CKBC discussion

Hi! This feels awkward. How about this: introduce yourself (blog URL optional but encouraged), tell your favorite book and/or what you're currently reading, and give a random fact about yourself. I'll start.

I'm Kimber, obv. My favorite book is Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. I'm about to start The Book of Jonah: A Novel by Joshua Max Feldman. And, um, even though I've created my dream reading nook, I almost always just read in bed after turning myself into a blanket burrito.

My name is Sully, my url is shitnipples. My favorite book is Slaughter-House 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, and at the moment I'm at a dead end for what to read. (I know there are tons of books I want to read, but I can never seem to think of them when I'm at the library.) And, uhhhh, I can say with utter disgust that I used to be a Twilighter.

Hi! I'm Skyler (http://scrowgasm.tumblr.com/). My favorite book is American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm currently reading Wizard and Glass By Stephen King. It's the first book series I have read from him.

Even though I have to work early in the morning, I have a hard time going to bed before midnight.

Hi my name is Julea URL girlnamedgoober.tumblr.com. I have a hard time picking a favorite book so I'll go with what I've read the most. The Great Gatsby, Catcher in the Ray, A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby and Harry Potter. I should be starting Divergent but being a new mom I haven't gotten to it yet. I am also a sucker for cheesy and quick romances :-). Really looking forward to this book club.

Hi! I'm Lauren, (aka Playstationgirl). My favourite book would probably be any one of the Obernewtyn series by Isobelle Carmody.

I'm currently re-reading my Tamora Pierce collection and am up to the last book, Mastiff.

A random fact about me is that I can't stand reality tv cooking shows. >.<

Hi, I'm Amanda(http://thekongster.tumblr.com). One of my favorite books is The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. I'm currently reading A Son of the Circus by John Irving, Extraordinary Bodies by Rosemarie Garland Thomson, and The Good Body: Normalizing Visions in Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture by William M. Etter.

I buy more sweaters than are practical for living in SoCal.

Hey there! I'm Courtney (http://olddevils.tumblr.com). My favorite book of all time is This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Currently, I am loving Cheryl Strayed's "Wild." And my favorite season is baseball season.

Hi, I'm Sarah :) (sarahh-07). My favourite books would be the ASOIAF series and the next book I want to finish is my LOTR book (if I ever find it). Random fact, I'm Australian and therefore really bad at dealing with the cold (e.g anything less than about 65 degrees farenheit)

Hey sweeties! I'm Nathan (nathanielstuart). My favourite fiction book has to be Stranger in a Strange Land and my favourite non-fiction is a wash between Fingerprints of the Gods and The Ego Tunnel. HOLA FAVEBUTT!!! <3

Hi, I'm Cara! tumblr URL is allthoseships. My favorite book is The Count of Monte Cristo & I'm currently reading 2 books: The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (fiction) and Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery (nonfiction).

Hey, I'm Anna! My URL is virginia-werewoolf, although I lurk more than post. I have way too many favorite books to choose from, but I'll say "Yo!" by Julia Alvarez. I'm currently reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig. And a random fact about me is that I play roller derby and my derby name is based on one of the most famous woman authors of all time, Virginia Woolf!

Hi! I'm absurdly excited about a tumblr bookclub, for one. I'm Jennifer (picaresquity), and my favorite book might have to be...East of Eden, by Steinbeck. I'm about to start reading Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941, by Lynne Olson, and I finished The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones, by Anthony Bourdain, yesterday.

Hi, I'm Kayzee. I sometimes post cupcake things on my one blog (http://heyytherecupcake.tumblr.com/) and feministy things on my other blog (http://heytherefeministcupcake.tumblr...). Some of my favorite books are Norwegian Wood, White Noise, White Oleander, and Geek Love. I'm finishing up The Hobbit and re-reading The Farthest-Away Mountain. Random fact about me is I have a tendency to buy books even though I have many books I've yet to read (I think the Japanese call this tsundoku). I sometimes do the same thing with DVDs.

Hi, I'm Lianna, liannalives on tumblr. This book club is going to be great! Favorite books are hard to choose, but I used to say it was Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk, but now I can't choose between Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde, and The Postmortal by Drew Magary.
I am currently reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.
Random fact: I may have recently purchased a cat kigurumi for the sole purpose of being able to curl up like a cat with a good book.

Hey, I'm Franca, http://pastcureiamnowreasonispastcare... (mostly collecting quotes and photos I like). Some of the books that have meant a lot to me are Jane Eyre, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde and The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt.
I'm currently reading The Fault in our Stars.

Random fact: I love remembering lines from a favourite poem when they just happen to match a situation, feeling etc.
Also, I'm kinda curious what everyone here does outside of reading. Not meaning to be nosy, if anyone cares to share just go ahead :)
To start it off: I'm a medical student from Germany (so please be a little patient with my English…)

Hi! I'm Allie (diagonallie.tumblr.com). I love to read anything at all, but I really have enjoyed Harry Potter, neuroscience books, and just something that will surprise me in the end. Currently I am reading two books: The Brain That Changes Itself, a novel about neuroscience (it's actually a great read), and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
Random fact: I am studying to get my Master's Degree in Art Therapy in the US.
I can't wait to read some good books and have great discussions and such!

Hi, I'm Christine (tzusanna). I made myself a Goodreads goal of 100 books this year and thought this would be a fun way to work towards that. My favorite book is Jane Eyre and I'm currently reading Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan. I'm a huge fan of fantasy/sci-fi, mystery and travel essays.

Hmm, a random fact...um, well, I think I like unicorns way more than a grown woman should. :)

Outside of Goodreads and Tumblr, I'm a Medical Laboratory Scientist.

Hi, I'm Jasmine &/or (Mihoriel). I'm currently reading Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett and afterwards, I'll read the next Tiffany Aching book. My goal is 50 books and I'm interested in joining more community events, whether online or in person, in order to meet the goal.

My favorite book changes from time to time. Something that makes me think or inspires me.

When not reading, I'm studying. I'm applying to ABSN programs in IL in order to become an RN.

Hello! You can call me E (scarlettsentimentalist.tumblr.com). I don't have a favorite book (yet!), but I tend to flock to emotional contemporary fiction. I'm currently reading Teacher Man, Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality, and A Storm of Swords.

I work in the hospitality industry, although my dream is to create things with awesome people.

Random fact: I hate coffee and ketchup, and instead indulge in tea and hot sauce.

I'm Daphne, love-strudel. My favorite book is Dog Years (I also love Mark Doty's poetry, but this book is just wonderful to me), and I'm currently (a little embarrassingly) getting through the Sookie Stackhouse novels because I've been a True Blood fan for years and have never read them. They're not my cup of tea, but I feel like making the effort. I enjoy very long baths with too-expensive bubble bath gel and not-expensive-enough wine.

Lianna wrote: "...Random fact: I may have recently purchased a cat kigurumi for the sole purpose of being able to curl up like a cat with a good book."

This may be the best fact about a person I've ever heard. Also the cutest. xD

Kimber wrote:
"This may be the best fact about a person I've ever heard. Also the cutest. xD "

=] Thank you! It arrived in the mail today, and let me tell you, I have zero regrets. Easily the coziest thing I own. I want to live in it.

hey everybody. :) my name is briana & i'm found on tumblr by my url edwardisacunt.

my favorite book is wizard's first rule by terry goodkind but it was difficult to pick a favorite from that 13 book series. right now i'm reading best served cold by joe abercrombie; what can i say? i'm a sucker for books on hella cheap sale. (no but really, it's good so far.)

when i'm not playing video games or studying, i have free time to read, so hopefully this will give me good suggestions and a good community to discuss with. :)

Hi I'm Kim (http://turnthepagebeloved.tumblr.com/)

My favourite books at the moment are probably Jayne Eyre and Matilda, although I have a lot more and they change regularly depending on my mood. I'm currently reading about three hundred books (rough guess) but a few off the top of my head are A Game of Thrones (re-read), The Martian by Andy Weir; Oedipis Rex by Sophocles and You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense by Bukowski.

Something random: I have three pugs (Reginald, Mopsi and Neville) as well as a baby on the way. I'm a glutton for cute punishment.

I'm Brittany (http://just-likeasunset.tumblr.com/). I am currently reading The Painted Table, The God of Small Things, and The Weight of a Human Heart and am about to also read a book of polish poems (with polish & english translations) so that should be interesting.
I recently finished In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner.

My reading is all over the place - and I currently work at a library, so that is doing wonders for discovering new authors (or, new to me authors).

Nathan wrote: "Hey sweeties! I'm Nathan (nathanielstuart). My favourite fiction book has to be Stranger in a Strange Land and my favourite non-fiction is a wash between Fingerprints of the Gods and The Ego Tunnel..."

My dogg! :D And I still have to read The Ego Tunnel. I'm moving it to the top of my list right now.

Franca wrote: "I'm kinda curious what everyone here does outside of reading. Not meaning to be nosy, if anyone cares to share just go ahead :)"

I'm a social media coordinator and part-time fitness instructor / personal trainer (would love to go back to doing that full-time, though). I also volunteer as the rescue coordinator at an animal shelter.

When I'm not reading I work in Stakeholder Relations and Communications for a nuclear power company in Cumbria, UK. Although I have a degree in Literature and Creative Writing so would love to be doing something with that.

Hi! I'm Kristina (my url is ganitsirk) and my all-time favorite book is White Oleander by Janet Fitch. I'm currently reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Swamplandia!. Hmm, random fact... I played the ukulele my senior year of high school and got mine signed by Jason Mraz when he came to town. Outside of reading I do... not much, right now, tbh (unless you count marathoning Fringe on netflix?). I used to do data entry for a bookkeeping business, but now I'm looking for a job elsewhere to keep me occupied until I go to grad school in the fall.

Hi, i'm Anthara my URL is arahtna (creative right?) My favorite book and what i'm currently re-reading is A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. And my random fact is that I take the cheese out of cheese sandwich crackers because they're too cheesy.
(I'm sorry if i'm late but this really interested me when I saw it on my dash and i've always to be in a book club)
Oh, and i'm a high school senior and in my school's drama club.

Hi! I'm Blow Pop. My URL is main blog and also run both a photography blog and a poetry blog(though the poetry is mostly shit I wrote in high school that I'm trying to get rid of all the random sheets of paper in my room with poems on them).

My favourite book is a toss up. Trainspotting, Flappers And Philosophers, The Divine Comedy, The Complete Works, The Complete Stories and Poems, The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, or The Collected Poems.

At the moment I'm reading Doctor Faustus and Princess in the Spotlight.

Random facts: I use to work in foods at Disneyland for 2 1/2 years (I was a cook, food prep, cashier, and receiving assistant and worked almost everywhere in Disneyland proper and a few places in Disney's California Adventure) and I've been working as a monster for Knott's Halloween Haunt for the past 3 years. And enjoy scaring the hell and (either literal or metaphorical)piss out of people. And I'm trying to go back to working at Disney. I have the seal of rassilon tattooed on my right hip and am getting a custom star wars tattoo on the back of my right leg in another month or so and 12 piercings so far.

Hi, I'm Judith (teddybear-hugs on Tumblr). One of my favorite books is East of Eden by John Steinbeck. I am currently reading... an article for my Global Health class. I am currently a MPH student at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Random fact: I play piano, flute, viola, and tenor saxophone.

Kimber wrote: "Franca wrote: "I'm kinda curious what everyone here does outside of reading. Not meaning to be nosy, if anyone cares to share just go ahead :)"


I work for a local restaurant and also enjoy the occasional crafting, cupcake baking, and attending local band gigs. I'm also part of the DB Bookclub and tend to like books with dark subject matter.

Hi! I'm Vanessa (vamarie on Tumblr). I have many favorite books, but one that comes to mind is Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. I'm currently reading Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Random fact: part of my iris in my left eye is attached in the wrong place, so I have a little spiderweb-y effect that comes to a point in the middle of my pupil. Outside of reading, I'm a cosmetologist/banker, and I otherwise mostly like to hang out with my dog and watch Netflix documentaries with hiking and day trip adventures on the weekends.

Kimber wrote: "Franca wrote: "I'm kinda curious what everyone here does outside of reading. Not meaning to be nosy, if anyone cares to share just go ahead :)"

I'm currently a supervisor at a movie theater and first time mom. When I'm not working I'm spending time with my family or watching too much tv.

Hello! I'm Rebecca (rebeccas) and ohmygoodness I have to pick a favorite book? Right now it's probably a toss up between Divergent and His Majesty's Dragon but those aren't set in stone.

I'm currently in the middle of John Dies at the End (enjoying it immensely! it's like Stephen King meets Douglas Adams meets H.P. Lovecraft. kinda.) and look forward to reading its sequel, This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It. I'll probably jump in to reading and (hopefully) discussing in April, but wanted to join now before I forgot

I'm currently going to school for a degree in photography and work part-time at a pretty awesome job providing mobile entertainment for events (I get paid to play video games and laser tag!)

When not working or at school, I'm usually at home hanging out with my sister and my dog and/or on tumblr.

Random facts:

- This is my first 'official' book club! Yay! Hopefully this will help force me out of my comfort zone regarding people and discussions and books.
- I've enjoyed reading and books for as long as I can remember, but struggle to find the energy for it/fucks to give nowadays due to depression
- I love puns and wordplay. Really.

Hi! I'm Caroline. On Tumblr I'm fleetwoodmacsexpants and occasionally ladyofwinterhell (usually during Game of Thrones season). My favorite books are The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami and A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. I'm currently reading about 12 things, but focusing mostly on Insurgent and A Clash of Kings. I joined this book club because I stopped reading recreationally when I was working on my Master's degree in English, but now that it's finished I'd like to read more of what I want to read.

Random Facts:
-My primary hobbies are knitting and playing World of Warcraft (not at the same time)
-I've watched the entire series of Parks and Rec at least five times.
-I am pursuing a PhD in Film and Television Studies, but I've recently been sidelined by several rejections.

EDIT: I didn't add that I work full time as a ticket office assistant. Which is draining and not much fun, but it's something to earn some money until I can get into the PhD thing.

Caroline wrote: "Random Facts:
-My primary hobbies are knitting and playing World of Warcraft (not at the same time)"

I would have been SUPER impressed if you did them at the same time. I'm a knitter and I've dabbled in gaming, so it's still cool. But maybe that'd be a skill to work on?

Take two!

Hi everyone, HI HI HI HI HI KIMBER NATHAN VANESSA SONIA!

Favourite book? NOPE.

Favourite authors: currently Haruki Murakami, Orhan Pamuk, the Vonnegut. Usually really enjoy Allistair MacLeod, John Raulston Saul, Douglas Coupland, Brett Easton Ellis, and um lots of others.

Current nonfic reading: Just finished Incognito-the Secret Lives of the Brain; just started This Will Make You Smarter.

Current fic reading: S by JJ Abrams et al. A nice book as an object to look at, but bloody horrid to read. Awkward structure, horribly bad writing. Just, no. Regretful purchase.

I do stuff: cook for a living, freelance graphic design when I can, drink coffee, eat bacon, sleep, sometimes make pictures on a dying film format, and try to perfect the gin & tonic.

Random fact: where I live was colder than Mars when I woke up.

Hi! I'm Alexa, alexarayy on tumblr. It's hard to pick a favorite book so I'll go with favorite author. I love anything by Chuck Palahniuk and Margaret Atwood.

Fact about myself: I'm a book rereader. I love to reread books like I rematch movies. I'm currently working full time and going for my masters. I've been try to make more time for reading and I think a book club will definitely help with that!

Justin wrote: "Random fact: where I live was colder than Mars when I woke up. "

HI! Do you live on Hoth?

Kimber wrote: "Justin wrote: "Random fact: where I live was colder than Mars when I woke up. "

HI! Do you live on Hoth?"

I WISH. If I lived on Hoth, I would have tauntauns to crawl inside.

PS also, afuriousmiscellany on ye olde timey tumblrs

JUSTIN, if you don't mind: I'm currently helping my English-professor-father develop his modern world literature class, and he asked me for help describing Murakami as a contemporary Japanese author, since he's my all-time favorite writer. More specifically, what makes him stand out, and what characterizes his writing style. I had some ideas, but I'd love to hear yours as another Murakami fan!

Hi everyone! :) I'm Johana and my tumblr url is foreverdaydreamer. I don't have a favorite book but my favorite author has always been Edgar Allan Poe. The last book I read was Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir by Tre Miller Rodriguez.

Random facts about myself:
I tend to sleep with my eyes open and sometimes I talk in my sleep too.
I have black bird wings tattooed on my back for my love of Poe and The Crow by James O'Barr.
I went bungee jumping off a bridge in Canada when I was 17.

I just started working a month ago after being unemployed for over a year. I worked for a bank for 4 years before that. (They got bought out.) My new job is delivering car parts to different auto shops. Which means lots of driving and no interneting. I am hoping to get all my reading done after work and on my days off. I really want to read more books this year and I can't wait to get started.

Johana wrote: "Random facts about myself:
I tend to sleep with my eyes open and sometimes I talk in my sleep too."
Wait, you sleep with your eyes open? I didn't know that humans could do that???

Jennifer wrote: "Johana wrote: "Random facts about myself:
I tend to sleep with my eyes open and sometimes I talk in my sleep too."
Wait, you sleep with your eyes open? I didn't know that humans could do that???"

Yes. Not wide open but like half open. I have been known to punch my husband in my sleep too. He's the poor soul that has to witness all of this lol.

Franca wrote: "I'm kinda curious what everyone here does outside of reading. Not meaning to be nosy, if anyone cares to share just go ahead :)"


I am a caregiver year round and during Sept-Oct I am a monster at a theme park that does a Halloween themed event and as such get paid to scare the crap out of people both literally and figuratively. And looking for a secondary part time job for the rest of the year. And waiting for my application to volunteer at my local animal shelter to go through.

Hello. I'm Desiree, or Des. I can be found at starbar.tumblr.com among many places. Favorite book(s) are the Harry Potter series, and it's become more special now that my 11 y/o has gotten into them. We read and talk about them together. Beside this month's book I'm reading Empress by Shan Sa, and well it's taking forever because I just can't get into it.

Random fact: As a kid I swore I was a mermaid and was just waiting for the day my tail would appear so I can swim away. As an adult I still swear I'm a mermaid at times.

Outside of reading and tumblr I'm an advocate for children with special needs, emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs. I also go to school part time for nursing and am a mother of 4 handsome boys (I just had my 4th this past March 24th).

I'm excited to be a part of this book club and look forward to lots if good reads and discussions.

Hi! My name is Kyra (kyrajoan on tumblr). My favorite book is Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, and I am currently reading Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. A random fact: donuts are my love language. I'm excited to be a part of this!