# SDMB Book Club Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 27, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411 "2000-12-27T19:01:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/41 "2000-12-29T17:33:37Z")
I thought about starting this here a few months ago, but then I got so busy I didn’t have time to read. ☹ It’s a great idea and I’d love to participate. I actually have a [book reviews website](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html) I created so I could have a way to keep track of all the books I want to read. My sister got me 10 of them for my birthday in May, and I’ve read all of 2, that’s how hectic life’s been lately. FTR, the ones I have that are still unread are: _Hunting Down Amanda_ by Andrew Klavan ([Smart, gritty thriller.](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html#review-hunting)) _Darkness Peering_ by Alice Blanchard ([Heartrending suspense debut.](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html#review-darkness)) _Blood Work_ by Michael Connelly ([Spine tingling man hunt.](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html#review-blood)) _Gladly The Cross-Eyed Bear_ by Ed McBain ([A sleek new entry in the series. Irresistable](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html#review-gladly).) _Fire and Ice_ by Paul Garrison ([Heart-stopping suspense.](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html#review-fire)) _Easy Meat_ by John Harvey ([A tale that will stay with the reader.](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html#review-easy)) _Prayers for Rain_ by Dennis Lehane ([Answered prayers for a Summer mystery reader.](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html#review-prayers)) _Ashes to Ashes_ by Tammy Hoag ([Leaves competition in the dust.](http://www.geocities.com/catgirl61/bookreviews.html#review-ashes)) I’m currently reading the 3rd Harry Potter book and I’m not sure I have time for another one at the moment, but if I finish it this weekend, I’ll try to join in with this first book. Thanks for starting this, Rose! ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/42 "2000-12-29T17:33:42Z")
I’ve ordered Catch Me from Amazon. Has a date for the beginning of discussion been set? Fiction sounds good but people tend to throw things at me when I mention my dislike of Catch-22 so I will avoid that one. ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/43 "2000-12-29T17:44:16Z")
I think mid-January should be enough time for everyone to read Catch Me. Look for the thread around the 15th. Rose ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/44 "2000-12-29T19:06:58Z")
Looks like we’re gonna start _The Name of the Rose_ over at FFF pretty soon if anyone wants to come join 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Humble\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/45 "2000-12-29T22:46:02Z")
Book ordered from Amazon. The more reading groups, the merrier.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Winkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Winkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winkie)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2000, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/46 "2000-12-29T22:58:13Z")
This is an awesome idea – Rose, I’m about to go order the book, so please count me in! I’ve been looking to expand my literary horizons lately. Gadarene, I already own Catch-22, but I haven’t gotten around to reading it. I’d love to join that discussion as well. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/47 "2000-12-30T02:20:52Z")
Count me in, I love to read and I can always squeeze another book into the line up. Who cares if the laundry piles up? I’m also in another book club, and we switch between fiction and non-fiction books, which seems to work out well for everyone. Just a suggestion. And for another suggestion, could I please beg, in a most respectful and humble voice, not to have more than one book going at a time? I think people get enthusiastic and try to read all the books with organized discussions, and then too many people get burned out too quickly. This has been my experience with other online book clubs. Person A suggests Book A, and then Person B isn’t particularly interested in Book A and suggests Book B … and it disintigates from there. Again, just a suggestion for consideration. ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/48 "2000-12-30T02:41:49Z")
I’m in! I’ll pick up my copy this weekend! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/49 "2000-12-30T02:45:03Z")
I am now the proud owner of _Catch Me if You Can._ I’m looking forward to the discussion. ---
**Author:** ![pantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pantom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantom)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2000, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/50 "2000-12-30T06:09:17Z")
My wife’s already bought & read this, and it’s been sitting on the headboard waiting for me. So, count me in. ---
**Author:** ![Humble\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2001, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/51 "2001-01-03T15:24:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wicked Blue \* > **Post when you get it 🙂** Got it! Based on page 1, I already have developed a witty but knowing critique, including an accurate allusion to a Greek epic. But y’all will have to eat your hearts out until our benevolent dominatrix starts the discussion thread. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DynoSaur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DynoSaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DynoSaur)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/52 "2001-01-04T00:01:50Z")
Well… I’ve gotten a whole bunch of books here from Christmas that I’m slowly working my way through, and I don’t want to hold the discussion (whenever it starts) up, so… Can I skip this one and return for the next? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/53 "2001-01-04T17:44:55Z")
I might read _Catch Me_. I read about Abagnale in Andreas Schroeder’s _Scams, Scandals, and Skulduggery: A Selection of the World’s Most Outrageous Frauds_, which is a great book in itself, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/54 "2001-01-05T13:40:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wicked Blue \* > **Post when you get it 🙂** I of course have both first edition and the newer edition now reprinted and found in the true crime area at my local Books a million. Osip 🙂 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BPBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@BPBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BPBob)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/55 "2001-01-05T17:37:21Z")
Hiya, folk. IMHO, true science fiction is where one’s imagination can soar. And I am not referring to a novelization of Star Trek or a comic book character, nor space opera (Star Smashers Of The Galaxy Rangers!) but speculative fiction based in serious, known facts. Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear ([www.randomhouse.com/delrey/promo/bear/](http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/promo/bear/) ) was profoundly moving to me as well as terrifying in many of its implications, not all of which were involved in the story line but had real-life context. But that’s just me. Now for non-fiction that will bend your head into new shapes, try Goedel, Escher & Bach; An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter (fast popup on Google search using “Goedel, Escher, Bach”) which takes a very convoluted trip into the question Is Artificial Intelligence Possible? Not to fool anyone into thinking that initelligence is possible, but isn’t it fun to imagine? If I try to get into a discussion, I’ll just be joggling elbows… but man, you gotta try those books! PS: Opalcat, you remind me of my wife… not a bad thing… ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/56 "2001-01-05T17:46:25Z")
Ok, I got the first book, and read it. Now when do we start discussing? ---
**Author:** ![Lux\_Fiat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/57 "2001-01-05T22:32:06Z")
Got it yesterday, started it last night. It’s a quick read. ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/58 "2001-01-05T22:55:06Z")
Okay count me in. As soon as I get off the computer, I’m calling the bookstore and getting them to pull the books for me. I’ll pick them up tomorrow afternoon and start on both of them this weekend. How much are we going to read before we begin disussing it? Are we doing a chapter discussion or end of book? ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/59 "2001-01-05T23:35:36Z")
I _finally_ got my copy. I’m going to start reading it tonight, and will probably be finished by Monday. I originally thought we’d talk about it after everyone finished, but I guess I’ll start a thread Monday, since it seems like there are a few of you who finished already. 🙂 Rose ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411/60 "2001-01-05T23:48:28Z")
Brian’s picking up Catch-22 for me on the way home from work. None of the bookstores I called (Borders, Barnes and Noble, Half-Price Books) had Catch Me If You Can in stock. I ordered it at Amazon and hopefully will get it by Tuesday. I’m going to be behind everyone else but I’m still going to read it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-club-anyone/47411.md?page=2)