NFLDC Book Club!

[vidae]

I was thinking one a month would be a good time but it might be too long, I don't know. It depends on how busy people are, but I think a month would be long enough to finish.

[Jvig43]

Only if we read some Atlas Shrugged.

[Giantsfan1080]

I'll definitely try the first book and see where that goes.

[Cigaro]

One a month sounds good. Hard to imagine that being too quick for people, if we feel we can speed it up we can do so afterwards.

[The_Dude]

Imma gonna be busy as **** soon, but imma give this a try, too.

[thefalconer]

YAY BOOKS. i have one friend who's very cultured with her literature and i've been trying to read more but haven't had great motivation. i'm IN.

[derza222]

I probably shouldn't do this given how little free time I have, but it sounds like a really cool idea so I think I have to jump in on it at least for the first book.

[thefalconer]

how are we picking the book? let's get this started for september!

[thefalconer]

nominated thus far..

1. Going After Cacciato - Tim O'Brien


2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway


3. Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace


4. American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis


5. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card


6. The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion - Ford Madox Ford

[WCH]

Originally Posted by SuperMcgee

I had already considered Heinlein for the next thing I was going to read if anyone else was interested. I don't mind Brent's suggestion. Haven't read Old Man and the Sea in years, so whatever. Could be good to start this with something short, anyway.

I vote for Old Man and the Sea for this exact reason.

Also, I haven't read it since High School.

[vidae]

Yeah Infinite Jest is rather long, so that is probably out. Ender's Game is my favorite book of all time so I'd gladly read it for the 3,000th time if that is what people decide on.

[OSUGiants17]

May I suggest:

[nobodyinparticular]

I think I would be interested in this.

I've been wanting to read 50 Shades of Grey and a book club with a bunch of guys would be just the incentive to read it.

[tjsunstein]

The Old Man and the Sea or American Psycho.

[A Perfect Score]

I just read The Old Man and the Sea two weeks ago, so I'd vote American Psycho. It's been years since I read it, I'm pretty sure I was the one who recommended it to Deep in the first place! Who recommended it to vidae!

Also, I've been itching to read a A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius for years, never gotten around to it. I'd like to nominate it and hear some input.

[tjsunstein]

I'm open to just about anything.

[Brent]

I read American Psycho like 3 years, so I'd like to read something I haven't read before. I have actually never read The Old Man and The Sea, oddly enough. I think it's rather hit-or-miss for most high schools; we don't read that at my school.

[Cigaro]

Originally Posted by Brent

I read American Psycho like 3 years, so I'd like to read something I haven't read before. I have actually never read The Old Man and The Sea, oddly enough. I think it's rather hit-or-miss for most high schools; we don't read that at my school.

For me The Old Man and the Sea was the cliche Hemingway every one was required to read for English, in both high school and college. I have mixed feelings about it. It is pretty short yet still quality, which may make it a good book to start this thing with. At the same time in my experience it was the cliche go-to Hemingway novel of public education and I would rather read something else from him.

I would definitely be down to read American Psycho.

[vidae]

I love Hemingway but I haven't read Old Man and the Sea in yeaaaaaars so I'd like to re-read that. And like I said, I haven't read American Psycho, so I'd definitely be down for that one.

[A Perfect Score]

Originally Posted by vidae

I love Hemingway but I haven't read Old Man and the Sea for yeaaaaaars so I'd like to re-read that. And like I said, I haven't read American Psycho, so I'd definitely be down for that one.

Old Man and the Sea took me exactly 2 hours to read (I know, because I was on a train at the time), so I certainly wouldn't begrudge the book club for choosing it. It's not my favorite of Hemingway's works, but it acts almost like a summary of his writing style...It's very "him", if you understand what I'm saying. Everything that made Hemingway such an influential writer is very prominent in tOMaTS.

[Cigaro]

...anyone want to read The Road?

[Brent]

Originally Posted by Cigaro

...anyone want to read The Road?

I have it and have been meaning to. Also, Cormac McCarthy is the tits.

[SuperMcGee]

I guess it's my turn to bring up the "I feel like I have read it too recently" in regard to The Road.

[jballa838]

Brent only recommends books that give me nightmares and make me hate everyone.

I'm in!

[thefalconer]

i guess it's old man and the sea or american psycho