Thread: Dream Views Book Club - 'catcher In The Rye' By J.d. Salinger

Ill join. I read almost every day.

I read a lot but hardly fiction...

I'm now reading a book about astrology, one about the chakra's and one about shamanic fairytails.

Last books I finished were: True Hallucinations by T. McKenna & a book about the secret language of nature (forgot the author though)

yeah, i'll do it.
Last really good book i read was Stephen King, part one of the Dark Tower series: The Gunslinger.

I'm currently re reading Barbara Taylor Bradfords' 'A woman of Substance'.

Ummm - maybe. Though, I already have three books I'm reading at the moment. Depends what people come up with.

Originally Posted by irishcream

Last really good book i read was Stephen King, part one of the Dark Tower series: The Gunslinger.[/b]

Really? I read it a while ago. Maybe I was impatient or something, but, I just felt it was a bit... barren, plot and character wise. Stephen's a good writer but, formulaic as hell and there's sometimes a bit of unoriginality. I guess I felt that in the Dark Tower first book. Haven;t read any in the rest of the series. He also has a thing with a "metaplot" that you have to read ALL of his books in harmony to get.

i think this is a good idea. -- i was hoping that it wouldn’t dissolve into a "i read so look at me" thread... but it seams that i'm too late.

so if you want to seriously suggest ONE book... PM me with the title and author and a reason it should adorn our bookshelves... and maybe... just maybe... if you're not a pompous ass who keeps flaunting every scrap of literature that you come across... i might allow your suggestion to reach someone who can do something about it.

seriously.

a book club is in the works.

Ill join it. It would be great to have a place to discuss the same bok with you guys

I'll definitely consider it, depending on the book. Not a bad idea at all. Sounds fun, as long as i don't have 3 books in english (like now).

Awesome, glad to see this is getting support.

I think it would make a good new forum.

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I love to read, but I go through reading phases. I read a lot for awhile and then quit for awhile. when I'm reading, I usually end up reading around six books at once, probably because of my ADD, ha. I usually go for non-fiction, like informational books, biographies or memiors. if I read any fiction it's usually classic.
right now I'm reading The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí by Salvador Dalí, Crossing Sexual Boundries (various authors), and when I finish those I plan to read Becoming a Visible Man by Jamison Green, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, and re-read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. and I have a huge list of books to read all scattered around in my ADD mind.

basically SURE.

Originally Posted by paperdoll

I love to read, but I go through reading phases. I read a lot for awhile and then quit for awhile. when I'm reading, I usually end up reading around six books at once.
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Sounds like me. I also have a tendency sometimes to start a book and forget it exists. Yaeh, I don't read for a month, and my parents get mad at me for not reading, and then I randomly read like three books in a week or two. When I read a book, if I like it, it is normally done within a couple days (unless it is very long, at which point it's a couple weekends, reading a few hours each). I totally avoid reading during the week though if possible, as I get into it and end up not doing what neeeds to be done.

basically SURE.[/b]

Cool, I need new ideas for good books - though I prefer fiction over non-fiction.

I would like it. How would we pick the book? We should pick things that will help LD. I like fiction especially SF but also fantasy; I read a lot of non-fiction too.

(Has anyone read "Never Let Me Go" (highly recommended--brought tears to my eyes) by Kazuo Ishiguro who also wrote "Remains of the Day" which I have but have not read yet.)

so, is it a case of someone picks a book, and we all try to read it, and talk about it here?

sounds like a cool idea, maybe it would encourage me to actually finish a book for once. I have like 15 i started and never finished.. Im in.

Originally Posted by D

So, anyone interested?
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You can pick the first book since it is your idea.

i'm thinking we might be able to make a 'group' with a private forum for discussions... so we don't discuss them all in a single thread. maybe maybe.

I'm in.

currently: Last and First Men - Olaf Stapledon

Suggestion: Druss the Legend - David Gemmell

I really like to read, but my time for reading is limited during the school year. If everyone decides to I'll drop in whenever I have time.

Hey I've been wanting to ask you D. who is that in your profile picture?

I'm in the same boat as a couple others here, love to read but start like 3 books at a time, then forget about them, then go back, then forget. I don't know why, I used to be such a huge bookworm, and in the last few years it's really become a struggle to focus on one book and then to actually get around to finishing it. I don't know how committed I would be, but I would love to try. Maybe if I knew others were reading the same book and we were going to discuss it, it would help me get my ass in gear. Soooooo.................yeah, I'm in.

Guys I haven't got a book to read at the moment. ACT NOW!

Originally Posted by Kaniaz

Guys I haven't got a book to read at the moment. ACT NOW![/b]

Hey Kaniaz. You probably know as much tech stuff as a library. So what type are you looking for?
Before I start spewing out book titles. Fiction, Nonfiction, scary, funny etc.


Swtiched your damn avartar again.

Originally Posted by Kaniaz

Guys I haven't got a book to read at the moment. ACT NOW!
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i suggest "internet for dummies"

har har.