The TiBB Book Club

[MrGaryy]

This can be moved into the Books section when we get one

How It Works

- Every month a person can chooses three books. The rest of the club then decide which of the three they want to read. It rotates every month so each person gets a chance choose a book.
- We then have a month to either buy it or lend it from the library and read it.
- At the end of the month we open a new thread to review it and we all share our thought on it.

Then the cycle repeats itself.

Rules

- You can join the club at any time, though it might be easier to start at the beginning of a month so you have time to read the book.
- When choosing your three books try to keep them all of a reasonable length and varied in style/genre so that there is something for everyone.
- If you don't complete the book in time, then just start the new book. Don't feel pressure to finish it, we all read at different paces, though I think a month is a fair amount of time for both those who read slower and those who are faster.

I started this because when I mentioned it before I got some positive feedback. This is not a game as such, it;s just something to keep us busy.

[Ross]

I'll sign up. This sounds fun - but if I don't like the sound of the book/genre of it, is it okay if I still read the reviews on it but not read it personally as I don't want to read something I won't enjoy.

Otherwise, I'm in.

[MrGaryy]

Yeah, you don't have to commit to anything, you can pick and choose the months you do depending on if you don't have the time or don't like the book. I would encourage people to keep and open mind tho, when i did this before I got some books that I initially thought I'd hate but actually quite enjoyed it.

[Iceman]

Good! What are our 3 choices or who's picking?

[Ross]

How long are we gonna get to read the book? For people like me, I work most days, quite late in the night... so any spare time is a luxury and I don't want to cram all my luxury time into reading a book.

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by Ross
How long are we going to get to read the book? For people like me, I work most days, quite late in the night... so any spare time is a luxury and I don't want to cram all my luxury time into reading a book.

Some one didn't read the rules :nono: A month.

If everyone thinks that is far too short then we can make it longer.

[Ross]

Originally posted by Gazbo
Originally posted by Ross
How long are we going to get to read the book? For people like me, I work most days, quite late in the night... so any spare time is a luxury and I don't want to cram all my luxury time into reading a book.

Some one didn't read the rules :nono: A month.

If everyone thinks that is far too short then we can make it longer.
No a month is good. I did read them I just couldn't be bothered to edit (oops)

Anyway, I'm in.

Problem -- I'm not sure if certain books have age limits? For example: Graphic horrors or something.

Wouldn't some members have problems getting these? Unless their parents bought it.

[Iceman]

A month sounds good to me but i suppose you could always take longer if you liked and then power read to catch up on the next one lol.

[Shaun]

Time to renew my library membership, I guess :tongue:

[SiaSiaSia]

MEEEE :D

[Hugo]

Me.

[Jen]

I'm in!

:lovedup:

[Jen]

Originally posted by HUGO
Me.

I have a song for you.

:love:

[Callum]

Sign me up. :bigsmile:

[Locke.]

I'll join... depending on the book(s).

[Novo]

like Dp said

[Ross]

Andy you can read? :shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:

[Novo]

Originally posted by Ross
Andy you can read? :shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:

what?

[pinkmichk]

i'm in and would read anything i love reading :lovedup:

[WATERS]

Oh My Lord...

[Novo]

Originally posted by WATERS
Oh My Lord...

Waters seems to be keen on the idea

[Locke.]

Originally posted by WATERS
Oh My Lord...

I'm not lending you books anymore.

[I want my Gerrard book back soon too. :nono:]

[Princess]

One book a month?? I think I'll join,I have ton loads of books to get through but one more a month won't hurt! Although I do only tend to read romance and chick-lit.

[MrGaryy]

As he was the first to ask, GoKart will be choosing the book for March. He will be posting his three choices soon and we can then decide which one we like best.

[Iceman]

Okay so i just picked the 3 books randomly but they came out kind of varied, sorry if you don't like them!

Russel Brand - My Booky Work

Charles R. Cross - The Biography of Kurt Cobain, Heavier than Heaven

The Reader - Bernhard Schlink.

Hope yous at least will like 1 book, if not Sorry!

[Ross]

I'm gonna go for...

The Reader - Bernhard Schlink

Sounds interesting and I read some reviews on it, so yeah.

[Iceman]

Well thats the movie Kate Winslet just did, so i thought that it might have a good book behind it, plus i haven't seen the movie so i want to read the book first.

[Novo]

Russel Brand - My Booky Work

[Locke.]

Russell Brand - My Booky Wooky

(I'm halfway through that already :dance2:)

[Princess]

Woo already own Russel Brand's book! Going to read that.

[Shaun]

Of those I'd probably go for The Reader. A suitable title for the first book :tongue:

I'm actually going to get a new card at the library tomorrow :love:

[Iceman]

I got russel's book as a present at xmas and still haven't started it so i threw it in a pile and it came out!

[Ross]

I don't like Russel Brand so I won't be reading that.

[andyman]

I enjoy ancient roman history..
(750BC - 1000AD)

East Roman (Byzantine)..
(395AD - 1453AD)

Western Europe..
(450AD - 1600AD)

The Renaissance..
(1400AD - 1600AD)

Lower Palaeolithic/middle Palaeolithic/upper Palaeolithic..
(850,000BC - 10,000BC)

Mesolithic/Neolithic/Bronze Age/Iron Age..
(10,000BC - 43AD)

Roman Britain..
(43AD - 450AD)

Books about the above i enjoy.

[Iceman]

Byzantine, was that about constantonople?

[andyman]

Originally posted by GoKart
Byzantine, was that about constantonople? Yeah, Constanine rebuit a ancient greek city called Byzantium and named it Constantinople, his new christian capital that many in rome hated! Years later it became capital of the eastern roman empire (greek orthodox) as rome stayed as the capital of the western empire (latin catholic)

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by Princess
Woo already own Russel Brand's book! Going to read that.

You have to go for the one the majority chooses.:thumbs:

My vote goes to My Booky Wook as I started it awhile ago but kind of forgot about it and want an excuse to finish it.

[MrGaryy]

People have until tomorrow night to vote then the book with the most will be the chosen book for March.

[Iceman]

OK well mine will be My Booky Work just in case i didn't state it before.

[pinkmichk]

i say the reader

[Callum]

I vote The Reader.

[Ross]

Yeaah, pick The Reader people.

[Locke.]

I vote for Russell Brand's Bio.

[Callum]

I've already ordered 'The Reader' from my library so I hope it's chosen.

[Hugo]

Originally posted by Callum
I vote The Reader.

[MrGaryy]

I'll close votes at 9 pm.

[Princess]

Originally posted by Gazbo
Originally posted by Princess
Woo already own Russel Brand's book! Going to read that.

You have to go for the one the majority chooses.:thumbs:

My vote goes to My Booky Wook as I started it awhile ago but kind of forgot about it and want an excuse to finish it.

Oops :blush: I didn't know that! I feel more relucant than I did when I thought we could choose :laugh:

[Lewis.]

Can i join? I got new library card today from School :)

I choose The Reader

[andyman]

What about the Mahabharata?

[MrGaryy]

with 6 out of 11 vote March's chosen book will be The Reader.

[Lewis.]

Yay!

[Callum]

Brilliant - I'm going to pick it up from the library later.

[Callum]

Do we have start reading at a certain time?

[Ross]

Yay The Reader. I'll get it Monday.

[Locke.]

You chose an awful book, I'm dissapointed in you all.

[Callum]

It has less than 300 pages. :shocked: That won't take me long to read at all, I suggest maybe opening the book review thread before the end of March because I'm sure a lot of people will have finished it well before then.