Deep Underground Book Club
Hi, guys! Seeing as we don’t seem to have group meet ups on Skype/Zoom anymore, I thought that a nice no-pressure community thing to try would be a book club. No obligation if you do decide to try it, just read as much or as little of the chosen book as you want to, and share whatever thoughts you have on it.
How we choose the book of the month:
Nominate a book in a post on this thread. (Include the name of the author and choose books that are easily available/inexpensive, if possible.) Once we have 5 nominations excluding my own, so 6 in total, I’ll start a poll and whichever title gets the most votes after a week will be the one we’ll read.
Fancy giving it a whirl? I nominate The Tribe by Bari Wood. (Available in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.)
PS I’m not going to place restrictions on what you can choose, just use your common sense. i.e. Maybe think twice before recommending a book which needs a whole bunch of trigger warnings for stuff like child rape and murder.
anna_grin said:i love this idea. i nominate mary gatskill, bad behaviour, because ive already started it and id like to finish it
me too....would it be possible to recommend good online (independent) booksellers too where we could buy the book ...outside of amazon-and its black-hole soul-sucking pit of hell
me too....would it be possible to recommend good online (independent) booksellers too where we could buy the book ...outside of amazon-and its black-hole soul-sucking pit of hell
nomoth said:
me too....would it be possible to recommend good online (independent) booksellers too where we could buy the book ...outside of amazon-and its black-hole soul-sucking pit of hell
haha That’s absolutely fine. Just make sure the seller is inexpensive and easily available. I just use Amazon because I don't know any better!
me too....would it be possible to recommend good online (independent) booksellers too where we could buy the book ...outside of amazon-and its black-hole soul-sucking pit of hell
haha That’s absolutely fine. Just make sure the seller is inexpensive and easily available. I just use Amazon because I don't know any better!
nomoth said:
me too....would it be possible to recommend good online (independent) booksellers too where we could buy the book ...outside of amazon-and its black-hole soul-sucking pit of hell
i am sorry, i got it as a gift, so im not sure...but ive found abebooks to be good for a bargain at least, theyre all secondhand.
edit: this is better a quick google helps everything https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/category/all?search=Mary%20Gaitskill
me too....would it be possible to recommend good online (independent) booksellers too where we could buy the book ...outside of amazon-and its black-hole soul-sucking pit of hell
i am sorry, i got it as a gift, so im not sure...
edit: this is better a quick google helps everything https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/category/all?search=Mary%20Gaitskill
anna_grin said:
i am sorry, i got it as a gift, so im not sure...but ive found abebooks to be good for a bargain at least, theyre all secondhand.
edit: this is better a quick google helps everything https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/category/all?search=Mary%20Gaitskill
Thanks anna...i probably sounded a bit righteous in my hatred...it wasnt intended...but i do hate them so much and i know bookshops are really struggling.
I propose David Mitchell's Utopia Avenue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_Avenue
edit: the best price is from waterstones i can find for now
https://www.waterstones.com/book/utopia-avenue/david-mitchell/9781444799477
i am sorry, i got it as a gift, so im not sure...
edit: this is better a quick google helps everything https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/category/all?search=Mary%20Gaitskill
Thanks anna...i probably sounded a bit righteous in my hatred...it wasnt intended...but i do hate them so much and i know bookshops are really struggling.
I propose David Mitchell's Utopia Avenue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_Avenue
edit: the best price is from waterstones i can find for now
https://www.waterstones.com/book/utopia-avenue/david-mitchell/9781444799477
Jack I'm knee-deep in NaPo prep and classes right now ( I'm reading five different books currently on Shamanism etc. ), but love this idea. I look forward to participating in the future, and will be watching and supporting. 📚💛💙💚
