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Rather Dashing · 04/30/2010, 11:11 pm

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Originally Posted by GuruGuru214

Yeah, using an established list might not be the best idea, but the advice on how to choose amongst ourselves seems pretty sound. Going with one of the classics and a book that one of our members has thoroughly enjoyed in the past seems like a good idea to me. Anyone else in favor of starting with The Count of Monte Cristo?

I hope you're aware that The Count of Monte Cristo hovers around 1,500 pages and any printed copy, if dropped from waist-level, could kill a small cat. I may be exaggerating, I don't know, I've never actually tried to kill a cat with a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo. I don't like getting my books messy.

Avistew · 04/30/2010, 11:16 pm

Yeah, it's big, but people have been mentioning Don Quixote, which is big too.

I wanted to suggest Scarlet and Black by Stendhal, because I've heard it's good and I've been wanting to read it, but Gutenberg doesn't have it in English...
Here, I found a list of classics. They're probably not all public domain, but that should give us ideas. Let's make a list so we don't have to have that talk every time

Rather Dashing · 04/30/2010, 11:20 pm

We could also look through Gutenburg's Top 100 list.

Avistew · 04/30/2010, 11:23 pm

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Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

We could also look through Gutenburg's Top 100 list.

The first one is Alice (my name), the second is the Kama Sutra...
I feel that list was made for me.

Rather Dashing · 04/30/2010, 11:25 pm

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Originally Posted by Alice LIKE IN WONDERLAND?!?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA

The first one is Alice (my name), the second is the Kama Sutra...
I feel that list was made for me.

Obviously it's a SIGN. A sign that we should use Gutenburg's list. OK everybody, book club book #1: the Karma Sutra!

...

Maybe that's a bad idea.

Avistew · 04/30/2010, 11:34 pm

Okay, things immediately catching my interest in Gutenberg's list:

- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- The Magic Skin by Honoré de Balzac

(Okay, I added the last one)

*GuruGuru214* · 04/30/2010, 11:39 pm

Why do I get the feeling that this club is going to drive us all to buy e-readers?

Avistew · 04/30/2010, 11:40 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuruGuru214

Why do I get the feeling that this club is going to drive us all to buy e-readers?

Well, if it's classics, they should also be available in your library, right?
And at worst you can read on the computer. I wouldn't say owning an e-reader is a requirement.
Of course it can help

Rather Dashing · 04/30/2010, 11:41 pm

Things immediately catching my interest in Gutenberg's list:

-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(Sorry, Avistew)
-The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
-Dracula
-Treasure Island

(Okay, I added the last one, but Treasure Island should have been on the top 100 list. I regret nothing!)

Avistew · 05/01/2010, 12:02 am

I'd be fine with Dracula too. And Treasure Island I guess, it's been a while.

Iryon · 05/01/2010, 06:10 am

Treasure Island or Sherlock Holmes ... I can't decide.

Alcoremortis · 05/01/2010, 09:16 am

Everything on that list looks good to me...except possibly Kama Sutra because my roommates would give me funny looks.

Having said that, I'm really interested in reading The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Importance of Being Earnest, or Dracula. Since I haven't read any of those yet.

ShaggE · 05/01/2010, 09:19 am

+1 for Dorian Grey. One of my favorite horror stories ever written.

jeeno0142 · 05/01/2010, 09:45 am

I haven't seen the 100 top books list, but I hope Lord of the Rings is in there. The books are way better than the films. (Not implying that the films are bad, just saying the books are better).

Avistew · 05/04/2010, 04:56 am

I finished The Importance of Being Earnest and am reading some of Wilde's other plays because I liked it.

I'm still up for Dorian Gray, Monte-Cristo, Dracula or Treasure Island.

@Will: I looked into A Wild Sheep's Chase, they didn't have it in my library, so I looked elsewhere and found out it's the third book in a series, after Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973.
I don't like starting series in the middle (or the end) but they also say the first two are much harder to find. What would you advise? Have you read the first two, and if so do you think it might be better to read them first? Or do you think I should start there even if it's the third book?

Kroms · 05/04/2010, 11:41 am

You can read A Wild Sheep Chase fine, Avistew, without having checked the others. I didn't know it was a sequel to anything till I read your post.

Will · 05/04/2010, 11:49 am

Yeah, the other two are short stories, not full books. You can pick up with Wild Sheep's Chase just fine. I actually read the books in reverse order, starting with Dance, Dance, Dance, and even that wasn't a problem.

Secret Fawful · 05/04/2010, 11:50 am

If you guys pick Dracula I'll join in. A friend of mine has been bugging me to read it on Gutenberg since I praise the Bela Lugosi film and he wants to convince me all of the Dracula films are travesties against the book.

guitarsareboring · 05/04/2010, 01:52 pm

Some books I enjoyed so much my brain almost melted...

George Saunders - In Persuasion Nation

Jasper Fforde - Lost in a Good Book

Shalom Auslander - Beware of God

Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards!

George Orwell - Down and Out in Paris and London

Douglas Coupland - Microserfs

Andrew Holmes - Sleb

Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar

Malcolm Pryce - Aberystwyth Mon Amour

VeronicanPlay · 05/05/2010, 02:45 am

I like to read, and I mostly read when travelling or in bed before sleep.
Sometimes I can sit and read for hours if the plot is really getting exciting.

I have a lot of favorites so far, but it continues to expand.

Skulduggery Pleasant.
Night Angel Trilogy
Shadow of the Apt series
Artemis Fowl series
Anything with Eoin Colfer (That man is a genius)

Soon I will start on The Painted Man.

I am also reading a Danish book translated The Devils Apprentice, in the book line called The Great Devil War, so far there is 3 books and I am waiting for number. 4

05/01/2010, 09:16 am	#72
Alcoremortis Lonely Ruffian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ankh-Morpork PD Status: Killjoy Extraordinaire Actual Posts: Lots! Posts: 4,249	Everything on that list looks good to me...except possibly Kama Sutra because my roommates would give me funny looks. Having said that, I'm really interested in reading The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Importance of Being Earnest, or Dracula. Since I haven't read any of those yet. __________________ ETERNAL QUEEN OF HALLOWEEN STATUS CONFERRED. ~ Comrade Pants How can we be sure that Alcoremortis isn't just Comrade Pants trollplaying as a girl? ~ GuruGuru214 You're a shiny bright star; floating amongst a million slimy slugs in a sea of sludge. You transcend the pre-conceived and supposed limits of the human race, to emerge from the pit of pitiful maggots as a beautiful, majestic butterfly. ~ Davies The suspence of what's gonna come after death is killing me! ~ Jon NA Are you a secret Plaster Princess or something? ~ Secret Fawful

05/01/2010, 09:19 am	#73
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	+1 for Dorian Grey. One of my favorite horror stories ever written. __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

05/04/2010, 04:56 am	#75
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	I finished The Importance of Being Earnest and am reading some of Wilde's other plays because I liked it. I'm still up for Dorian Gray, Monte-Cristo, Dracula or Treasure Island. @Will: I looked into A Wild Sheep's Chase, they didn't have it in my library, so I looked elsewhere and found out it's the third book in a series, after Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. I don't like starting series in the middle (or the end) but they also say the first two are much harder to find. What would you advise? Have you read the first two, and if so do you think it might be better to read them first? Or do you think I should start there even if it's the third book? Last edited by Avistew; 05/04/2010 at 05:50 am.

05/04/2010, 11:50 am	#78
Secret Fawful Fearless Oathbreaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuck In This Pose Sexiness: Off The Charts! Posts: 5,140	If you guys pick Dracula I'll join in. A friend of mine has been bugging me to read it on Gutenberg since I praise the Bela Lugosi film and he wants to convince me all of the Dracula films are travesties against the book. __________________ You're the greatest. The greatest! - GuruGuru214 You'll go far in this life, Fawful. - That Guy In The Wheelchair Fawful, you sir, are made of win. - mgrant I love the Fawful! - Davies You're like a bad comedian. - monkey_05_06 ** you. - Giant Tope Why do you have to be such an hole? - Avistew You're a miserable little weasel who derives pleasure from being a *. - AllenB Grow up. - Mike Haley Now Playing: ~~Space Quest 0: Replicated~~ - ~~Space Quest I EGA: The Sarien Encounter~~ - Space Quest I VGA: The Sarien Encounter** - Space Quest II EGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest II VGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon - Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers - Space Quest V: The Next Mutation - Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier - Space Quest: The Lost Chapter

05/04/2010, 01:52 pm	#79
guitarsareboring Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,274	Some books I enjoyed so much my brain almost melted... George Saunders - In Persuasion Nation Jasper Fforde - Lost in a Good Book Shalom Auslander - Beware of God Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! George Orwell - Down and Out in Paris and London Douglas Coupland - Microserfs Andrew Holmes - Sleb Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar Malcolm Pryce - Aberystwyth Mon Amour __________________ MYSPACE // TWITTER // FACEBOOK

04/30/2010, 11:16 pm	#62
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	Yeah, it's big, but people have been mentioning Don Quixote, which is big too. I wanted to suggest Scarlet and Black by Stendhal, because I've heard it's good and I've been wanting to read it, but Gutenberg doesn't have it in English... Here, I found a list of classics. They're probably not all public domain, but that should give us ideas. Let's make a list so we don't have to have that talk every time

04/30/2010, 11:20 pm	#63
Rather Dashing Throw Baby Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,824	We could also look through Gutenburg's Top 100 list.

04/30/2010, 11:34 pm	#66
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	Okay, things immediately catching my interest in Gutenberg's list: - The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - The Magic Skin by Honoré de Balzac (Okay, I added the last one)

04/30/2010, 11:39 pm	#67
GuruGuru214 Crazy Windmill Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kakariko Windmill Windmill Status: Going Around Posts: 6,359	Why do I get the feeling that this club is going to drive us all to buy e-readers?

04/30/2010, 11:41 pm	#69
Rather Dashing Throw Baby Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,824	Things immediately catching my interest in Gutenberg's list: -Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(Sorry, Avistew) -The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes -Dracula -Treasure Island (Okay, I added the last one, but Treasure Island should have been on the top 100 list. I regret nothing!)

05/01/2010, 12:02 am	#70
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	I'd be fine with Dracula too. And Treasure Island I guess, it's been a while.

05/01/2010, 06:10 am	#71
Iryon Demonic Poisoner Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 175	Treasure Island or Sherlock Holmes ... I can't decide.

05/01/2010, 09:45 am	#74
jeeno0142 Love is for the Living. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 1,122	I haven't seen the 100 top books list, but I hope Lord of the Rings is in there. The books are way better than the films. (Not implying that the films are bad, just saying the books are better).

05/04/2010, 11:41 am	#76
Kroms Knows Pi backwards. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 774	You can read A Wild Sheep Chase fine, Avistew, without having checked the others. I didn't know it was a sequel to anything till I read your post.

05/04/2010, 11:49 am	#77
Will Telltale Team Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sausalito, CA Posts: 2,331	Yeah, the other two are short stories, not full books. You can pick up with Wild Sheep's Chase just fine. I actually read the books in reverse order, starting with Dance, Dance, Dance, and even that wasn't a problem.

05/05/2010, 02:45 am	#80
VeronicanPlay Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 908	I like to read, and I mostly read when travelling or in bed before sleep. Sometimes I can sit and read for hours if the plot is really getting exciting. I have a lot of favorites so far, but it continues to expand. Skulduggery Pleasant. Night Angel Trilogy Shadow of the Apt series Artemis Fowl series Anything with Eoin Colfer (That man is a genius) Soon I will start on The Painted Man. I am also reading a Danish book translated The Devils Apprentice, in the book line called The Great Devil War, so far there is 3 books and I am waiting for number. 4 __________________ History Abhors a Paradox. I apologize for any grammatical errors my posts might contain. My Blog Moved to a new blog, no new entries Last edited by VeronicanPlay; 01/15/2013 at 10:50 pm.

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