MT Book Club December 2nd
Ms. Haiku
Washington DC Posts: 7,389
Anyone interested in discussing:
Arc of Justice
A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
by Kevin Boyle
ISBN: 0-8050-7933-5
http://www.henryholt.com/searchnn.htm
in this forum on December 2nd? I'm willing to discuss Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States : 1492-Present if more people are interested in that as a book club discussion. I hope that we could have an active political book club discussion in this forum, as it seems that many people here read a lot. In the poetry forum there is another book club which may read the same titles over time, but has so far focused on fiction. Anyone up for a MT Book Club?
Arc of Justice
A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
by Kevin Boyle
ISBN: 0-8050-7933-5
http://www.henryholt.com/searchnn.htm
in this forum on December 2nd? I'm willing to discuss Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States : 1492-Present if more people are interested in that as a book club discussion. I hope that we could have an active political book club discussion in this forum, as it seems that many people here read a lot. In the poetry forum there is another book club which may read the same titles over time, but has so far focused on fiction. Anyone up for a MT Book Club?
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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Bibliobella wrote:Anyone interested in discussing:
Arc of Justice
A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
by Kevin Boyle
ISBN: 0-8050-7933-5
http://www.henryholt.com/searchnn.htm
in this forum on December 2nd? I'm willing to discuss Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States : 1492-Present if more people are interested in that as a book club discussion. I hope that we could have an active political book club discussion in this forum, as it seems that many people here read a lot. In the poetry forum there is another book club which may read the same titles over time, but has so far focused on fiction. Anyone up for a MT Book Club?
I would be, if the book topics weren't restricted to leftist platforms.
But, I highly doubt anyone in here would be up for reading someone like Milton Friedman.0 -
I'd be happy to read something from the right, but I've given Friedman a shot in the past and he put me straight to sleep. Nothing against him, economics just isn't my thing.saveuplife wrote:I would be, if the book topics weren't restricted to leftist platforms.
But, I highly doubt anyone in here would be up for reading someone like Milton Friedman.
If we had a group of people that participated on a regular basis, I'm sure we'd be reading books from a variety of perspectives.
Bibliobella, I think this is a good idea, I'm in
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 19630 -
saveuplife wrote:I would be, if the book topics weren't restricted to leftist platforms.
But, I highly doubt anyone in here would be up for reading someone like Milton Friedman.
Economics and more economics with you, eh?
All in good humour my man.You've changed your place in this world!0 -
Sure, why not. I'm inIf you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde0 -
I'll wait for the movie.hippiemom = goodness0
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The first title won the National Book Award. I thought it would be a good start since it looks like many people think it's well written. It has very good reviews from the New York Times to Salon.com. The second seems to be one that many people on this board at least have heard about. Political differences could make for a fast paced book club discussion. I must admit, I don't usually discuss political issues with people who have different views than me, so this could be a learning opportunity . . . or a stomach ache. I tried to read Amartya Sen's books because he won the Nobel Prize in Economics, but I couldn't understand them. So is Arc of Justice ok?saveuplife wrote:I would be, if the book topics weren't restricted to leftist platforms.
But, I highly doubt anyone in here would be up for reading someone like Milton Friedman.There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird0 -
I'm in if you all will approve of a somewhat moderate lefty. (That ought to be confusing).The Daystar
"But --you say that Dreams have no power here? Tell me, Lucifer Morningstar...Ask yourselves, all of you...What power would hell have if those here imprisoned were not able to Dream of Heaven?" Dream speaking to Lucifer as written by Neil Gaiman.0 -
Unless someone has read "Arc of Justice" and is ready to lead the discussion December 2nd, I'm going to postpone this discussion until January 6th. This is the first Friday in January. I've started the book. So far it looks like the author can write suspense. It's a true story.There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird0 -
Bibliobella wrote:Unless someone has read "Arc of Justice" and is ready to lead the discussion December 2nd, I'm going to postpone this discussion until January 6th. This is the first Friday in January. I've started the book. So far it looks like the author can write suspense. It's a true story.
why not discuss chapters of the book instead of the whole book?Take time to see the sky,
Find shapes in the clouds.
Hear the murmur of the wind
and touch the cool water.
Walk softly,
we are intruders,
tolerated briefly
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saveuplife wrote:I would be, if the book topics weren't restricted to leftist platforms.
But, I highly doubt anyone in here would be up for reading someone like Milton Friedman.
Milton "the devil" Friedman? No way!
Peace
Dan"YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death
"Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 19650 -
If you are willing to lead the discussion, by all means go ahead. I've only been to book clubs where an entire book is discussed. However, discussing a chapter at a time may be better for message boards. I wouldn't be surprised if that's a better idea, actually. Anyone else have thoughts on this?toronado10 wrote:why not discuss chapters of the book instead of the whole book?There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird0 -
Bibliobella wrote:Anyone interested in discussing:
Arc of Justice
A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
by Kevin Boyle
ISBN: 0-8050-7933-5
http://www.henryholt.com/searchnn.htm
in this forum on December 2nd? I'm willing to discuss Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States : 1492-Present if more people are interested in that as a book club discussion. I hope that we could have an active political book club discussion in this forum, as it seems that many people here read a lot. In the poetry forum there is another book club which may read the same titles over time, but has so far focused on fiction. Anyone up for a MT Book Club?
i would love to discuss anything Zinn... anytime...anywhere 0 -
I'm already in the middle of Chomsky's Hegemy or Survival....
I'd be interested in doing this after I"m finished that one though. It sounds like a good idea, particularly if we could read books from both sides of the political spectrum.0 -
December 2nd is on then - the discussion will focus on the Prologue and Chapter 1 which ends on page 43. See you then.There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird0 -
Just ordered the book, so I'll be there.
Btw, it's only $10.20 at Amazon."Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 19630 -
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/readersopinions/reading-group-picks.html
If you register there's a book discussion that happened, and a review of the book.There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird0 -
First let's focus on the writing. I think Kevin Boyle does a very good job of creating a mood. Just by knowing the number of KKK in Detroit at the time, Ossian's personal experiences and witnessing of violence we get a feel for what a scary time this must be for Ossian and his family. However, Gladys' attitude is just. They have every right to live in a nice home that they can afford as anyone else.
It's similar to "The Lovely Bones" in that the main point of violence of the story happens quickly, and we have the rest of the book for resolution. It is not designed so that half the book is build up to the main point of violence of the story. What do you think of the writing so far?There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird0 -
i dont have the book but i'll look into picking it up. i just wanted to throw in the fact that this guy teaches at my alma mater... this book was all over campus news when it was released and everyone was pretty excited to see it gaining such national attention. i kinda wish id taken a class with him.0
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Did you hear positive or negative reviews on your campus? Did the ones who discussed the book think they learned something, and that the writing was on target or that the author was full of fluff?soulsinging wrote:i dont have the book but i'll look into picking it up. i just wanted to throw in the fact that this guy teaches at my alma mater... this book was all over campus news when it was released and everyone was pretty excited to see it gaining such national attention. i kinda wish id taken a class with him.There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird0 -
I bought the book and had planned to participate in this, but my older daughter is staying with me unexpectedly this week and I haven't had the time I thought I would to sit and read. I'll try to catch up over the weekend.Ms. Haiku wrote:First let's focus on the writing. I think Kevin Boyle does a very good job of creating a mood. Just by knowing the number of KKK in Detroit at the time, Ossian's personal experiences and witnessing of violence we get a feel for what a scary time this must be for Ossian and his family. However, Gladys' attitude is just. They have every right to live in a nice home that they can afford as anyone else.
It's similar to "The Lovely Bones" in that the main point of violence of the story happens quickly, and we have the rest of the book for resolution. It is not designed so that half the book is build up to the main point of violence of the story. What do you think of the writing so far?"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 19630
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