Who wants to join?

I've heard back from a number of people who are interested, about 10 so far.

The idea is to choose one book, read it, and discuss it. It would probably be best to choose a book that nobody has read before, so everyone comes fresh to it and we'll all be on equal footing.

Ian has suggested that there may be a way we can set up a mailing list or something. I kind of like the idea of a separate forum, something that could be moderated. (I don't know if that is possible.) But anyway, before we address the structure of our discussion, we need members!

Here is a list of books that we can choose from. There could be others. We will pick one of these to read:

Adrift on the Nile, Naguib Mahfouz

Read about it here Adrift on the Nile

Waiting for the Barbarians, J.M. Coetzee

Read about it here Waiting for the Barbarians

Transparent Things, Vladimir Nabokov (Shaddup teller)

Read about it here Transparent Things

Don Quixote, Kathy Acker

Read about it here Don Quixote

The Street of Crocodiles, Bruno Schulz

Read about it here Street of Crocodiles

(These links are to Amazon, where you can read about and also purchase these books. You might want to clink the link that says "Buy Used." I've had nothing but good experiences with used books from Amazon. Just be sure to read the description of the book's condition. They also may take longer to arrive.)

Lleena also mentioned Valis by Philip K. Dick.

Read about it here Valis

Maybe something by Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club? Other suggestions are welcome, although I'd like to choose rather quickly.

There's no reason why these books have to be fiction, that's just what I know best. They could be books on politics, current events, history, film, biography, social criticism. We could read books, for instance, on race, or gender since there is much discussion on these boards about those issues. So, we might read essays by Cornel West or Frantz Fanon for example.

This also might be something we could do when the Alex Hahn book comes out.

If you want in, please let me know so we can begin to determine what forum would work best.

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Other Recommendations:

From Natsume When I Was Five I Killed Myself

From teller Anthem

From Ben The Blind Watchmaker (That's a long one! )

From KingSausage Observatory Mansions Another long one!











INSATIABLE edit
[This message was edited Thu Mar 13 15:03:13 PST 2003 by 2the9s]

I forgot to choose a message icon!

I'm in, I'm poor though- I need to get a library card today. I can't believe I'm going to the library. I don't even know where one is around here.

This is an excellent idea, since I haven't been reading enough lately. I need to make the time. Let me know what I can do to help!

oh, and fix the italics for Fight Club

INSATIABLE said:

Get me a drink!



Done.

2the9s said:

Done.

What a great idea! I would love to do this.

Please count me in.

You know I'm in...

Diva said:

You don't have to raise your hand.

Eat yo heart out, Oprah!!!

The Prince.org Book Club is gonna kick yo ass!!!

2the9s said:

I was trying to be enthusiastic.

You're obviously not used to people getting excited at your ideas are you?!

Diva said:

Im in!

Great thread 9s. The only thing is I can't afford to buy them

Lleena said:

Did you try www.half.com?

Here's the Mahfouz book Adrift on the Nile

I was kidding.

But thanks for the links!

I'm po, too. I'll have to haul ass over to the library instead.



I wanna add When I was Five I Killed Myself by Howard Buten... formerly entitled Burt... has anyone read it?

It's about 200 pages but written in the voice of a 5 year old.

Lleena said:

You're going to be trouble!

Natsume said:

Looks interesting! Sounds kind of like Gordon Lish's Peru.

I'll add it above!

2the9s said:

This is just the beginning ! expect plenty more!

Also, i think that we should read at least one childrens book, how about a Roald Dahl one?

sounds cool


i will partake...

are we all reading the same one or just any of those you listed..?

DORA said:

The same one. I'll choose soon, depending on the feedback.

Glad to have you on board!

2the9s said:

oh they like me

they really like me

I'm in. I vote for Don Quixote.

I suggest Anthem, by Ayn Rand. It's very short...around 100 pages or so...easy reading but very thought-provoking.

http://www.amazon.com/exe...s&n=507846

Of course I've already read it...I just thought I'd toss it out there in case people wanted something uplifting, as opposed to Nabakov...

(don't let Amazon fool you with the anniversary edition, 250 pages--the extra pages are mostly a giant preface)

I'm in! Any of the above sound great to me... just don't choose "Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk, because I read this not too long ago.

I read 'Choke' by Chuck Palahniuk lately, and uhm, well, it'd make for good discussion

Right now I'm reading 'The Blind Watchmaker', which is excellent. Happy to discuss it too

Let's see the best way to set this up. I think it's a good idea, even if not very P-related. But as some folks have pointed out to me, the site's community is really about so much more than Prince, and hey, that's true. And that's why I enjoy the site so much!

ben said:

Yes, it certainly would!

I'm reading "Green Eggs And Ham" for my daughter. Can this count towards the book club?

althom said:

Excellent literature.