tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post6320492799459185358..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: United We ReadMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-61364409503891108392011-06-20T14:33:14.042-04:002011-06-20T14:33:14.042-04:00wordsandpeace - So far I haven't found any JC ...wordsandpeace - So far I haven't found any JC Oates I've loved either. <br /><br />Jenners - I think a lot of times these programs aren't advertised well. I wish more people knew about the things their libraries host. <br /><br />Enbrethiliel - The committee that I'm on picks the book. We read a bunch of different suggested ones over a few months and then decide.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-23110899215804334322011-06-17T18:41:15.403-04:002011-06-17T18:41:15.403-04:00+JMJ+
What an ambitious project! No, my communit...+JMJ+ <br /><br />What an ambitious project! No, my community doesn't have <i>anything</i> like this. =( <br /><br />Then again, who am I to gripe? Even if we did, I probably wouldn't join in because I have such trouble coordinating my reading even with friends in a small-ish book club. =P Still, I can see beyond my ridiculousness and can tell that this is a <i>great</i> project. <br /><br />How does your community decide which books to read?Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-74905106795879579392011-06-17T18:38:51.555-04:002011-06-17T18:38:51.555-04:00What a neat thing to be a part of!!! I think it yo...What a neat thing to be a part of!!! I think it you had some good choices, and I love how you "supplemented" the book with other events as well.<br /><br />I vaguely remember seeing something about "One Book for the State of New Jersey" but it wasn't promoted very well and I don't know how they managed to pull it off. I also can't remember th book.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-60872613918458075962011-06-17T16:50:51.492-04:002011-06-17T16:50:51.492-04:00Yes, my library/city does it too, I'm in a 40...Yes, my library/city does it too, I'm in a 40,000 people suburb of Chicago. <br />we started in 2009. <br />we did: Shadow Divers, an incredible book. see here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9530.Shadow_Divers.<br />the author was invited to speak.<br /><br />in 2010, we did an author: Joyce Carol Oates, featuring lots of her books. She gave a talk in the College of your city.<br /><br />this year it's a theme: the Civil War, with movies, speakers, special sales in the city.<br /><br />I can tell you that in 2012 we'll do the mysteries genre, and invite a famous Chicago mystery writer - I cannot give any name here, as this is not public yet.<br /><br />I read and loved shadow divers, but at the time, I was not blogging seriously. and I hate JC Oats!! and have not read anything yet this year on the Civil War, so I have nothing on my blog related to that. <br />I invite you anyway to come and visit:<br />http://wordsandpeace.wordpress.com<br /><br />Emma @ Words And PeaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-35120515382601776342011-06-17T12:14:06.943-04:002011-06-17T12:14:06.943-04:00Falaise - I loved The Nine. The premise makes it s...Falaise - I loved The Nine. The premise makes it sound boring, but Toobin made it so fascinating. <br /><br />Kristi - It is difficult, but when you find a good one it's great to see the variety of people who participate in the programming.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-90813694773590288622011-06-17T10:50:54.025-04:002011-06-17T10:50:54.025-04:00That sounds amazing. We don't have anything li...That sounds amazing. We don't have anything like that here. I wish we did though. I can't think of any books to recommend. That must be difficult finding books that have a broad appeal.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343557750428307066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-28579450892686225242011-06-17T07:44:53.787-04:002011-06-17T07:44:53.787-04:00Melissa,
It sounds fantastic. Living in London, ...Melissa,<br /><br />It sounds fantastic. Living in London, I don't think there is anything remotely similar going on here.<br /><br />On a different note, I read the Nine last year and found it a fascinating insight into the Court. It was interesting to compare it to Bob Woodward's the Brethren.Falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.com