Epicmafia

sandbox book club

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hi everybody!! so after the poll that went up today, i figured roughly 20 people would be enough to start a book club, yes? (i know a lot of people said no, but we don't need a lot of people to start a book club)

so obviously there's a few questions here, we need to decide how we're doing this, what book we're reading, when we discuss it/meet, etc.

so pitch me your ideas here for books/timing, and vote in the poll for where we host it! <3

where will the book club be hosted?

skype group chat

epicmafia forums

other (explain in comment)

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Bebop says

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote

this one

ObitoSigma

almost 10 years

We should all read the Aeneid, no dumb translation unless we'll be the ones doing the translating.

Bebop

almost 10 years

Some book recommendations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Game_of_Thrones

tricksterer

almost 10 years

we should read the stand by stephen king

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Dawn says

would manga be accepted?

if other people are interested, i don't see why not!

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everyone please give me your skype username so i can add you to the group!

Charon

almost 10 years

izzy says

Charon says

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345428846

i'm ignoring literally everything you suggest

I'm the best read person on this site so when I say this is a classic..

well it's cuz I'm trolling.

Dawn

almost 10 years

would manga be accepted?

sunflowerpark

almost 10 years

Gone girl

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Im not even a sandboxxer but book clubs are dope

Sishen

almost 10 years

okkkkkkkkkk

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shakespeare ain't so bad. i'm having real trouble with milton atm tho

i'll have to give it a go soon then

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Merlot says

i mean idk if people would prefer something more literary or something i guess "casual" it's a broad field i feel as though the group should be made and then we decide a book together.

okie dokie, that's probably a good plan. since most people seem to want a skype group, i think we'll go with that.

so if i don't already have you on skype, please PM me with your username so i can add you!!

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we should start off with something short

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veryniceboy says

is the language difficult in it?

i mean, it's right up there with say, Shakespeare. if you have trouble with it you can probably find something similar to No Fear Shakespeare online that will translate it into a more modern form of English. but i was able to understand it alright when i was 14.

Merlot

almost 10 years

i mean idk if people would prefer something more literary or something i guess "casual" it's a broad field i feel as though the group should be made and then we decide a book together.

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is the language difficult in it?

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Merlot says

what kind of book would you like; book length, genre, what things are the limit here.

i'm not looking for a specific genre, it's more what's going to appeal to the group. in terms of length, i guess that also depends on how much time everyone wants to put into this. but probably not something terribly long.

Merlot

almost 10 years

what kind of book would you like; book length, genre, what things are the limit here.

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veryniceboy says

have u read the odyssey izzy

yes, we actually read bits of it as part of my 9th grade english class

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have u read the odyssey izzy

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Japter says

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey a classic

so so so good but would take forever to get through haha

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey a classic

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does anyone have any (serious) book suggestions? i might be able to think of something if you guys want but i would like to hear from you guys if there's anything you want to read or something you have read and would like to see discussed

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Charon says

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345428846

i'm ignoring literally everything you suggest