Posted by Ritch on March 7, 2003, at 20:51:56
In reply to Re: or, time for a break?, posted by Mashogr8 on March 5, 2003, at 15:18:10
> I would not like to see this board disappear. I like hearing what other people are reading and I at least purchase the selection. Whether I can concentrate enough to read them is another story. (kind of funny that the only book I almost finished was one I had read years ago -- and didn't know it til I found it by accident hidden on a bookshelf -- back then it only cost $2.95.
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> I find myself hoping that I will read the nominated books and enjoy trying to discuss them but work, work at home, depression, medication, and PROCRASTINATION make it almost impossible. I'm always playing catchup.
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> Perhaps taking one month off (I could breathe and actually open at least one of the books I have bought). I'd also gotten overwelmed by the different dates (nominating, voting, reading, discussing) I needed to keep trying to figure the timeline. All of a suddent, there were too many dates. Maybe we could vote on the next book after the previous book had been discussed??
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> Just my thoughts.
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> MA
I hope it doesn't vanish entirely either. I treat a new book to read as an "assignment"-similar to an assigned book for a class. There have been a few books that I *did* procrastinate on until close to the end-but wound up feeling a little guilty and did some marathon reading to get them caught up. I haven't found any fiction yet that I couldn't finish if I made it at least to the middle of the book. It is too easy to get hooked. I like the escape (or confrontation) of fiction in contrast to my technical writing/reading work. My favorite electives in college were "Recent American Fiction" and "Recent American Poetry". If some formal changes to the board would help keep things going, I'm all for them. OH, something makes me want to mention something about Raymond Carver. He wrote a short story that we had to read in that fiction class that was absolutely excellent! I think it was "Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog". Hmmmm.
poster:Ritch
thread:200301
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