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Monday, March 3, 2008
Oops,
Okay, so I'm not smarter than a fifth grader -- last post was from Paula. I forgot to sign it. Maybe 1am isn't the best time to be doing this. I'll try to stop using space for fluff...
Paula
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Books being read / discussed
Pam says "Link to good review about Bolano below"
www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2007/03/26/070326crat_atlarge_zalewski
novels of Roberto Bolano--Larry
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)--Ed
New book nominations
East is East (T.C. Boyle)
The Battle for God (Karen Armstrong)
Divisadero (Michael Ondaatje)
Nominations for Book 3
Atlas Shrugged -- Ayn Rand
Honorary Consul -- Graham Greene
People of the Book -- Geraldine Brooks
The Double Bind -- Chris Bohjalian
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
Hey Paula: I quit reading after 10 pgs. How about you? Pam
Nominations for Book 2
1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Zvi)
unusual words in "Little, Big"
orgulous
minatory
arras
muzzy
discarnate
celandine
machicolated
malapert
condign
atomies
marmoreal
infundibular
ewer
Reading this now...
Audition by Barbara Walters (PMJ --what can I say? I'm a celebrity junkie)
American Made: A History of the WPA (lrf)
Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski (fox)
Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog (PMJ and Pam)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami (Zvi: Thanks, Fox)
The Underground City by H.L. Humes (lrf)
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran (Pam)
The Panama Hat Trial by Tom Miller (lrf)
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie (ZV)
Pastoralia by George Saunders (Pam)
Nominations for Book 1
7. The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian (Paula/Pam)
6. Song Yet Sung by James McBride (Camy)
5. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Camy)
4. The Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust (Camy)
3. The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem (Zvi)
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Zvi)
1. Little, Big by John Crowley (LF)
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Pronouns and Language
Language
Lie Down in Darkness (Styron)
Who's in the boat?
While we are waiting to start
Ok, so all of the above sounds great to me except ...
Sunday night
I haven't checked in on the blog in several days b...
A suggestion
Third, how do we do this?
Second, choosing the book
First, a word from our leader
Doug votes for the McBride book
Summaries of the 7 nominees
The count so far
Time to vote
Yes, Pam, I pore over every diagram. Sometimes, I...
Russell Banks
Day and Night
Boyle nomination withdrawn because...
East is East by T.C. Boyle
Voting Deadline: 11:59 AM (DC time), Sat March 15
Suggestions
Oops,
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