859 group discussion

What should our first book be?

Well, I was going to suggest Ham on Rye but I see Ellen has read that...So, I shall instead suggest If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino.

Sounds interesting. Let's do it to it.

I'm down. Just gotta check it out from my library. When should we read it by?

UHH it's not at janice's library I think. Soo we were gonna go for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest but I think you've read that? The other option thrown around was Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino.

Yeah I think it is going to be Invisible Cities by Italo Carvino.

I don't know how long you guys need. It's about 165 pages and I have nothing to do so I don't need long.

Lawlz, I just checked out the first book. But I'm pretty sure my library had Invisible Cities as well. I think if I start now I can get it done reasonably soon before classes start really trolling me.
I don't know why, but this is so awesome we have a book group!

Also trying to get my roommate and chris on here. The more the merrier?

lol the wofo library has nothing by Italo Calvino. I'ma hit up fayette tomorrow I gotta get cancer stuff done anyways. Yeah sure invite whoever. Is that a different Chris F. or THE Chris F.?

Zak wrote: "lol the wofo library has nothing by Italo Calvino. I'ma hit up fayette tomorrow I gotta get cancer stuff done anyways. Yeah sure invite whoever. Is that a different Chris F. or THE Chris F.?"

There's only one Chris F. We should definitely start putting the "The" before it though.

I agree.

Anyway, I started reading this book. Who would have thought it's about cities? So far it's pretty neat.

Just finally started it. Not sure if I'm a huge fan thus far, but am going to follow through. Someone in my workshop really talked up "If On a Winter's Night a Traveler" and the excerpt looked interesting, so we shall see.
Maybe a bit early, but I suggest we read The Poisonwood Bible next. Looks schweeeeeet.

Yeah, I kinda felt the whole cities idea was a bit overdone. I thin I got the general message the book was trying to send, but all the descriptions to get to it didn't seem that necessary. I do think If On a Winter's Night a Traveler may be a better story by Calvino.

The Poisonwood Bible seems kinda interesting, I'm currently reading more Asimov waiting for you guys to finish this book up and move on to the next :P.