Book Club?

[MiniLopHop]

I would love to put together a book club, just to be more social. Who better to be more social with than the great people in bunny land?

Would anyone be interested in doing a book club here on RO? We could read a book and on the "due date" post questions, answers, opinions etc. We could be anywhere in the world since we would just have a cut off date for the reading so we wouldn't have to worry about spoiling the book for someone who has not finished.

I was thinking the rate of about one book a month? Also, what topics would people be interested in? I was thinking non-bunny since we have the whole forum to discuss our obsession with rabbits.

Thoughts?

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[ZRabbits]

I would love to be part of your book club Brandi. And definitely stick with non-bunny material. Maybe classics? Or a book on the best seller, or put down a bunch of author's names and we can pick (deadline of course) for what to read the following month.

K

 

[gmas rabbit]

I love the idea, good way to come up with some updated, decent reading.

 

[MiniLopHop]

Yippee! I am so happy that people are interested! :big wink:



I was looking on line and my local library has an "open minds book group" that the books look incredible, but the meet during the day while I'm at work. I thought perhaps for the first book we can pick one from their list? If anyone has suggestions I'm totally open too.

Here is one I thought might be good for a wide audience:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Cats-Table-Vintage-International/dp/0307744418/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337802831&sr=8-1

The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje





In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the “cat’s table”—as far from the Captain’s Table as can be—with a ragtag group of “insignificant” adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship crosses the Indian Ocean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: they are first exposed to the magical worlds of jazz, women, and literature by their eccentric fellow travelers, and together they spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. By turns poignant and electrifying, The Cat’s Table is a spellbinding story about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood, and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.



Does this look good to you ladies? Do you have any other books you would like to read?

 

[ZRabbits]

I love the suggestion Brandi. Looks good to start off the RO Book Club.

K

 

[Samara]

Yes! I love this idea! I'll give this book a shot! SO excited!

 

[fuzz16]

Agreed! Dont know how well ill be able to keep up. Lol

 

[MiniLopHop]

Brenda, luckily this isn't school, so no one gets dinged for not finishing the reading

I even found a great site for book club questions (http://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides). So to give everyone time to get the book and read I will plan on posting the questions on June 25.

I figured we can take turns picking the books, so Karen would pick for July, Alma has August, Sammy September, Brenda October etc. As long as people post their title by the middle of the previous month it will give everyone time to get the next book.

Does this work for everyone?

 

[ZRabbits]

Works for me! Looking forward to it.

K

 

[fuzz16]

With the kids inlt took me 6 months to get through silver wolf!!!!

 

[agnesthelion]

I read all the time. I'm never without a book. I've read lots of classics and hundreds of new books too. I can't say that I'll commit 100% I can definitely keep an eye on the book club threads to see what's on the list. Right now I'm in the middle of an easy read that doesn't take a lot of brain power to read.

The Cats Table looks great!

I know you said no rabbit stuff but have any of you read The Watership Down? Its fiction so it wouldn't really qualify as true bunny facts but it's a classic that some argue should be required reading for everyone and ironically it's about rabbits!! It's the most fascinating book I've ever read. No joke. Google it. It's a world renowned book.

Just wanted to throw that out there!

I'm gonna check into The Cats Table. Maybe I can get it finished between all the other reading I do and join the discussion.

 

[MiniLopHop]

I love watership down! I read it first to my buns and now it's the book I use when I'm trying to calm scared buns at the SPCA. People will come in and say "are you reading to the rabbit?" yes, yes I am and they love it! Somehow they know it's about rabbits.

Welcome everyone! Even if you don't get finished with the book feel free to join in the discussions, the more points of view the better.

 

[Samara]

Brandy, that sounds amazing! I love this idea. I'll pick up a copy of The Cats Table tonight. I can't wait to get started! I need to bookmark this thread.

 

[MiniLopHop]

Thanks Sammy! I also have requested to get a subforum, like there is for jokes and funnies, for the book club to make it easier to keep up with the discussion. That would also let us post the book list for anyone who wants to join down the road. I have not heard back from Pip, the modirator for the room.

 

[Samara]

Sounds great!

I went to Barnes and Noble tonight to pick up the selection and it is only out in hardcover; the paperback is being released in the next month or so. They didn't have it on the shelf, but they had a few others by the author. I ordered the hardcover and it should be in soon!

WOO!

 

[MagPie]

Ooooh I would be interested in this. I read a lot and I am always looking for a good book. I'll look for it next time I am at a book store.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

It sounds like fun to me but it would depend on the reading list. Is there any way we could make up an official book list, like maybe just even the first 3 books, so people will know if they'll be interested? There are so many different genres and as much as I love reading, they don't all appeal to me. It would also be good if the chosen books were easily available as paperbacks.

 

[ZRabbits]

I have to agree, it's easier when a book has already gone to paperback to acquire a copy whether by purchase or going to a library.

Brandi, would you like me to pick my book for July so that we can start the book list for others to see if they are interested in reading the selection?

I think we should get the book list together and those who want to participate can, and those who really aren't interested in the selection, or just can't get through the book for some reason, can bow out of that discussion until the next book comes up.

Start out with the first three selections and add as we go.

K

 

[TinksMama]

I love the idea of a Book Club!

 

[MiniLopHop]

That is a good plan. Should we switch books and have my book later in the summer when the book is paperback? I didn't realise it wasn't out yet when I suggested it. We could just switch months if people prefer?