[rabite gets whacked!]

As suggested by Capt. Caveman in the lit. thread, I think a selectbutton book club is long overdue, so let's start one immediately. I'd suggest something sci-fi (or Lolita), as those seem to sustain the most literary discussion around here. So who and what? Let's get nominations, then I'll turn it into a poll.

I'll nominate Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer, cause shrugtheironteacup called Wolfe one of his favorite writers and I've never read him, so I picked it up yesterday (it's in the "Shadow & Claw" volume, along with the second novel in the Book of the New Sun tetralogy).

EDIT: Poll added
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[shrugtheironteacup]

That is an excellent suggestion rabite.

I'm not only saying this because I'm lazy and have a copy right there.

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[CubaLibre]

shit I didn't think anyone would actually do this

now I am obligated to read a bunch of books

shit
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[Wilkes]

I would reread lolita, sure.

I might do this, provided we kept the sci fi to a BARE MINIMUM YOU GODDAMN KIDS.

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[Wilkes]

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[zak]

I have allready read The Shadow of the Torturer; can't read it again right now because I gave the book back and my friend gave it to someone else, but I'm ready to discuss it when you guys are.

Lolita is ok too, I'll just have to find/buy a copy.

[Broco]

Good sci-fi usually avoids calling itself sci-fi.

[Martial Loh]

Gene Wolfe's The Wizard Knight annoyed me to no ends. I finished it for the sake of finishing it, but that ending.. ugh. Its definitely put me off reading anything else he's done.

[boojiboy7]

I feel good sci-fi should take back the label.

[Toptube]

good sci-fi nomination: "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K.Le Guin

fantasy nomination: "The Revenants" by Sheri S. Tepper (out of print but pretty available on Amazon)

[GalaxyHead]

I've read both of those

Classic: Geothe's The Sorrows of Young Werther

Modern: David Egger's How We Are Hungry or Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Milky Way Express.
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[SplashBeats]

scifi? let's read nova express :D

[Predator Goose]

Might I make a suggestion? It might get a little messy, but start up a separate poll thread for deciding which book to read. Then come back to this thread or another one to actually discuss it.
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[PianoMap]

I nominate Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky because it's a book on my mind that I haven't read yet.

I'm fairly certain that it's not sci-fi as well.
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[Felix]

nominating donald barthelme's the dead father

[Mr. Apol]

[Wilkes]

[dark steve]

[shrugtheironteacup]

Wizard Knight is sort of, umm.. curious. It's like Wolfe light or something.

I think certain Wolfe could be quite productive for discussion because it rewards close reading and analysis!

Shadow of the Torturer might be sort of odd, though, what with it being only 1/4 of a story and ending on a cliffhanger.

I'll weakly nominate The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories and Other Stories", because collections of stories are sure to lead to poor and scattershot discussion. (?)
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[shrugtheironteacup]

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[Baron Patsy]

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[Adilegian]

I second The Left Hand of Darkness. I read half of it several years ago, and I've been meaning to get back to it. This would be the perfect excuse. Plus it's the only book suggested that I don't have locked up in storage. =(

Also, LeGuin is exquisite.
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[Mr. Mechanical]

I'll do this if we pick Notes from the Underground since I've had it lying around for a while and haven't gotten around to reading it yet. It's pretty short, right, or do I have some sort of super abridged version?

I almost posted here earlier today to nominate Battlefield Earth, but I didn't since it wouldn't have been a serious nomination. I did read the entire thing in 8th grade once. Never again, though.

For the future, though, I (seriously) nominate George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia since I've had it for a while, read through the first part of it and haven't finished it yet. Also because we've all probably read 1984 by now and Homage to Catalonia is his "other" great work, I feel.
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[Tokyo Rude]

As with all things, it's better if one person takes charge and says WE ARE GOING TO READ THIS. Argue with yourselves about who becomes head, and then you can start getting places.

[Capt. Caveman]

I would totally be up for some Lolita or Notes From the Underground, neither of which I have yet read. Rabite mentioned Childhood's End upthread and I've got a copy of that sitting around untouched. Nobody nominated it though, so I guess I'll do it. Now I just need to find a non-shitty library a convenient distance from my house.

[Felix]

lolita is really fabulous and any of you who haven't read it really ought to right away; after having read crime and punishment, i'm not sure i'm up for any more dostoevsky.

[Wilkes]

ok so Lolita?

Yes, Lolita.

[Martial Loh]

[winkerwatson]

[shrugtheironteacup]

[Wilkes]

[winkerwatson]

no problem colin
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tim?

[winkerwatson]

hold up
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tim?

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Poll's up, go vote.
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[Wilkes]

I didn't vote for lolita lol

[Gironika]

hm. I see there is a complete lack of Alessandro Baricco.
Oceano Mare and City are two books that everyone should have read. Makes you a better man/woman.

Read to find out why! Shatzy Shell is such a classy character....
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[Mr Mustache]

I am reading The Castle. You guys should start now.
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