I would be interested in giving the book club another try. I would probably have fewer conflicts with the meetings now that I am retired and my daughter is away at college.
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Definitely would love to be a part of any reboot
Agreed. I have many books on my to-read book, at least one or two which you haven’t yet read, @CMick26 … maybe
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Definitely interested
How was it run in the past? Zoom? Monthly?
Yes, Zoom monthly or so - longer books we took longer. We had a spreadsheet where we kept track of what we read and let someone new throw a book out for everyone to read.
I’m wondering if we can sort out why it kind of faded away in an effort to solve that with Book Club 2.0. I know life got in the way for many of us, which happens.
@CMick26 here is a list of books I have queued up to read that I think would be maybe decent candidates?
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
Burn by Peter Heller
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
American Spirits by Russell Banks (this is three stories, not a novel)
Riverman: An American Odyssey by Ben McGrath (non-fiction)
The Ministry of Time by Kailane Bradley
Anything here that piques your interest (or anyone else’s)?
I am along for the journey. Some of my favorite books I’ve ever read have been placed in my hand by someone else. I know that’s a cop out, but I am water. I flow.
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When @greebs tosses me a solid list like that and I’ve not read even one of them; I’m stoked for the reads I’ve got to look forward to but feel I need to get my reading game going.
Been a year of catching up on my series faves but not a great deal of depth.
“James” by Percivall Everett is odds on Fall awards fave and i highly recommend.
That said, I feel the Booker Prize has given us a couple solid discussions in the past, so would propose we go with a more obscure shortlister and read “Creation Lake” by Rachel Kushner.
Perhaps some banter about what we can do to keep it rolling with 2.0–and then the official reboot for Jananuary 2025?
Open to any and all chatter to get things rolling again!!
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Love this plan and selection. Talked to an Everett fan recently who said James is excellent but should not be your first Everett book.
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Long time reader, first time poster. Would love to be a part of the book club 2.0
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With school ending soon I’m going to have much more free time. I would also like to jump in on this.
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OK, the fact that two weeks passed without much responses is … concerning. BUT, it seems like we had a suggestion for Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner that should be a good conversation topic.
Let’s go with that! Given the holidays and such, would it make sense to give folks through the end of the year to read this one? Maybe meet up early in January?
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Book club lives!! I’m ordering now
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I’m hoping that will be enough time for it to come off hold in my library. That would be beating the current forecast. If not, I could always break down and buy a book.
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Let’s do it!
@OffTheDole can you update the title to include this book title with Jan 2025 date?
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It appears that Hulu adapted Interior Chinatown into a series after the positive reviews from the Refuge Book Club.
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Finished Creation Lake yesterday and really hoping I can make the zoom because I have thoughts
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