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American Psycho.
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I'm in, I used to read a lot for AP English classes and then stopped about three years ago.
I'm down for any of the books listed.
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I would like to do this, but I really don't know if I have time.
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Id say either Hemmingway or Enders Game. Psycho can be a hard read at time. So many descriptions.
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enders game! ENDER'S GAME!
seriously though who's gonna pick what we read.
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We're going to pick as a group. We'll narrow it down to about 3 or so and then vote. It really is the only fair way.
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09-04-2012, 11:49 AM
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I'll toss Illusions by Richard Bach into the mix. Easy read and pretty short.
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Are we really planning on waiting til February to start this up?
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A Song of Ice and Fire?
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Twilight, anyone?
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Are we really planning on waiting til February to start this up?
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I didn't see any mention of a start date. I say a poll goes up for the first one and finish it by the end of October to give everyone time to get started and organized for future readings.
Seems like Old Man, Ender, and Psycho are the top 3...
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Again, I'd love to read some Dave Eggers at some point. I've heard nothing but good things about A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, it seems like the kind of book suited to this sort of thing as well.
I've actually never read Ender's Game, so I'm down for that as well.
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09-04-2012, 12:54 PM
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Again, I'd love to read some Dave Eggers at some point. I've heard nothing but good things about A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, it seems like the kind of book suited to this sort of thing as well.
I've actually never read Ender's Game, so I'm down for that as well.
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If you would like to borrow A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius let me know since I own a copy. Great novel.
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My vote would also be Ender's.
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I've read Ender's Game at least a dozen times but I'd have no problem reading it again.
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I'm in too!! As a former English major I love reading. Like a lot of other people time will tight but I'm sure I can make the deadlines while still enjoying the book(s).
I heaven't read any of those novels so any one of them is good by me. If I had to chuck out a vote I guess it would be Ender's.
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My nomination:

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Depending on the book, I may be inclined to participate. I don't have a ton of time on my hands right now but many of the books being nominated are on my list of things I want to read.
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Okay, the three mentioned that seem to have a consensus are:
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis
The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway
Please cast your vote.
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I vote for Ender's Game.
How long do we get to read the books?
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Ender's Game
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Ender's be my vote
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American Psycho.
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