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September Book
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Books We've Read Already
- The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
- Absolutely, Positively Not - David LaRochelle
- Zap - Paul Fleischman
- Stay with Me - Garret Freymann-Weyr
- Blow Out the Moon - Libby Koponen
- The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly
- American Born Chinese - Gene Luen Yang
- Kalpana's Dream - Judith Clarke
- The Body of Christpher Creed - Carol Plum-Ucci
- The Canning Season - Polly Horvath
- Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
- Wrecked - E. R. Frank
- Burning City - Ariel & Joaquin Dorfman
- Stuck in Neutral - Terry Trueman
- Criss Cross - Lynne Rae Perkins
- Sandpiper - Ellen Wittlinger
- Looking for Alaska - John Green
- Full Service - Will Weaver
- Black Hole - Charles Burns
- Autobiography of My Dead Brother - Walter Dean Myers
- Geography Club - Brent Hartinger
- So B. It - Sarah Weeks
- A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray
- Bound - Donna Jo Napoli
- Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem - Marilyn Nelson
- The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place - E. L. Konigsburg
- Chasing Vermeer - Blue Balliett
- The Gravedigger's Cottage - Chris Lynch
- House of Stairs - William Sleator
- HOOT - Carl Hiaasen
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6 comments:
[twiddles thumbs] Doodley doo... Am I the only one here who understands deadlines?
Wow. E., are you serious? If you're done reading and you have something to say, you can always make a post and then hang out until folks catch up to you instead of commenting about everyone else's failure to post... We've all got busy lives and we do this when we can because we love it -- why make us feel guilty?
I'm regretful that I haven't found the time to get this month's book, read it, or talk about it yet, but I can't exactly prioritize that when I also have deadlines to meet for paying jobs. :-(
I'm off to get my copy now---
Sorry, M. It was supposed to be a joke.
My insecurity about being the first to comment stems from the fact that unlike the rest of you, I'm completely untrained in literary analysis, and I often miss a lot of things that are obvious to everyone else. It makes me feel stupid. And now I feel stupid without even commenting on the book. Next time I'll just refrain altogether.
I understand that your deadlines are important, but I find that a flimsy excuse. (International travel, I think, is a better reason.) We all have deadlines, paying or not. And thanks for pointing that out, too.
I understand, but it didn't come across as a joke -- particularly because you've posted comments like it before. I also understand that you feel insecure about what you feel is your lack of background, but I'm not sure what any of us can do to make that go away (I know I've already told you it doesn't make a whit of difference to me). And I really don't think any of this is a question of "excuses," flimsy or otherwise.
None of us is obligated to participate here, on the 15th or on any other date, and if you're disappointed by a lull in activity (I know we've talked about this too) I really feel like it's important to encourage conversation (e.g. by posting a question, if not a comment, or a lit-news related post like Sarah often does), rather than implying that people are not holding up their end of the bargain.
I don't at all mean to make you feel stupid. I wouldn't be being honest if I didn't think you valued accurate communication and if I didn't love what we do here. I'm telling you exactly what I think, and there isn't any hidden personal criticism of you behind my comments.
Truce?
Erica--post your thoughts about the book!
I thought I heard a rumor that my sister was going to join in on this one....
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