Welcome to the book club. All of you have received invitations to be authors on this blog. I hope that this can be a place to discover new books and more fully enhance our experience by sharing with each personal insights that we gain from each book. This is actually my first book club and it will at least give me an excuse to explore previously untouched or perhaps shunned genre's of literature (such as teen romance novels), but more importantly allow me to share good discussion with smart people.
Since we are all busy, a blog is probably a more convenient way to share our thoughts and commets. Hopefully we can all meet together in the future.
We don't have to wait to read the whole book to post a comment. But, since we might all read at different paces, we probably should indicate which section we are commenting on so as not to spoil it for the slower reader. It doesn't matter to me how we choose our books; perhaps the first name alphabetically could choose the first book and so on.
I hope that all who received an invitation are able to join. Let's choose a book by January 7th. Any ideas to make this blog more interesting will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Gavin
Do I need a pseudonym since I am not a gentleman? The girl in the dark mustache (this is true if I've gone too long without waxing), or George Sand Jr., or Mr. Becky, make that Sir Becky, I've been knighted (something like until Lady Elton John)? I have a plethora of books I'd recommend. Is their a genre? Keep it manly, grunt?
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ReplyDeleteThe title says "for women too".
Credit goes to Scott for the title. I hope that you can meet him someday.
As for genre's I was thinking that anything would be fair game to the chooser of the book.
That is an attractive looking title but I feel a strain of feminism seeping into my seepers and feel somewhat insulted by the itty-bitty size of "and women" is on this page. Are you serious about my input or am I the waitress at the "gentleman's" club? By the way, I absolutely refuse to be one of the dancers.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I don't care what you call it, it's just my brain is so full of angles where balls of information get constantly bumped off course or into deep dark tunnels of contemplation that I think of too many implications to simple things like titles, shoe sizes, and unladen swallows. Why not call it People of Gentility with a Curious Interest in Rebirth Association (PGCIRA (with an emphasis on the IRA)? Sorry, I'll stop now, I'm really starting to make myself feel sick now. Political correctness, like Miracle Whip, can quite easily induce vomiting. Just ignore this comment and be sure to let me know what I can get you to drink ;)
Actually, since the words "and women" are on their own single line, and it is bold, and a different point size than any of the other words, they are impossible not to notice. Either the words are screaming at your eyes through a contrasting relationship "Look at me!" or it is seductively drawing the eyes across the ultralight typeface passing the title until the eyes land right where the words want them. One almost forgets the whole title by being distracted by the feminine little line "and women"—understated, and yet curiously pushy.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, as revealed in the deliberate typographical treatment of the title, this book club highly values women since the type used for women attracts(or demands) the most attention ;)
Well, the fact that I had to squint when trying to read "and Women" isn't a good sign. Have you noticed a similarity in the placement and size to those of auctioneer paced minuscule and differently fonted words at the end of a prescription commercial? The stuff that has to be said or printed and is only done because it is government mandated? "Fine, if we have to include it we are gonna make darn sure it's not very noticeable"
ReplyDeleteLunesta: In rare cases, severe allergic reactions can occur. Most sleep medications carry some risk of dependency. Side effects may include drowsiness and dizziness. (I've always found it funny that drowsiness is the side effect of a sleep aid, really?!). It's always the "blah, blah, blah" section that we all skim over while looking for something better and fancier for the eyes to relish upon.
I don't want you to change it, I just like to be right, and I am. Also, I hope all of my confrontational behavior doesn't get me kicked out of the club because I will most certainly don some stronger glasses, oh, wait, I have 20/20 vision, so maybe I'll just get closer to the screen (yes, I know I get carried away, but we can't helps it, "can we precious?")
So, anyway, what are we going to read? War and Peace, Pride and Prejudice, Amoretti and Epithamalion? This will be fun despite my vision problems ;)
Gavin: I'm glad you've manifested your interest in teen romance novels.
ReplyDeleteAll: I take full credit for the potential offensiveness and hilarity of the title. I agree that while it does seem to have a masculine orientation, the irony of its repetition shouldn't be lost on even the most insistently feminist reader.
Be sure to include Sweet Valley High in your repertoire, Forbidden Love and the Stolen Diary were my favorites, "they're way existential" (Clueless). No, really, what does "the man" say we're going to read? By the way, your title really is quite clever and I have the feeling that you, like Chris (and on occasion myself) enjoy stating things purely to shock politically correct minds just to get their knickers in a knot. "Ouch, ouch, that hurts!"
ReplyDeleteSo...weren't you supposed to pick a book by the 7th? I wait with great anticipation as to what my wise cousin will choose. Please don't let it be too challenging as my itty bitty brain cells have really been having a hard time lately. If you were asked a million times a day what the biggest animal is, what the fastest jet is, what the biggest number is, where all the socks are, why is everyone so mean, and "guess where this was made"...China, again, you too would be suffering from severe damage to the gray matter. Do you see why I'm such a fan of fantacy and sci-fi (well not too far on the sci-fi, but I did enjoy Ender's Game quite a bit)? Escapism is a great coping mechanism for stressed out moms. A book that tells of a prince with the biggest horse, the fastest jet, who has the most socks all made in China, and doesn't make me worry my pretty little head about the answers. (I'm tired, can you tell?)
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