Pretty sure this has been done before but this time it shall be done better.
We have a 300 page limit to begin with, so no-one's a dick and has everyone read their super favourite book of all time, War and Peace.
This way we're actually guaranteed to get through a few works as well. Can up the limit down the line if people so desire.
We're like the film club but better and more educated and gooseberry fool.
IN:Rocsteady
Banjo
Karl
Errkal
Frank
Irene Demova
Super Dragon 64
Corazon de Leon
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Knoyleo
Parksey
Rex Kramer
Karl
Dual
Denster
Superking
Sawyerpip
Falsey
Thus far there are 18 of us but more are welcome to join - either post in thread or PM me.
Had a few tentative In's that I've included as once you see the quality of literature and discussion on you know you'll be in. Plus it's just nicer to share a reading experience than solely trying to pile through gooseberry fool.
The Rules:Don't be a dick. That's the main one. Chances are no-one wants to read an in-depth analysis of space alien diplomacy or some gooseberry fool. Just try be considerate that people will have different tastes so try not to pick something super niche and, most importantly - pick something enjoyable.
300 pages is the upper limit. If you have some utterly incredible work that's 310 or something obviously that's fine. No lower limit, very short novels are totally welcome.
Please try to pick novels that are fairly easy to buy. I know only a couple of us are abroad so it's not a requirement that it's digitally available but it would be nice. Has to be available on Amazon at a very minimum. Posting links to the cheapest/best (
) place to acquire said work would be great. Even if the 'acquire' link has to be PM'd round by me.
PM me your books. I'll chuck each of you into a random generator and that's how we'll pick whose work we are reading each time. Deadline this time for your book to be chosen is
Saturday night. Midnight-ish or something, probably I'll be drunk so the deadline isn't really set in stone, just get it in before Sunday morning.
The first book was:The Case of the General's Thumb by Andrey Kurkov
Our second book was:The Stars Our Destination by Alfred Bester
Our third book was: Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
All My Friends are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman
Our current book is:The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Phillip K Dick