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Well, you wanted it, I wanted it, so its here! Introducing [i][b]Page 7[/b][/i], the official Offtopic Book Club!
As some of you might remember, I posted a few days ago to see if any interest existed among my fellow offtopians in starting an offtopic book club. Quite a few of you liked the idea, so I went ahead and made a b.net group page where we can all become members and hang out. Just follow the link below and join:
https://www.bungie.net/en/Groups/Chat?groupId=3741010
Besides being a general recruitment post, I was hoping those interested in participating would also suggest possible titles/authors below. Because we will be reading titles that, while fun, can be somewhat challenging I was thinking it would be best if we start with one book. We could set aside a 30 to 60 day time frame to read the piece we decide upon. Once we've chosen a specific work, I'll assign a tentative start and end date during which we will read it. Then we can all reconvene and have some discussion/reflection. The structure of how we actually do things is flexible, and I would appreciate any suggestions you all might have.
So lets suggest some titles. I'll start. Just list the name of the author/work, and maybe even add an amazon or wiki link to each specific book you have in mind. That way fellow members can check it out, and maybe even buy it or track it down at their local library.
[u][i]Peaches' Suggestions[/i][/u]
1. [i]The Hero With A Thousand Faces[/i], by Joseph Campbell
https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936
2. [i]Fahrenheit 451[/i], by Ray Bradbury
https://www.amazon.com/Fahrenheit-451-Ray-Bradbury/dp/1451673310
3. [i]The Invisible Man[/i], by H.G. Wells
https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Man-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486270718
4. [i]Mere Christianity[/i], by C.S Lewis
https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-Lewis-Signature-Classics-ebook/dp/B002BD2UR0
[spoiler]While I know a book on religion could be a turn off to some, as a somewhat skeptical Christian this is one of my all time favorite works in defense of the Christian faith. It reads way different than the usual evangelical drivel to be expected in most books defending Christianity. The book itself has an interesting historical background, as it is actually adapted from a series of BBC radio talks C.S Lewis gave while London was being bombed during the blitz in WWII. One of my all time favorites that I'd gladly read again.[/spoiler]
5. [i]Alice in Wonderland[/i], by Lewis Carroll
https://www.amazon.com/Alices-Adventures-Wonderland-Lewis-Carroll/dp/1503222683
6. [i]A Tale of Two Cities[/i], by Charles Dickens
https://www.amazon.com/Tale-Cities-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486406512
Cant wait to see what you guys have in mind...
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7 AntwortenBearbeitet von Uncanny_Vale: 3/19/2019 1:23:52 PMI will tentatively join this under the assumption I won’t actually have time to read any of the books. I have a young daughter and a busy job but I am interested in getting back into reading (I used to read all the time). So I might dabble here and there if that’s okay. I’ve read all the books on your list except for the Jospeh Campbell book. He’s the myth guy that Jordan Peterson steals his ideas from right? I haven’t read the C.S Lewis Christianity book either. But as a long time atheist I’m kind of interested to read it. Who knows maybe it will be the first thing to convince me. As far as my suggestions - maybe Cormac McCarthys [i]The Road[/i]. It’s a Pulitzer winning book about a father and son surviving in the post-apocalypse. It’s beautifully written and is one of the most moving books I’ve ever read: https://www.amazon.com/Road-Cormac-McCarthy/dp/0307387895 Another book I’ve been wanting to read for a while is [i]Sapiens[/i] by Yuval Noah Harari which is about the history of human evolution that’s supposed to be very good: https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095 Out of the books on your list Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite. It’s a classic.