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b_b  ·  4058 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Book Club: New Material* Selection

Totally. I don't disagree with you, I was just making the point generally that 100 pages is a slog if the writing isn't captivating, while 1000 goes by like nothing when your interest is piqued. Swamplandia is 400 pages. My suggestion or Darkness at Noon is <300. Neither should be too herculean to tackle. After reading a bit about it, I'm pretty interested in reading Swamplandia. It's contemporary and popular, but by all accounts it's apparently also interesting and different. That all seems like good criteria for a book club book.





humanodon  ·  4058 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah ok, I see. Much as I'd love to give Infinite Jest a reading, it sounds like a good one to read on one's own time.

As an aside, maybe book clubs are like gyms: a lot of people like to join, but few people actually go.

AnSionnachRua  ·  4057 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Generally speaking, people are very keen to say they'll do things, whereas anything that actually requires voluntary effort is only done by a few.