MDB Book Club

Post by **_Bond...James Bond** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:34 am

I haven't done any reading lately....midterms and midterm papers (and work) :/

Post by **_Moniker** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:02 am

Well, I'm almost finished with Dostoevsky. Yet, don't know if anyone else read or is reading. :)

My daughter has the trilogy and I'm going to borrow it from her. I'll probably start reading the trilogy mid week. I don't know how we'd do it chapter by chapter unless everyone wants to commit to that. It may just be a big mess!!

Post by **_Imwashingmypirate** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:26 am

I always thought one reads a whole book first and then discusses it, but I suppose chapters would be better because we would remember what we have read.

I suggest we get several book ideas together. Then make a poll and the book with the most votes we shall read and the set a date where we all have time to get the book and then we just read and discuss it once a week or fortnight. Does that sound reasonable?

I am currently reading an autobiography of some dude in Hull who flew through windows, he won deal or no deal. I am also reading some penrose books and a religius book, but I put them on hold. I was doing way too much.

I think we should just pick random books that none of us have started reading.

Post by **_Moniker** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:34 am

Well, I finished Dostoevsky. Bond, you still reading?

I do have the trilogy but became sidetracked by The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal, Jared Diamond.

Is anyone else interested in the trilogy? What do you want to read, Pirate? What are you currently reading?

Post by **_Moniker** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:27 pm

Anyone reading?

Well, I've just received Atonement by Ian McEwan in the mail yesterday. I watched the movie a few days ago.... I so wish I hadn't done that, yet, I did. :)

I thought the movie was spectacular, and will begin the novel this evening.

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:53 am

I'm reading a bunch of boring stuff:

Beyond the Melting Pot: The New Immigrants and What it Means to be American
African Pentecostalism: An Introduction
The Foreigner's Gift: The Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraq

I don't know that I'm up for reading Dostoevsky. Sounds a bit weighty for my taste. I recently read Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. It was fantastic. I highly recommend it to all feminists everywhere.

Over at Christian Forums a while back we did a book club discussion of Robert Millet's A Different Jesus. It was fun.

Post by **_Bond...James Bond** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:42 am

Moniker wrote:Well, I finished Dostoevsky. Bond, you still reading?

I do have the trilogy but became sidetracked by The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal, Jared Diamond.

Is anyone else interested in the trilogy? What do you want to read, Pirate? What are you currently reading?

No. It went on the backburner. I'll probably finish it sometime. Most of my reading is school crap...meaning political theory or articles about abortion, women's rights, etc. Fun stuff. :/

Post by **_Moniker** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:47 am

CaliforniaKid wrote:
I don't know that I'm up for reading Dostoevsky. Sounds a bit weighty for my taste. I recently read Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. It was fantastic. I highly recommend it to all feminists everywhere.

Okay, I just ordered Infidel. Thanks, Chris.

Bond, that sounds like fun, to me! :)

Post by **_Bond...James Bond** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:48 am

Moniker wrote:Bond, that sounds like fun, to me! :)

Well you're crazy. Totally awesome...but crazy ;)

Post by **_ludwigm** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:19 am

Imwashingmypirate wrote:So is someone going to actually tell us what book to read, because I don't see any books being put forth to discuss???????

Joseph Heller : God Knows
Here is its description which I could draw differently but this may be as good as mine.
It is a good book. { More better than Book of Mormon :-) }