Hey BBC

Honestly, i've never seen nor heard of, any of the Books on your list. But anything that involves a little more thinking, and a little less drinking (once in a while ) sounds good to me.

Keep this bumped and get it together, and i'll be there.

Peace. HC

Out by Natsuo Kirino

Finished-this-a-couple-of-weeks-ago.

Good,-quite-disturbing-and-sick.

a book club is such an oddity
never heard of that in my country, only seen it on desperate housewives
reading a book is the most personal hobby you can find

i guess a good book club MUST be composed of good members, able to provide deep insight and analysis about their readings

after a long academic career splitting hairs and using 4-syllable big words to pretend there was more beyond words than words

i decided i would take intellectual activities with bestiality
so my compass of taste and intellectualism now is

- i like it
- i hate it
- it s boring
- it s hot
- it s classy

the rest is meaningless banter trying to fart above their level

franny and zooey was awesome

zadie smith first novel was one of the most boring piece of crap with 2 thumbs up on the cover i ve ever read in my entire life

if u start a workshop about psychological rendition of characters in the works of james ellroy, i ll be there though, taking notes and listening religiously

must mean all in all i don t like literature no more
good luck though

i m sure you ll find people
c&t?

Are you serious?

Are you talking about "White Teeth"?

It was brilliant.

But then again I like people who are not afraid to joke about race.

As for her second book "Autograph Man," loved it also.

I really liked the idea of a chinese/british/jew.

"On Beauty" though was sh*t.

May I suggest you read Jonathan Safran Foer or Erika Jung.

As nice as JD Salinger is, and as much as I liked Franny and Zooey, something about her ordering a Chicken Sandwich and a glass of milk, just really amused me, it is kind of the book one discusses in 7th grade advanced English class.

I am no elitist.

I would never join a book club.

I like to read.

Not to discuss what I read.

I am with you. It is either good, bad etc etc.

Brings back bad memories of trying to find the christ figure in "The Grapes of Wrath."

Right now I am reading an october issue of "People: Style"

I need new magazines.

But I did see a grey wool skirt suit paired with purple tights.

I really like that look.

I think it would be interesting to start a book club that meets once a week, with the only rule being that nobody may discuss the book everyone just read over the previous week. If you say even one word about the reading, you're out the club and severely ostricized by all members. That would be a very tolerable social circle for me.

As long as we are not dicussing the book I am allowed to perch in front of a mirror and stare at myself.

And everyone else must comment on how the deadness of my eyes is actually really striking and beautiful.

I'm very interested in the idea of having a book club, but as for the selection of books, I suggest we read Jane Austen. How about that and when and where do you hold the bookclub?
Contact me by email, please.

lala

^ Yea, doesn't look like it was a smashing success, haha.
But at least it was a good trip down memory lane.... back to a time when sciency was less whiny and more humorous, and when Huanchu was illiterate (seriously, at least tell me you've heard of most of those AUTHORS).

We started a book club a few months ago called Beijing Book Smugglers. We meet the first Monday of every month at Smugglers you are all welcome to come or we could merge groups into a mega group.