"Cork Readers" (Book Club)

KazM

A friendly place for folks who enjoy reading and socialising in Cork.

Anyone who's interested in joining an informal group of readers for a banter about books then show your faces here or on the Facebook group "Cork Readers".

I will be mailing interested parties in due course with details of where/when. This will be a city centre location, on a week-night when places are generally quieter and more condusive to conversation.

Let me know when you're available in private message, thanks.

KazM

kart

KazM wrote: »

A friendly place for folks who enjoy reading and socialising in Cork.

Anyone who's interested in joining an informal group of readers for a banter about books then show your faces here or on the Facebook group "Cork Readers".

I will be mailing interested parties in due course with details of where/when. This will be a city centre location, on a week-night when places are generally quieter and more condusive to conversation.

Let me know when you're available in private message, thanks.

KazM

+1

PM to some mod to make that thread sticky instead of the cork book club one. Maybe add book club to title somehow as well.
When writing to mod, refer to the last few pages of original cork book club thread where the decision to start new "clean" page was made.

I would certainly join in anytime when i have evening off, will PM with details.

How about deciding the main book for first meeting that we all should read, to get the discussion started?

Could not find the facebook page for "Cork Readers", is it up yet?

KazM

Initial discussion of what we're currently reading / last read / which genres we like reading would certainly be useful - but I think we'd need a discussion to choose a first group read - anyone is welcome to put forward suggestions - to open the topic.

KazM

The Group is showing as active - but they've been fiddling with things [again] over there - click on the 'GROUPS' link, then do a search for Cork Readers.

KazM

Hiya there everyone,

I've booked our first meeting place for 8pm on Wednesday 12th October 2011.

Get in touch to let me know if you're attending or not. I will forward my mobile number and venue details.

I will leave a copy of John Connolly's "The Black Angel" on the table so you will spot me.

This will be an informal gathering so we can get to know who's who and start a discussion about how we wish to progress and what we want to set as the first reading material.

Here's the link to the Boards.ie Group:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/group.php?groupid=297

Here's the link to the Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/CorkReaders/

Link in where you can and I look forward to meeting up with you in due course.

KazM

KazM

Plenty time to join in - let me know you're interested and I will forward details.

kart

I will be there for the first meeting for sure!
Did u write to any of the mods explaining them why they should make that thread "sticky" instead of original coek book club thread? Otherwise it keeps getting lost in all the threads and people still go to cork book club thread that is dead...

Bodhidharma

I'm interested in joining. Will communication be through facebook or boards primarily?

beer enigma

Yep me too - just linked to Facebook

Theoban

Hi there

I'd love to come too if that's alright, just joined the facebook group too

KazM

Hiya there Bodhidharma - I will re-send the private message about the first meeting. I will be echoing all communication both here and on the Facebook Group, as some folks cannot join the group here until their post-count grows.

Bodhidharma wrote: »

I'm interested in joining. Will communication be through facebook or boards primarily?

KazM

Champion! I've mailed you [over there] - with the first meeting details.

Andip wrote: »

Yep me too - just linked to Facebook

KazM

Welcome - I've mailed you the first meeting details

KazM

Theoban wrote: »

Hi there

I'd love to come too if that's alright, just joined the facebook group too

kart

Just to let u all know, i will attend the first meeting, cya all there, looking forward to a great evening!

CME

Hi Everyone

I would be interested in joining the group this Wednesday. Can someone let me know where you will be meeting?

kart

As horrible as it is, i must cancel my "i come for sure" thing. Work related changes... i sent an explanation to CME, so he will tell ya why im not attending. Will be there for next one.

:mad:

KazM

castie

Made this a sticky and unstuck the old thread.

KazM

Fea

Hi

Is the group still going?
F

KazM

Cork Readers

CorkonianRebel

Is the group still active?

Cork Readers

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CorkonianRebel wrote: »

Is the group still active?

CorkonianRebel

What is the book? Is it still For whom the Bell Tolls?

Misterioso

Are you still active? Would somebody mind sending me details about the group please? I am a young woman, early twenties.

FTGFOP

You might have more luck on their Facebook page.

Cork Readers

Tuesday 31st January, 7:30pm, 32 Marlboro Street [next door to Clancy's]

All readers are welcome to attend our next meeting - see you there!:rolleyes:

dory

When I lived in Kosovo there was a great book club that you could read any book for, and then in the meetings we all got together and did a little book review. It was a great way to find out about books that you may not have heard about. All too often the ones book clubs pick are a sort of keep everyone happy kind of thing. And also, with the other method you're hearing about a book from someone who has a copy and has finished reading it!

If anyone would be interested in this kinna thing, maybe we could try it out? I'm not much of a fiction reader so wouldn't be going to a regular book club.

Cork Readers

That's exactly how our meetings go - we chat about books in general - see who likes what, what we're reading presently and what we'd like to give a go at next. It's a social group for readers - and, Yes, we do pick a 'group read' - but the fun of the meetings is the social side - we're not just analysing the book of the month.

We chose "1984" for the February read - as everyone wanted - for their own reasons - to get into it.

Watch this space for the date - to be announced. . .

mimihops

Dory that idea sounds great, haven't heard of that kindof book club before. I like reading non fiction books like about peoples travels, lives and that sort of thing & it mightn't be a book anyone else would be interested in, so something like that sounds good!

Cork Readers

sporina

dory wrote: »

When I lived in Kosovo there was a great book club that you could read any book for, and then in the meetings we all got together and did a little book review. It was a great way to find out about books that you may not have heard about. All too often the ones book clubs pick are a sort of keep everyone happy kind of thing. And also, with the other method you're hearing about a book from someone who has a copy and has finished reading it! .

If anyone would be interested in this kinna thing, maybe we could try it out? I'm not much of a fiction reader so wouldn't be going to a regular book club.

Hi, I would be really interested in this idea as oppose to a book club (may not like the book chosen and may not have it finished in time for the meeting etc)
Have you had any takers for it?

mimihops

Count me in if this goes ahead!

crustyjuggler

There was a short story today by Kevin Barry called ' The Girls and the Dogs ' in the Irish times . Cork readers might be interested with mentions o Barack Street and Togher in the story .

Widye

Im looking to join. What's the score do i just turn up? thanks

Cork Readers

No meeting date is booked at present - but I'll be posting in due course - Watch this space . . .

sporina

would really be interested in this.. lets set a date..

mimihops

Mondays & Wednesdays are good for me anyway... Is there a few interested in getting this going?

Theauldone

Hi, is this still going?
I'd be interested if people are looking at getting it going.

sporina

come on… lets set a date.. i would love this…

boots2000

I would love to join !

1brokegirl

is this still active- tried looking for the facebook page and can't find it??

Lehrer

Hi, just wondering as well if this is still active, would be great to join if it is?

Chloris

It's not exactly high literature, but is anybody reading "A Song of Ice and Fire"? I'm obsessed.

I do miss the classics; I'm used to moving seamlessly from Tolstoy to Dostoevsky to Kafka and the like. However, if a lack of beauty in his writing style needs compensating for, the point-of-view characterisation of the plot and the absolutely riveting storyline more than make up for it.

I'll really badly need somewhere to go from here, though. Can anybody recommend me something gripping, something engrossing?

sporina

Chloris wrote: »

It's not exactly high literature, but is anybody reading "A Song of Ice and Fire"? I'm obsessed.

I do miss the classics; I'm used to moving seamlessly from Tolstoy to Dostoevsky to Kafka and the like. However, if a lack of beauty in his writing style needs compensating for, the point-of-view characterisation of the plot and the absolutely riveting storyline more than make up for it.

I'll really badly need somewhere to go from here, though. Can anybody recommend me something gripping, something engrossing?

cool which one are you reading?

Chloris

I'm on the fourth one, around halfway through. It's hard to trudge through some of the point-of-view chapters in this because

there isn't a huge amount going on, it's just necessary character development without much action. I'm also sick to death of Brienne, she's so samey. I like the Aerys-esque mental breakdown that Cersei is having though.

serjical_strike

Chloris wrote: »

I'm on the fourth one, around halfway through. It's hard to trudge through some of the point-of-view chapters in this because

there isn't a huge amount going on, it's just necessary character development without much action. I'm also sick to death of Brienne, she's so samey. I like the Aerys-esque mental breakdown that Cersei is having though.

ive just started the fifth one now 'A feast for crows' i absolutely loved the fourth book. the most exciting one so far for me.

Chloris

Really? I'm only halfway through, maybe it will improve. I've found it a bit tedious so far. I've been lining up books on my shelf to fill the void when I'm finished A Feast for Crows.

serjical_strike

Chloris wrote: »

Really? I'm only halfway through, maybe it will improve. I've found it a bit tedious so far. I've been lining up books on my shelf to fill the void when I'm finished A Feast for Crows.

but isnt there a dance with dragons after a feast for crows.? it was released in july 2011 i think.. its not in the box set of a fire and ice that i have so i will have to buy it when i finish this one and he is writing another two at the moment as far as i know..

i have heard a few people say the 4th book wasnt their favourite and they found it tedious but i loved it so im finding this strange haha

Chloris

Sorry, yeah. I'm waiting to get my copy of Dance with Dragons off my boyfriend's brother. We lent it to him because I was too busy with college to read them. I'm so glad I waited until I could fully appreciate them; I read the first one three years ago but just didn't get the enjoyment out of it because I was so busy with academia and so I begrudgingly started the second one but wasn't enjoying that either.