Book Club???

Author bias is essential with non fiction books.

To be honest I chose one at random so fic is fine by me

both the books I suggested are fiction (unless David Eagleman accidentally got one of his stories right)

 

We should read Acker's Pussy, King of the Pirates.

It's provocative, insulting, disgusting, is all about pirates, and is an awesome social commentary on sexuality (and how we treat it like some scary thing).

Oh, and I vote fiction.

 

I think it depends on the type of questions we decide to ask. Like I said, I don't want this to feel like a formal school assignment. I think the questions should remain loose, and open ended, but with the potential to generate some controversy and fire up the discussion. In a romance novel, for example, a question like "Who do you think Character A should end up with?" might get a few polar opposite examples (I definitely vote for Scottie McMullet! )

I had some general review questions of this nature saved on my harddrive somewhere. I'll see if I can dig them up and you guys can pick and choose.

Then again, we can always encourage folks to generate one or two optional questions of their own right after they finish posting up their thoughts.

 

Which is why I'm so damn picky. Idiots: they are everywhere and publishing their opinions.

 

Nope! (but it's still actually a rather awesome book)

 

Fiction, I say. Unless it's creative non-fiction, like James Herriott's books or some such.

 

Yummmmmm...hunky mcmullets....*drools*

So when are we thinking about starting this? As soon as possible?

 

+1

 

I don't mind non-fiction at all, its just the type of non-fiction that one can read with a book club is rather limited. Some things are too dry to discuss, and other things can offend, and not everyone has the time (or sometimes the background) to formulate a proper response to a philosophical treatise. Or even the desire to read on a topic that doesn't even remotely interest them.

It's one of those things that has a very niche interest and can alienate people from participating (even more so than a particular novel genre; at least novels have a story component that can possibly entertain).

 

Mechanical and Dynamical Principles of Protein Nanomotors: The Key to Nano-Engineering Applications (March 30, 2010)

 

*pat, pat*

 

I think it sounds like quite the process. Why don't we just see if we already have a rough consensus on genre in this thread before we take the time to put up a genre poll and tack on the formality of taking an extra day or two to have everyone make up their minds?

I vote for Fantasy (historical, romantic, epic, superhero, I don't particularly care which).

 

Fantasy has my vote