Book club?

[Jaycee]

Sounds good to me Holly, I've got no problem with 19 minutes.
Does everyone else agree? Feel free to suggest another book if you want

[MantaRay]

I just bought 19 minutes so it sounds like a great idea to me! Just give me a couple of days to start reading it please!!

[Pandora]

sounds fine to me.

[Hollybolly]

Excellent

I don't want to be a bossy boots though!

Whatever you guys think!!!

I guess wait and see who posts on here for a few days and then give us a month from then to read it??

I don't want to be an organiser - I feel like I'm being a try hard moderator!!!!!

Maybe I should contact a mod???

Let me know what you guys think!!!

[Jaycee]

Happy for you to lead Holly, it's nice to have someone who knows what they're doing!!
I agree, wait a few days to see who's interested and give us all time to purchase the book then give it a month for us to read and then we shall discuss

[Pandora]

how about a set date for starting, say 15th October - thats mid month, easy to remember and will give those of us who are borrowing the book from the library sdome time to secure a copy!

What do others think?

[Jaycee]

Sounds good to me ray!!

[Hollybolly]

Sounds like a plan!

Lets start Mon 15th, and give ourselves til 15th November to read it!

Are you guys happy with 19 minutes?
I've read 'We Need To Talk About Kevin', which is along similar lines... one lady from my book club has read both and said they're both worth reading.

So glad we're getting started - and that gives a week for anyone else reading here to start with us too!!!

[Astrolady]

In the old book club a new book would be announced on the 15th of the month. It gave everyone 2 weeks to secure their copy and then people could start reading/discussing from the 1st of the following month, and new book would be announced again during that month but discussion would still be happening for the current book.

Love

[Pandora]

I knew it was something like that Kathryn, I couldn't remember.
What do you guys think? I'm sue anyone who has thte book now or gets it earlier can starat reading, but just no discussion priot to the first?
Or are we champing at the bit and can't wait that long?

[Hollybolly]

That sounds great, Kathryn!!!

So we pick the book soon & start reading on 1st Nov, ready for a discussion 1st Dec?

I'm happy to do that, I've got enough books to keep me occupied until then!!!!!

Do we want to do 19 minutes, or will we all put a few suggestions in and pick from there? I'm easy!!!

[Jaycee]

Sounds like a plan to me, start reading 1st Nov (although I'll probably start reading before as I may need to extra 2 weeks to finish it, I'm hopeless!!) and start discussing 1st December...
Open to suggestions of books too...

[Pandora]

The way it used to be you started reading and discussing on 1st of the month (so in this case November) but either way is fine with me.

[Jaycee]

Ray, how does that work given that everyone will probably be up to different parts of the book?

[Hollybolly]

Should we each suggest a few books each and then decide?

I'll start with some;

Tuesdays With Morrie - I read this a really long time ago but would be keen to read it again as an adult - and now as a parent I'm sure it would have more meaning! (Its also very popular in other book clubs - a good one to start with according to the ladies at Dymocks!)

19 minutes - This one seems to be popular on this thread, so I'm ok with this too!

The Pilot's Wife - This is one I've wanted to read for a long time that ladies in other book clubs have said is a good one for debate.

I could go on & on & on - and also with ones I've read that I would re-read again!!!!

There's a few suggestions to start with, anyway

[Pandora]

Not 100% sure I ojnly did it one time!
There used to be a seperate thread for discussion, and you would headup your post with which chapter it was etc.

[Astrolady]

Ray, how does that work given that everyone will probably be up to different parts of the book?

In our discussion thread we would do

Chapter 7

And then scroll down some, so if people weren't up to Chapter 7 they didn't have to read that particular post.

We did Tuesdays with Morrie in the Plat book club we had going, it was a good book.

I have seen the movie The Pilots Wife, and mum said there was a book about it too, but I have never read the book.

[Trillian]

OK, is the general consensus 19 Minutes? Or would you all like me to set up a poll with the other two books Holly suggested and we go from there? We have a week until the 15th to get it organised.

And don't worry if you don't get it finished by the end of the month - you can still post your review of the book and join in the chatter thread as you go along.