frame for reading this book?! So many books in my life so little time (except not)!

P.S.- My vote goes to Vonnegut for the next one.

right-track · 01-15-2009, 02:19 PM

This is the Fascist Book Club of Enforced Reading and you're sadly mistaken if you think you actually have a vote.

sleepy jack · 01-28-2009, 10:32 PM

Guys sorry this kind of died...I got hit with an essay I have to do in 1984 that requires a bit of attention so I haven't touched the Idiot in awhile. This might be better to doing during the summer.

adidasss · 01-29-2009, 03:46 AM

Or it might have been better starting with something less ambitious. I haven't been able to get a copy but I'll join a library and read it in the next few weeks.

sleepy jack · 01-29-2009, 01:31 PM

We could all do 1984 =D since I have to write a long paper on it anyway.

anticipation · 01-29-2009, 02:19 PM

not even.

i have to write on 1984 for my 2nd semester final.

dac · 02-01-2009, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleepy jack

We could all do 1984 =D since I have to write a long paper on it anyway.

I'm actually re-reading it right now.

TheBig3 · 02-27-2009, 09:08 AM

Given the penchant the site has for absolutly absimal shorts, why don't we post some poems until we have some more time to read things. Given the nature, I'd suggest this...

Eating Poetry
Mark Strand

Ink runs from the corners of my mouth.
There is no happiness like mine.
I have been eating poetry.

The librarian does not believe what she sees.
Her eyes are sad
and she walks with her hands in her dress.

The poems are gone.
The light is dim.
The dogs are on the basement stairs and coming up.

Their eyeballs roll,
their blond legs burn like brush.
The poor librarian begins to stamp her feet and weep.

She does not understand.
When I get on my knees and lick her hand,
she screams.

I am a new man,
I snarl at her and bark,
I romp with joy in the bookish dark.

Rather than voting on whether or not we should do this, if you're in favor just post a review. if we get say, 7, we can start voting on what to include.

adidasss · 02-27-2009, 09:10 AM

I think it'd do better to make a separate thread for poems...

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 06-06-2009, 08:52 AM

Already read Life of Pi. And it was awesome.
Can we do "A Child Called It" next, just cuz I already have a copy?

01-29-2009, 03:46 AM	#14 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Or it might have been better starting with something less ambitious. I haven't been able to get a copy but I'll join a library and read it in the next few weeks. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

02-27-2009, 09:08 AM	#18 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	Given the penchant the site has for absolutly absimal shorts, why don't we post some poems until we have some more time to read things. Given the nature, I'd suggest this... Eating Poetry Mark Strand Ink runs from the corners of my mouth. There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry. The librarian does not believe what she sees. Her eyes are sad and she walks with her hands in her dress. The poems are gone. The light is dim. The dogs are on the basement stairs and coming up. Their eyeballs roll, their blond legs burn like brush. The poor librarian begins to stamp her feet and weep. She does not understand. When I get on my knees and lick her hand, she screams. I am a new man, I snarl at her and bark, I romp with joy in the bookish dark. Rather than voting on whether or not we should do this, if you're in favor just post a review. if we get say, 7, we can start voting on what to include. __________________ I've moved to a new address

02-27-2009, 09:10 AM	#19 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I think it'd do better to make a separate thread for poems... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

01-15-2009, 02:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
ixtlan22 Loves Jan Terri Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 184	Whats the time frame for reading this book?! So many books in my life so little time (except not)! P.S.- My vote goes to Vonnegut for the next one.

01-15-2009, 02:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	This is the Fascist Book Club of Enforced Reading and you're sadly mistaken if you think you actually have a vote.

01-29-2009, 02:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	not even. i have to write on 1984 for my 2nd semester final.

06-06-2009, 08:52 AM	#20 (permalink)
~~TumorAttitude~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 749	Already read Life of Pi. And it was awesome. Can we do "A Child Called It" next, just cuz I already have a copy?