December Book Nominations

[Scheherazade]

Dear Friends,

It seems like we can finish reading and discussing 'The Artist' by mid December. Would you like to read a short book till January, during the last two weeks of December (16-31)? This would also give us a chance to go back to normal monthly reading cycle by January.

If yes, please post your nominees here, till December 3rd (Friday).

I personally would like to read something different like a play. 'The Crucible' by A. Miller or Pygmalion by GB Shaw, which are both short and interesting to read. Or a play by O.Wilde?

[Taliesin]

It's really hard to choose.

Should We nominate the "Little prince" or "Lord of the Flies"?

*tosses a coin*

"Lord of the flies" it is, then.

[crisaor]

Actually, I was counting on December to read Portrait...
Admin made it book of November-December.

[Scheherazade]

We won't be able to start reading the new book till mid-December so maybe you can catch up by then? It is not a very long book anyway and we can still carry on with discussions on The Artist if anyone has any issues/questions to raise...

[Jester]

i nominate interpreter of maladies, i think by anita shrieve, kushi knows so if we find her she'll know it...

[Bongitybongbong]

I'd like to read Lord of The Flies that's my 2 cents for it.

[subterranean]

We won't be able to start reading the new book till mid-December so maybe you can catch up by then? It is not a very long book anyway and we can still carry on with discussions on The Artist if anyone has any issues/questions to raise...


Yea..The portrait is not a thick book, but as we know..it's hard to understand the book.

And Scher, 3rd December? Don't you thin it's too fast?

Ok, anyway, i want to nominate The Odyssey by Homer, cause i want to finish this book real soon :D :D

You're with me in this, aren't you Crisaor? ;)

[Scheherazade]

We can nominate till December 3rd and then vote till 15th? Hopefully those members who are interested would have enough time to nominate and vote during those days...

[Bongitybongbong]

Maybe we could read a couple Edgar Allen Poe stories like The Tell Tale Heart and/or hey now I know where you got you're name Sch...anyways and/or The Oblong Box.

[papayahed]

How about A Christmas Carol.

[Bongitybongbong]

LOL IRL! Better late than never, Bong! :D
I don't make connections much and I went to Poe's page for the first time that day.Why is my nickname "bong"?j/k

[crisaor]

Ok, anyway, i want to nominate The Odyssey by Homer, cause i want to finish this book real soon :D :D
You're with me in this, aren't you Crisaor? ;)
Well, yeah. :) But I'd still prefer that there weren't any nominations until later. I'm lagging here.

[subterranean]

Well me too...the next nomination shouldn't be start till the end of december i think

[Stanislaw]

I nominate the history of ibotics by Isaac Asimov

[Scheherazade]

Papaya> A Christmas Carol is a brilliant idea! I am tempted now! :nod:

Maybe those of us who finish the Artist can read another short book during the Christmas holidays?? I have two weeks' holiday at the end of December and so do most students/teachers probably? :)

[Jay]

Usually... but some students have all the exams after this holiday... mean teachers have a knack of doing that ;).
I wonder when finally I'd have the time to have enough time to read what's in the club *pouts*

[Scheherazade]

Good students plan ahead of time and study daily so they don't have to worry at exam times! :D :p

[Jay]

Ahem, eemmm... ahem *coughs*

[Scheherazade]

Cold, dearie? Should go and see a doctor before your exams start... :D

[Jay]

Yeah, might be a cold ;). Ugh, don't remind me doctors, I'm sure I KNOW what they would say anyway. The people have no imagination left.

[Scheherazade]

Imagination? What? Should he say you got a bug from a purple spotted dinasour???
*blinks*

[Jay]

No, lol, but coming up with more than one reason would be a change ;)
Something's got into your eye? :p
*edit* ahem, just hijacked your thread :blush:

[Scheherazade]

Typical student! Distracting not to read books! ;)

[Jay]

HEY! That's not fair! *pouts*

[Scheherazade]

Fair is for tourists! ;)

[Jay]

And students ;)

[Scheherazade]

Maybe for students tourists... or is it tourist student??? :confused:

[Jay]

Depends ;)
This one is a thread I would prefer not to hijack :(, can't those posts get deleted?

[Stanislaw]

alas the gateway has been opened and only two hold the key to seel it.

tourist student = exchange student, lol

Also What if we created a christmass story list, university studs, get about 4 weeks, schoolies get about 2, so I think there would be ample time.

[Monica]

I'd like to read Lord of The Flies that's my 2 cents for it.


mine too (the bracket is to lengthen the message to more than 10 characters)

[Stanislaw]

mine too (the bracket is to lengthen the message to more than 10 characters)
actually the prev quote adds to the 10 characters.

[Scheherazade]

Also What if we created a christmass story list, university studs, get about 4 weeks, schoolies get about 2, so I think there would be ample time.

Expand and discuss the importance of above statement giving particular references to the related material.

(interesting, tell me more... I am listening)

[Stanislaw]

What if we compiled a list of short christmass stories, some scifi ones, some traditional ones, and discussed the differences and similarities in regards to their connection with the subject matter: christmass.

[Scheherazade]

me likey...

[Stanislaw]

you likely... compiling the list?

[Scheherazade]

not that much likey ;)

On a serious note, we can start another thread (we are like hopeless bureaucrats) and maybe ask for some suggestions...

[Stanislaw]

What if one was to start a christmass short story compilation thread...and members could post their favourite christmass stories, and then the ten most popular would be chosen, a multiple pole would be created for fair voting.

[Scheherazade]

Haha! One Pole is enough in this forum as it is I think... We dont want multiple Poles ;)

So do we read 10 stories altogether?

Of course we need to decide how short/long the stories should be... Do you count A Christams Carol a novella or a story?

[Bongitybongbong]

We've only got about 3 or 4 days left so I'll get all of the nominies which are in no specific order that matters:
Pygmalion
The Crucible
Lord of the Flies
Portrait
Interpreter of Maladies
The Odyssey
The Tell Tale Heart
The Oblong Box
A Christmas Carol
The History of Ibotics

[subterranean]

I think we must add some days again...closing the nomination on 3-Dec is too early.

[Bongitybongbong]

It's the second today so we'll probably need more time, but I'm all for doing this now.

[Scheherazade]

OK, please nominate the books you would like to read till December 6th (Monday).