Alright everybody, it's time for liftoff. We can now begin the bookclub after my successful purchase of Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body - the first of the books on our alphabetically backwards list.
For those of you wondering what I'm talking about, have a peek at the book list and book club set up here.
As I said before, the books will be given an ample two-week reading time so that nobody feels a horrible amount of pressure and so that everyone can read another book or two (or in my case a bunch of really boring plays) on the side. Plus, after buying the book today, I am happy to say that it is not disturbingly long (no "War and Peace"-types allowed), so two weeks should be plenty of time. Then again, the beauty of an informal online book club is that even if you don't read the book, nobody has to know.
So how does Wednesday, April 16 sound for a due date? That's a full moon. I think that just sold me on it. On that day I'll set up a post bringing up a discussion topic or two, maybe a thought or three on the books, and your comments will be what makes the whole thing interesting. I hope this works. If not, I'll just read all the books on that list while stewing in my stony solitary silence.
i've got another book for you. "borgel" by daniel pinkwater. i don't know that it's a separate book - you may have to look for one called "four novels." it's like reading doug adams' "hitchhiker's guide to the universe" again ...
sounds perfect. I'll get started on the homework!