GH book club?

[jacobolus]

If we don't do that, how about "1984" I've never read it, but I heard it is good.

It’s an okay piece of political propaganda. It’s a ****ty novel.

[paicrai]

If we don't do that, how about "1984" I've never read it, but I heard it is good.

It’s an okay piece of political propaganda. It’s a ****ty novel.

lol

[tp4tissue]

1984 2vote vs ender 2vote.

everything else 0 or 1

[Air tree]

This is getting intense...

[vindaon]

1984 2vote vs ender 2vote.

everything else 0 or 1

Too many options imo, probably would be better to slim it down to like 5 choices and save the rest of the suggestions for later.

[tp4tissue]

1984 2vote vs ender 2vote.

everything else 0 or 1

Too many options imo, probably would be better to slim it down to like 5 choices and save the rest of the suggestions for later.

Well we can do this.. 'first to 4 votes"

[jdcarpe]

I've read 1984, 1Q84, Ender's Game, and Snow Crash. You can mark those off the list for this first one. I don't mind sitting those out later.

[Halverson]

So the link just goes to a google account sign in for me.
I will read whatever wins though.

[tp4tissue]

So the link just goes to a google account sign in for me.
I will read whatever wins though.

yea u sign into google.. and u vote..   it's google docs.. they make u sign in so you can only cast 1 vote..

unless you're very serious about a particular book, and vote from multiple accounts..

IDK why anyone would do that.. but.. the login is meant to keep this orderly .

[Halverson]

So the link just goes to a google account sign in for me.
I will read whatever wins though.

yea u sign into google.. and u vote..   it's google docs.. they make u sign in so you can only cast 1 vote..

unless you're very serious about a particular book, and vote from multiple accounts..

IDK why anyone would do that.. but.. the login is meant to keep this orderly .

No google account

[tp4tissue]

So the link just goes to a google account sign in for me.
I will read whatever wins though.

yea u sign into google.. and u vote..   it's google docs.. they make u sign in so you can only cast 1 vote..

unless you're very serious about a particular book, and vote from multiple accounts..

IDK why anyone would do that.. but.. the login is meant to keep this orderly .

No google account

That makes me suspicious.. why u off the radar halvers...

[Halverson]

So the link just goes to a google account sign in for me.
I will read whatever wins though.

yea u sign into google.. and u vote..   it's google docs.. they make u sign in so you can only cast 1 vote..

unless you're very serious about a particular book, and vote from multiple accounts..

IDK why anyone would do that.. but.. the login is meant to keep this orderly .

No google account

That makes me suspicious.. why u off the radar halvers...

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Just a simple folk.

[tp4tissue]

Seems like 1984 is the only book with 3 votes..

So we're gonna read that..  2 weeks from today.

[Novus]

So the link just goes to a google account sign in for me.
I will read whatever wins though.

yea u sign into google.. and u vote..   it's google docs.. they make u sign in so you can only cast 1 vote..

unless you're very serious about a particular book, and vote from multiple accounts..

IDK why anyone would do that.. but.. the login is meant to keep this orderly .

No google account

That makes me suspicious.. why u off the radar halvers...

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Just a cult leader

[GenKaan]

Recently finished "the trail" by Kafka and I loved 1984. Both are good but 1984 is much much better 

[jacobolus]

Recently finished "the trail" [sic] by Kafka [...] but 1984 is much much better

Which translation of Kafka?

[Halverson]

Two weeks? I'm warming up now. Buddy had the hobbit laying on a table and I haven't read it in a decade or so. The movies are so bad compared to this beauty! I read the first chapter aloud and was real fun, might do that more and more.

[korrelate]

in the dystopic genre Brave New World makes 1984 look like Zamyatin's "We." They're all good but BNW is the pinnacle: save yourself the time and just head there straight away.

If you want the literary equivalent of a train wreck : i mean something you seriously can't put down because the author is blowing every moral and ethical buffer in your ****ing brain then read "Juliette" or "Justine" by the Marquis de Sade. seriously. there is really nothing else like him in any bookstore. and don't you dare say "Well, what about 'Candide?'" Why? Because compared to MdS, Voltaire isn't Disney; he's even more innocent and naive than that. In comparison, MdS makes Voltaire sound like Yo Gabba Gabba.

[tp4tissue]

in the dystopic genre Brave New World makes 1984 look like Zamyatin's "We." They're all good but BNW is the pinnacle: save yourself the time and just head there straight away.

If you want the literary equivalent of a train wreck : i mean something you seriously can't put down because the author is blowing every moral and ethical buffer in your ****ing brain then read "Juliette" or "Justine" by the Marquis de Sade. seriously. there is really nothing else like him in any bookstore. and don't you dare say "Well, what about 'Candide?'" Why? Because compared to MdS, Voltaire isn't Disney; he's even more innocent and naive than that. In comparison, MdS makes Voltaire sound like Yo Gabba Gabba.

Good insights ,  Certainly we could consider those next round..

[Air tree]

Time to order a copy of 1984!


And lets try to slim down the list next time. A bit too many options.

[tp4tissue]

Time to order a copy of 1984!


And lets try to slim down the list next time. A bit too many options.

Check out  arrrrgh-press-publishing..

[Halverson]

I'm about 50 pages in, anyone else start yet?

[tp4tissue]

I'm about 50 pages in, anyone else start yet?

I'm gonna do it all at once tomorrow or saturday.

[Halverson]

I'm about 50 pages in, anyone else start yet?

I'm gonna do it all at once tomorrow or saturday.

Record your time it takes!

[Air tree]

I'm going to get the audio book because I'm that lazy. 

[tp4tissue]

I'm going to get the audio book because I'm that lazy. 

audio book is good for the exercise bike.. but it's slower otherwise.

[Halverson]

I'm going to get the audio book because I'm that lazy. 

audio book is good for the exercise bike.. but it's slower otherwise.

Suppose it's not bad for just lying down and gazing at things as well. I could imagine just smoking a blunt and listening to an audio book under the stars.

[tp4tissue]

I'm going to get the audio book because I'm that lazy. 

audio book is good for the exercise bike.. but it's slower otherwise.

Suppose it's not bad for just lying down and gazing at things as well. I could imagine just smoking a blunt and listening to an audio book under the stars.

When did you go full lesbian?

[Novus]

I'm going to get the audio book because I'm that lazy. 

audio book is good for the exercise bike.. but it's slower otherwise.

Suppose it's not bad for just lying down and gazing at things as well. I could imagine just smoking a blunt and listening to an audio book under the stars.

When did you go full lesbian?

When did you not notice?

[Halverson]

I'm going to get the audio book because I'm that lazy. 

audio book is good for the exercise bike.. but it's slower otherwise.

Suppose it's not bad for just lying down and gazing at things as well. I could imagine just smoking a blunt and listening to an audio book under the stars.

When did you go full lesbian?

When did you not notice?

I dunno, I guess I went lesbian without realizing.

[GenKaan]

Recently finished "the trail" [sic] by Kafka [...] but 1984 is much much better

Which translation of Kafka?

This one: http://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Classics/The-Trial-Naxos-AudioBooks-Audiobook/B004EWSVU6
Not sure TBH

[Halverson]

Anyone done yet? I'm 2/3 done.

[tp4tissue]

Anyone done yet? I'm 2/3 done.

I started 4 minutes ago..

I think it'd be good to take some notes as ya'll read.. 

Cuz then we could have solid points to talk about..

Things that were intriguing.

[Halverson]

Anyone done yet? I'm 2/3 done.

I started 4 minutes ago..

I think it'd be good to take some notes as ya'll read.. 

Cuz then we could have solid points to talk about..

Things that were intriguing.

Note #1-there's some guy named Winston, I think that's his name

[tp4tissue]

Anyone done yet? I'm 2/3 done.

I started 4 minutes ago..

I think it'd be good to take some notes as ya'll read.. 

Cuz then we could have solid points to talk about..

Things that were intriguing.

Note #1-there's some guy named Winston, I think that's his name

Hahahah yea.. that name jumped out at me too..

winston.. hahaha

I've only known 1 winston in my life, this azn guy in college who spent nearly 2 years attempting to court this female living upstairs from me..


And funny There was also that "winston" character from sleeping dogs.. so I keep hearing the name spoken in an asian accent as I read the book..

/Chinglish _Whins-dohn_

[Halverson]

Anyone done yet? I'm 2/3 done.

I started 4 minutes ago..

I think it'd be good to take some notes as ya'll read.. 

Cuz then we could have solid points to talk about..

Things that were intriguing.

Note #1-there's some guy named Winston, I think that's his name

Hahahah yea.. that name jumped out at me too..

winston.. hahaha

I've only known 1 winston in my life, this azn guy in college who spent nearly 2 years attempting to court this female living upstairs from me..


And funny There was also that "winston" character from sleeping dogs.. so I keep hearing the name spoken in an asian accent as I read the book..

/Chinglish _Whins-dohn_

Hahah the only Winston's I think of are Winston Churchill(the cat from pet sematary, not the guy) and a friends one eyed dog.