# SDMB Reading Circle - Tryout
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [August 30, 2001, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018 "2001-08-30T21:53:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Gomez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomez)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2001, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/1 "2001-08-30T21:53:21Z")
I think a reading circle would be a good idea in this forum. However, I don’t know if enough people would be up for it so this is just a tryout. The book I propose we read is **The Outsider** by Albert Camus. If we get a decent number of folks involved (say, 10+) then we can begin reading this time next week. Post if you want to do it.
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### Author:  [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/2 "2001-08-30T21:57:23Z")
Good idea, but I’m in school until December. I hope you’re still reading in circles when I graduate, then I’ll join you for sure.
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### Author:  [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2001, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/3 "2001-08-30T22:06:37Z")
Count me in. I’ve read the book and I’ll read it again.
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### Author:  [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2001, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/4 "2001-08-30T22:26:44Z")
I’m game.
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### Author:  [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2001, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/5 "2001-08-31T01:01:20Z")
I would suggest you do some searching and look at the previous attempts at doing this. I participated in one and the discussion part never went anywhere.
I’m not trying to discourage you, just encouraging you to see how things ran before and you migh have ideas that will make this one more successful.
I’m open to the idea by the thought of reading Camus again makes my skin crawl. I’ll keep an eye out for the next selection.
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### Author:  [@WEW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WEW)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2001, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/6 "2001-08-31T01:52:28Z")
That book gave me nightmares, I don’t know why.
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### Author:  [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/7 "2001-08-31T16:23:14Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by obfusciatrist \*
> \*\*I’m open to the idea by the thought of reading Camus again makes my skin crawl. I’ll keep an eye out for the next selection. \*\*
Ditto.
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### Author:  [@Lionors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionors)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2001, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/8 "2001-08-31T18:17:49Z")
Hey, I’ll go for it. Camus leaves me a bit desolate-feeling, but he’s well worth the read.
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### Author:  [@Gomez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gomez)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2001, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/9 "2001-08-31T21:54:49Z")
Okay so far we have:
Nostradamus
Ino
Lioners
Me
I’ll give registration a couple more days then we can begin.
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### Author:  [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-reading-circle-tryout/79018/10 "2001-09-01T00:13:09Z")
I’ll jump in at the next book. I’m feeling blue enough as it is _without_ reading Camus…