Suggestions:

Hello friends (and new friends),

I've also read Ender's Game, The Count of Monte Cristo, and 1984, so I too would prefer something new. I'd love to read A Confederacy of Dunces, or (and this may be a little large for a book club to muscle down) Atlas Shrugged.

Oh, and I love the name of the book club. It's inspirational.

Jeff

Suggestions: Confederacy of Dunces; Empire Falls

Hey all,

Has anyone read O'Toole's Pulitzer winning A Confederacy of Dunces?

How about Pulitzer winner Empire Falls by Richard Russo?

Those are my two suggestions, although I'd vote for the Arthurian fantasy The Once and Future King, suggested by Becky.

As for The Count of Monte Cristo, The Republic, 1984, and Ender's Game, I've read them (and love them) and I'd prefer something new. Of course, I submit to the decision of the majority.

Hey Gavin
Sorry it took me so long to get signed in. I have two friends here that are interested in joining. One is a librarian and the other is a Marine who served in Iraq. If you are cool with it I would like them to join the club.
Any way the book I was going to suggest is called The Soul of a Citizen. Its not what I would call good literature but I does highlight some interesting ideas about social activism, many of which I'm sure you are opposed to.
Thanks

Oh! One more from Becky that she (I've) always wanted to read:

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.

Because I'm not sure of the kind of books you are wanting I will give you a few and await your response to my choices. I've discovered upon review of my book collection that I am a big time fantasy fan. I would have never guessed that of myself. So if anyone likes that route I would suggest the following based on Arthurian legend:

Once and Future King by T.H. White

If we are thinking along the brain strain lines:

The Republic by Plato

To go along with 1984 and the sci-fi route:

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

There are others that I would suggest but I fear would be stereotyped as too feminine for some of the gentlemen of this club (that is not an insult just a general observation as to what men are willing to read or at least admit to reading). Please let me know if you would like this list and I will share.

-Becky

Suggestions for our first book

For our first book, let's each submit a suggestion or two and each vote on which one we want to read.
Here is my selection:

1984, George Orwell

P.S. I am still waiting for some other people to join our book club before we get officially started.

Welcome

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