01-05-2012, 09:19 PM | #121 | |
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Let me explain that the books I named were mostly out of the natural progression of epics, as it seemed to me, from The Iliad to Ulysses. The Odyssey as the follow-up story to The Iliad and the direct inspiration for Ulysses, and The Aeneid as another tale of a wanderer after the Trojan War. But if we're going to get serious about this, I realize that may make it too classic-heavy and epic-heavy for some tastes, and perhaps mixing it up a bit would be better. On the other hand, I'd hate to see it become more about the selection process than the actual reading. Not that that would ever happen here at MR. I'm very fond of the notion of tackling a difficult work by reading it slowly and discussing it while in the process. Partially because people want time for other reading, but also because I think trying to "gulp" a harder work, as if it were a detective story or a romance, is both to miss a lot and to set oneself up for possible failure. I'm looking forward to the discussion of The Iliad and hope that it lives up to the initial interest. |
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Honestly, in the way you've put it, I like how it'd be pretty different from a book club, or different from our book clubs anyway. It'd only be seasonal and a bit more in-depth with the discussion since we'd discuss chunks at a time. Plus, as you've already suggested the reads for the year, there's obviously no need for nominations or votes or all that. Even if you hadn't already suggested the reads for the year, if I had posted the idea I had first I was going to suggest we all whoever is interested just discuss it and hopefully there's a general consensus on what to read, and if not then you (if you're going to lead this thing) just sort of make an executive decision. In this endeavour we shall ban nominations and polls! Quote:
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01-08-2012, 04:57 PM | #123 |
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I like the idea of a progressive read/discussion on some of the bigger and more challenging works. For this particular year, the Illiad etc.. are not really tickling my fancy, but I'd be interested in some Russian classics - in particular Dostoyevsky. I think he's one author that I'd like to read and discuss with others.
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06-20-2012, 02:59 PM | #124 |
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How about in the nominations and voting threads, in addition to listing store availability (Inkmesh), we start listing library availability?
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06-20-2012, 03:58 PM | #125 |
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I agree in theory but I think it's too variable to be useful. My library has a truly dismal selection compared to what I've seen discussed.
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06-20-2012, 04:06 PM | #126 | |
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My two ebook libraries are often missing ebooks. At one, when I ask, they almost always add it within a week. The other one is slower, so I don't bother asking (but they did add a few when I asked in the past). Since Inkmesh seems so U.S. centric, and the Amazon/B&N/Sony links seem so U.S. centric, why not add the Overdrive link so people will know and ask to add them to their libraries? |
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06-20-2012, 06:21 PM | #127 |
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I have no problem with members mentioning libraries from which nominated books can be checked out, but I'm not about to start making even more work for myself. It's hard enough just finding booksellers when Inkmesh doesn't come through. Keeping all the nominations straight is hard enough as it is; I'm not going to add to the confusion.
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08-03-2012, 03:37 PM | #128 |
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I'm reading this months selection, The Shadow of the Wind, and I'm really enjoying it. But it seems to me that there is a hole in the categories? I've read a couple of similar books, that don't really seem to fall into any current category:
The Shadow of the Wind The Kite Runner In One Person ... Maybe we could replace one of the classic months with something more generic. How about a fiction month? |
08-04-2012, 11:32 AM | #129 |
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Contemporary Fiction? This month has always been my favourite month for participating. I had suggested Award Winners for a category to replace the second Classics month, but that discussion went nowhere.
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08-05-2012, 09:00 PM | #130 | |
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Libraries purchase rights to eBooks through Overdrive, but do not have access to the entire database. Different libraries will have different books based on their selection process, budget, etc. While Overdrive may offer the book, it will not necessarily be purchased by local libraries, therefore impossible to track availability, even if our awesome WT Sharpe were able to try. Naming particular libraries will not help as we are all from different parts of the world and unlikely to have access to the named library's Overdrive collection. Wow...sorry to go on so long. Guess my library's Overdrive collection not having this month's selection frustrated me more than I thought. Especially since they do have the sequel...oh well.... |
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08-06-2012, 07:27 AM | #132 | |
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Then why are links to book stores included? This is an international forum, just because a book is available in one country, doesn't mean that it is available in all countries. Giving the link to overdrive is just a nudge that reminds people that the ebook may be available to their libraries. If people are using their elibraries, they are probably aware of their limitations, and are probably aware of whether it is worth while to pursue requesting the ebook. Anyway, since WTSharpe says this isn't going to happen, the point is moot. |
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My latest problem is the inability to purchase the UK version of the HP series...digital versions of books should be available worldwide. This could be a whole 'nother discussion, true? |
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08-06-2012, 09:36 AM | #134 |
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True. And I didn't mean to open up that discussion.
But your argument seemed to be that since overdrive doesn't work for everyone, then why include the link at all? Just like the ebook store links: they don't work for everyone, so why are they included? |
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