Reading Club

biZrb · 22-01-2008 3:47pm

Hermy wrote: »

The characters are incredibly powerful and their single-mindedness and unflinching hunger in achieving their goals will leave you reeling.

Atlas Shrugged is like that too well, so far its like that, I've been reading it for ages and I'm only a third of the way through.

arctic_fox · 22-01-2008 4:01pm

Hey lads haven't checked in for a while. whens is the next meeting on? i shold probably just check my gmail but..meh. neevr going to get this book read now but i'll pick up for the next one.

good to see more people joining. the more the merrier:D.

p.s. the boy taylor, whats the story with our little project? are you agreeing to the proposal or whats the story. i'll have to satrt making some time for writing over the next few weeks if you are going to do it.

cailinoBAC · 22-01-2008 5:30pm

Now I'm curious!! In all likelihood there will be a lot of people who can't finish the book in time. I think it might have been a bit too ambitious, though if it gets people far enough along that they want to finish it, that's good. There's no point in postponing the meeting until everyone is finished, but do you think it's a book that you really have to have finished to be able to discuss? I'm going to do my best anyway, but I think people should come along even if they haven't finished. It's always good to have a few different opinions as to what to read next time. (By the way, I eventually read Suite Francais on my own, it was really good, but, as a friend put it, 'I feel a bit bad saying this, but it is kind of annoying that it wasn't finished...')
As for any potential newcomers or lurkers, send me a pm with your email address and I'll include you on the list so you'll know what we choose next (in case you decide not to saunter along on the 13th). Otherwise you might forget to check here in time for the next one.

kittensoft1984 · 23-01-2008 1:50pm

maybe we could look into getting an online club going???

cailinoBAC · 23-01-2008 7:04pm

I don't know. While an online club sounds good in theory, they always seem a bit too much like English homework.

bookworm192398 · 24-01-2008 11:58am

I'm in an online book club too and to be honest I much prefer actually meeting up with people to discuss books.

snorlax · 28-01-2008 6:42pm

wouldnt mind joining this but 1000pages is a lot to read in 2 weeks!

cailinoBAC · 29-01-2008 12:26pm

well yeah......I'm not sure I'm going to make it either...but a lot of people have expressed interest in joining up (new year's resolution to read more books or something?) so maybe you should all come along and those who have actually completed the book can sit in a corner and discuss it, or brag about having finished it, or tell us how we simply must read it.

arctic_fox · 08-02-2008 12:32am

As an aside from the usual conversation, I've just rediscovered shakespeare.

In college, I have to comment on a quote from hamlet in relation to the art of the time for my art history course however i'm also allowed to use references from other shakespeare texts to back up my answer. with this in mind i went about gathering a couple of plays from the college library and I read macbeth again yesterday for the first time in 5 years. WELL.....what a story, what a play. I'd studied it as my core text or whatever for the leaving cert but my god, I missed so much enjoyment by having to study it. loved it this time round as opposed to only a slight fondness last time. Am now moving on to Hamlet and cannot wait.

cailinoBAC · 13-02-2008 12:29am

Just finished this evening. Really didn't think I'd make it. Looking forward to tomorrow now!

cailinoBAC · 15-02-2008 11:24pm

So, next meeting is 5th March (Library Bar at 8...). The book is 'Arthur and George' by Julian Barnes. All new members welcome as ever!

piscesgroove · 22-02-2008 2:22pm

Excellent! Will be great to be able to talk about how much I've loved a book to people who's eyes don't glaze over and head to a faraway place (any you'd think they'd be the type with imaginations!) See you there - if I don't get shy and talk myself out of it.

cailinoBAC · 04-03-2008 10:58am

So definitely can't make it tomorrow night, though I hope there's a good turn out. If you're looking for suggestions for next time, my vote would be Kafka's 'The Trial'. Or if people have already read that, then this book ...(cos I'm about to start reading it anyway)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Railway-Hamid-Ismailov/dp/0099466139/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204622555&sr=1-1

ronano · 06-03-2008 1:23pm

I'd like to go to the next meeting,any chance it would be at the end of march?

theboytaylor · 06-03-2008 7:45pm

Oh Ronano you lucky devil, you. The next meeting is indeed at the end of March.

The 26th of March to be precise.

In The Library Bar (Upstairs in The Central Hotel) at 8.

The book to be read by then is Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca.

Hopefully I'll see ye all then and if anyone new is interested in coming PM me if you need any info or such like.

cailinoBAC · 07-03-2008 1:07pm

Oh, less stress - a book I've read....better reread though, as it was probably about 10 years ago.

Lainabaina · 10-03-2008 1:38pm

That'll be a new book for me, better swot up for my first book club night!

See ye then.

arctic_fox · 16-03-2008 1:17pm

well well, the first time in ages that i actually sit down and read the reading club book and what happens? i'm on holidays when the next meeting is on. totally forgot i was going. good book so far nearly done. i suppose i'll see you all at the following meeting.:D

Pianist2891 · 17-03-2008 9:58pm

If so, can I turn up on the 26th? :-)

cailinoBAC · 18-03-2008 12:24am

Hey, yeah, new members are always welcome. If you get the chance to read the book, do (or maybe you've read it already). If not, come along anyway. Pm me with your email and I'll include you on the list.

ronano · 29-03-2008 10:19am

too much academic work

could not come along boo-urns

what's next months book?

cailinoBAC · 30-03-2008 11:38am

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. We're meeting 16th April. PM me your email address so I can put you on the list.

On another note, Kafka's 'The Trial' was the choice for the Irish Times 'second reading' column yesterday. Must get around to that at some stage.
And I spent a fortune at that 'lost in translation' stand in Waterstones...

theboytaylor · 30-03-2008 5:29pm

Don't say I didn't warn ya

cailinoBAC · 30-03-2008 9:37pm

Yeah, you did...and now I can't find the copy of 'a short history' that should be lying around here somewhere. Can't buy it, bookshops are dangerous!

cailinoBAC · 16-04-2008 11:41pm

Hmmm, though of course I did buy it in the end....though using a Hodges Figgis voucher, (8 stamps, get €10) so didn't feel as guilty.

Anyway, next book is 'A Grief Observed' by C S Lewis. I know for sure that's not sitting at home somewhere!

cailinoBAC · 02-05-2008 11:09pm

I ordered this on amazon and still haven't received it....so, if it comes on Tuesday I'll have to read it Tuesday night and after work on Wednesday....during which time I have a class. On the plus side....I'm nearly finished 'A Short History' so I can discuss that properly!

cailinoBAC · 12-05-2008 10:22pm

Ok, not sure if anybody is reading the thread at the moment (maybe book club less popular coming up to summer holidays...). Anyway, the next book is 'The Castle' by Kafka and we're meeting on the 4th.

cailinoBAC · 04-06-2008 11:29pm

Oh dear....looks like I'm having a conversation with myself!

In case anybody new is interested in joining (small group at the moment!) we're meeting next in the library bar in the central hotel on the 2nd July at 8pm. The book is 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak.

If anyone is interested in coming along, send me a pm with your email address.

cailinoBAC · 02-07-2008 11:35pm

Next meeting is 30th July. Same time and place. We'll be reading 'The Sea, the Sea' by Iris Murdoch.

arctic_fox · 07-07-2008 7:22pm

So good she named it twice!

I hope so anyway.

Gonna hunt it down tomorrow after work.

skybluejay · 08-07-2008 12:24am

Can I come?

*smiles endearingly*

cailinoBAC · 08-07-2008 7:26pm

Oh do come!! Loads of time to read the book, I'll have to pick it up myself somewhere....Anyway, send me a pm with your email address and I'll add you to the list.

cailinoBAC · 30-07-2008 10:40pm

Next time is 27th August. The book is 'The Fall' by Albert Camus.

Lemon · 06-08-2008 4:43pm

cailinoBAC wrote: »

Next time is 27th August. The book is 'The Fall' by Albert Camus.

Hey there,
I would love to come along to this, can I join? Am a big reader but unfortunately none of my friends are so I would love the opportunity to discuss literature with like minded folks!
Thanks :-)

theboytaylor · 09-08-2008 7:08pm

Hi Lemon,

Of course you could come along. The more the merrier etc.

It's just a matter of going to The Library Bar upstairs in The Central Hotel
on Exchequer Street on the 27th.

I think the time is 8 but it might be best if someone else could confirm this
(I wasn't at the last meet up)

Lemon · 09-08-2008 10:51pm

Cheers :-) See you there!

theboytaylor · 10-08-2008 11:00am

Oh yeah, forgot to mention: just look for the group with the large collection of books on the table that's probably the right one!

Halloween Jack · 15-08-2008 12:03pm

Howdy, I quite fancy joining in. Mind if I tag along?

theboytaylor · 15-08-2008 5:06pm

The more the merrier Jack.

Hope to see ye then

(My attendance is a wee bit dubious
but there should ample good company
for a good discussion)

cailinoBAC · 16-08-2008 12:49am

Hiya Jack, of course you're welcome. Send me a pm with your email and I'll add you to the list. There's still plenty of time to read the book. At least, that's what I'm hoping seeing as I haven't started reading it....but it's short!

Halloween Jack · 19-08-2008 8:52pm

Cool, thanks a mill, have read it before, but many years ago. Will see you on the 27th.

PoMo Grrrl · 25-08-2008 9:19pm

Hi all, I'd love to come along on Wednesday too ... would that be alright?

cailinoBAC · 25-08-2008 10:37pm

hey, sure. Send me a pm with your email address.

cailinoBAC · 28-08-2008 12:45am

We're meeting next on 17th September (at 8 in library bar as usual!)
In memory of Solzhenitsyn, who died just a few weeks ago, we decided on 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'

cailinoBAC · 22-09-2008 1:43pm

We're doing a bit of a rejig of the book club. We'll be meeting next on Thursday 2nd October and the book is still the Solzhenitsyn. It's less than 150 pages, if anyone wants to join then. But if you'd like to come along and you haven't had a chance to find it/read it, please do. It's not the kind of book that will be spoiled if you find out what happens in the end.
I'm kind of cleaning out the email list I have, so if anybody is still interested in coming along, either send me a pm or send me an email if you are already on the list and I'll continue to include you. New members always welcome.

plenderj · 23-09-2008 7:56pm

I think I'll pop along. I've been reading a lot of classics lately, and managed to clear Crime&Punishment over a long weekend, so I should be able to get this under my belt in time

cailinoBAC · 03-10-2008 8:06pm

Hey. Next meeting is 23rd October. The book is 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' by Robert Pirsig.

Richard Roma · 16-11-2008 5:59pm

We're reading 'The Power of Babel' by John McWhorter for the next meeting (Thursday 4th December). We're going to make a night of it as it'll be the last meeting before christmas.
The plan is to meet in The Library Bar at 8 before heading for a meal in The Good World chinese restaurant on Georges Street around 9. It should be good fun (if our christmas night last year is anything to go by) and I'm sure there'll be a few seasonal pints afterwards.
Everyone welcome, even if you haven't read the book. PM for more info or to put your name down.

cailinoBAC · 19-11-2008 11:10am

Yeah, if last year was anything to go by, this should be good. And the book is kind of hard to come by (Got mine on amazon and going to get stuck in this weekend), so don't worry if you don't get your hands on it in time, feel free to come along anyway.

tinkletoes · 06-12-2008 2:05am

After xmas break when does it start back?

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