Good idea! How about let's start with Polymorgph? New book and interesting
concept. I'm all for gender blasting!
Cat Farrar
At 02:13 AM 12/14/97 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 97-12-13 22:29:30 EST, Jennifer Krauel wrote:
>
>> I know, it's so Oprah. But I've always been interested in book groups
>> -- you know, everyone reads the same book and then gets together to
>> discuss it. I don't have to tell you, though, about the odds of finding
>> a feminist sf/fantasy book group in your town. And I have so little
>> time for recreational reading, I hate to "waste" it on other kinds of
>> books.
>>
>> This list is great for discussing books, but it seems that other than
>> the big name authors (e.g. Le Guin) there isn't much of a critical mass
>> interested in discussing a book at a particular time. So I thought we
>> could nominate some books and schedule dates for their discussion.
>> Perhaps this could happen in time for holiday reading?
>>
>> I have no agenda for which books to include. It'd be great if it were
>> one I have but haven't read yet, of course! And it ought to be
>> something still available in stores (or libraries) for those of us who
>> don't yet have copies. We could perhaps alternate SF and Fantasy. And
>> how long do you think discussion would go on between books - should we
>> do one per month? Anybody care to suggest some structure?
>>
>> Jennifer
>
>I think it's a great idea. I would definitely be interested, and I think the
>book-a-month schedule would work pretty well. A month is usually enough time
>for even the busiest of us to read a book and have time to digest and discuss
>it. (At least, I think so....?) And alternating SF and Fantasy is a good
>idea - or we could put out a list of like 2-3 books to be discussed during the
>month, so if people only have time to read one, they can look at the backs of
>books and see which on they're more likely to be interested in, and the folks
>who have more time on their hands could read all three. And then it would
>just be a case of looking at subject lines to see which book a person was
>discussing.
>
>Again, Jennifer, I think it's a great idea!! I hope there's a lot of response
>to this one.
>
>Barbara Benesch
>BJBenesch@aol.com
>
>
~Cat Farrar
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