Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Hey, Book Skimmers-
So it looks like we're talking about Tom McCarthy's book next. Because I currently have a conflict with my Thursday evenings, I'm hoping everyone can make it to a Wednesday discussion in April. I'm told that Wednesday, April 19 is open for those OH2 folks who normally have midweek obligations. I hope it works for everyone. Let me know if it doesn't.
Place and exact time TBD.
Steve
So it looks like we're talking about Tom McCarthy's book next. Because I currently have a conflict with my Thursday evenings, I'm hoping everyone can make it to a Wednesday discussion in April. I'm told that Wednesday, April 19 is open for those OH2 folks who normally have midweek obligations. I hope it works for everyone. Let me know if it doesn't.
Place and exact time TBD.
Steve
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Reading list for Spring/Summer 2017
I downloaded a super powered algorithm from NASA to total all our results, and here we are:
April
Steve: Satin Island, Tom McCarthy
May
Kristian: Exit West.
June
Brandon: American Lion by John Meacham
July
Adam: The Three Body Problem, Liu Cixin
August
Marc: Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama
Sept
Emron: -“The Decapitated Chicken”, “The Son”, and “Juan Darién” by Horacio Quiroga
If those months don't work for you to host, let us know and we'll switch it around.
April
Steve: Satin Island, Tom McCarthy
May
Kristian: Exit West.
June
Brandon: American Lion by John Meacham
July
Adam: The Three Body Problem, Liu Cixin
August
Marc: Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama
Sept
Emron: -“The Decapitated Chicken”, “The Son”, and “Juan Darién” by Horacio Quiroga
If those months don't work for you to host, let us know and we'll switch it around.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
Emron's 2017 Picks
Since nobody seems to finish the novels and other lengthy books that we pick (except, perhaps, the particular manly man who picks the book….but even that is not a guarantee) I’m going to take a different strategy by choosing some works of short fiction the next time my turn comes around. No more excuses for not reading (said to self as much as to others). I’ll provide PDFs and/or links for each selection.
-“The Aleph” by Jorge Luis Borges (We’ll read 2 translations—one by Di Giovanni and one by Hurley) [One of Borges’s beautiful stories of infinity, totality, and revenge]
-“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan Poe [2 of the 3 stories that gave birth to the ubiquitous detective genre]
-“Axolotl”, “The Night Face Up”, and “The Distances” by Julio Cortázar (Just 1 translation each) [Fantastic or magical real? Three terrific and terrifying stories of doubling]
-“Flowering Judas”, “Noon Wine”, and “María Concepción” by Katherine Anne Porter [Three wonderful stories set in Mexico or Texas by a brilliant modernist writer]
-“The Decapitated Chicken”, “The Son”, and “Juan Darién” by Horacio Quiroga (Just 1 translation each) [Uruguayan/Argentine horror and naturalism from the early 20th century]
Since nobody seems to finish the novels and other lengthy books that we pick (except, perhaps, the particular manly man who picks the book….but even that is not a guarantee) I’m going to take a different strategy by choosing some works of short fiction the next time my turn comes around. No more excuses for not reading (said to self as much as to others). I’ll provide PDFs and/or links for each selection.
-“The Aleph” by Jorge Luis Borges (We’ll read 2 translations—one by Di Giovanni and one by Hurley) [One of Borges’s beautiful stories of infinity, totality, and revenge]
-“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan Poe [2 of the 3 stories that gave birth to the ubiquitous detective genre]
-“Axolotl”, “The Night Face Up”, and “The Distances” by Julio Cortázar (Just 1 translation each) [Fantastic or magical real? Three terrific and terrifying stories of doubling]
-“Flowering Judas”, “Noon Wine”, and “María Concepción” by Katherine Anne Porter [Three wonderful stories set in Mexico or Texas by a brilliant modernist writer]
-“The Decapitated Chicken”, “The Son”, and “Juan Darién” by Horacio Quiroga (Just 1 translation each) [Uruguayan/Argentine horror and naturalism from the early 20th century]
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Marc's Picks 2017
Six Four, Hideo Yokoyama
Silence, Shusaku Endo
Ghostwritten, David Mitchell
Killing Commendatore, Murakami Haruki (the translation should be released soon)
Vineland, Thomas Pynchon
What Would Jesus Deconstruct?, John Caputo
Silence, Shusaku Endo
Ghostwritten, David Mitchell
Killing Commendatore, Murakami Haruki (the translation should be released soon)
Vineland, Thomas Pynchon
What Would Jesus Deconstruct?, John Caputo
Steve's Picks - 2017
Revenge, Yoko Ogawa
A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Rebecca Solnit
Based on a True Story, Norm MacDonald
The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton
Evicted, Matthew Desmond
Satin Island, Tom McCarthy
A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Rebecca Solnit
Based on a True Story, Norm MacDonald
The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton
Evicted, Matthew Desmond
Satin Island, Tom McCarthy
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Adam's Picks 2017
Homo Deus, Yuvai Noah Harari
The Three Body Problem, Liu Cixin
Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman
Underworld, Don Delillo
A Soldier of the Great War, Mark
Helprin
Neuromancer, William Gibson
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Brandon's Picks - 2017
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
American Lion by John Meacham
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
The Found and the Lost by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Life of Heber C. Kimball by Orson Whitney
American Lion by John Meacham
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
The Found and the Lost by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Life of Heber C. Kimball by Orson Whitney
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Don Quixote in January
My fellow manly manly men,
Next up on our list is Don Quixote. Really, it's embarrassing that none of us has read this book already, but now is our chance to prove our literary mettle. It's a long book, but from what I can tell, not a difficult one. Right from the first chapter you'll be able to tell we're in good hands. Still, to give us time to finish (Finish a book club book? Yes, I say! Forward, not backward! Upward, not forward!) we'll skip December and meet for this one on January 12th (the 2nd Thursday). I'm happy to host a movie night (or two) in the meantime, just cuz it's fun to get together with you dudes.
Next up on our list is Don Quixote. Really, it's embarrassing that none of us has read this book already, but now is our chance to prove our literary mettle. It's a long book, but from what I can tell, not a difficult one. Right from the first chapter you'll be able to tell we're in good hands. Still, to give us time to finish (Finish a book club book? Yes, I say! Forward, not backward! Upward, not forward!) we'll skip December and meet for this one on January 12th (the 2nd Thursday). I'm happy to host a movie night (or two) in the meantime, just cuz it's fun to get together with you dudes.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Map of every river basin in the US
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3860062/The-veins-America-Stunning-map-shows-river-basin-US.html
Thought this was interesting after reading Basin and Range. It would probably help if I wasn't color blink, but I can make out a few of these...
Monday, September 5, 2016
Basin and Range
Hi Gents-
How's everyone feel about a meet up to talk about McPhee's book? Our regular schedule puts us on this week. How many can make it this Thursday night?
The plan I have devised is a simple one. We meet at my place at 7:00. We pile into a car or two and make a quick run to Pop n Sweets for a couple of cool ones (likely ginger beer for me, but you have your agency). Then back to my place where we can huddle up and talk about geology for a bit. After that, I'm thinking it's probably time to screen Kung Fury and/or The World of Tomorrow. It really is a marvelous way to spend half an hour.
Who's in?
-Steve
How's everyone feel about a meet up to talk about McPhee's book? Our regular schedule puts us on this week. How many can make it this Thursday night?
The plan I have devised is a simple one. We meet at my place at 7:00. We pile into a car or two and make a quick run to Pop n Sweets for a couple of cool ones (likely ginger beer for me, but you have your agency). Then back to my place where we can huddle up and talk about geology for a bit. After that, I'm thinking it's probably time to screen Kung Fury and/or The World of Tomorrow. It really is a marvelous way to spend half an hour.
Who's in?
-Steve
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