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 Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:54 pm
~Welcome to The Wanderer's Book Thread~ -Purpose: To motivate us to read! (Especially me. sweatdrop )
-Achievement: Read more. Learn more. Know more.
-Activity: A book will be read every month and discussed in this thread, for the whole month.
-We will begin reading on the first of every month.Agenda: November 2, 2011
*New book!
*Also, starting up The Word of the Week. :3
**I will continue this Thread until the day I die. -During November, 2011, we will read All Quiet on The Western Front, a novel by Erich Maria Remarque.-Synopsis by Cliffsnotes.com: The record of several schoolmates who represent a generation destroyed by the dehumanization of World War I's trench warfare, All Quiet on the Western Front tells of their enlistment in the army at the urging of their teacher, Kantorek, whose wisdom they trusted. Paul Bäumer, a sensitive teenager, serves as central intelligence, the prototypical young infantryman whose youth is snatched away by the brutality of war.*Money's tight in this economy, so you're not required to buy the book.
Just borrow it from your local library. :]
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:10 pm
Discussion Questions:*We can also meet at my Gaian house. I will post the date and address when the time comes. :3Don't know where to start on your discussions?
Here are a couple of questions thought by me and questions I found online:Questions by: Rocklin Unified School District1. Who is the “enemy” in this book?
2. Think about the concept of enemies in war: Whom do Paul and his friends regard as their enemies?
3. Why do Paul and men of his age group fear the end of the war as much as they fear the war itself?
4. In what ways does the novel critique the romantic rhetoric of war, honor, and patriotism? How might this critique extend to nineteenth-century ideas of nationalism? -In Towns: 33 Barton, 042927Direct link to my house.*You may post or PM your own questions, of course.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:11 pm
Reading Suggestions:*Suggestions can be PMed to me, EejitFeckles, or posted in this thread. EejitFeckles -Maybe a comedy; 'A Dirty Job' by Christopher Moore -How about 'Eurydice' by Sarah Ruhl? I love that play xD OneWithDunamis -'The Outsider' by Albert Camus. Lynnzee0 - 'Wicked' by Gregory Maguire-'Room With a View' by E.M. Forster.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:12 pm
Things You Should Know:
-Follow The Wanderering Clan rules
-Do not be embarrassed to ask anything
-Do not be embarrassed to suggest anything
*If you are embarrassed, PM me and I'll post for you :]
-Do not judge others
-Do not make fun of others
-You don't have to participate every month
-We don't have to read novels only; we may read short stories, plays, poetry, etc.
-All genres are accepted; science fiction, fiction, memoirs, romance, vampires( wink ), etc.
-I have the right to add or change the things you should know xD
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:13 pm
Progress:
Week 1: Ch. 1 - 3 (p. 1-50)Week 2: Ch. 4 - 6 (p. 51-97)Week 3: Ch. 7 - 9 (p. 137-229)Week 4: Ch. 10 -12 (p. 231-296)
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:14 pm
The Word of The Week is:
-celerity: (n.) Swiftness of action or motion; speed.
Example: These rapid attentions were bestowed with the celerity and skill of a practiced surgeon.
*A new word will be posted every Wednesday
*Use this word at least five (5) times. :3
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:15 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:15 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:01 pm
I like this idea a lot! Unfortunately, I'm already in a literature course at the university (among other crazy English courses) so I will have no time to read anything else D: I hope this thread will live so I can join when the course is over :3 And by then I will be so crazy analytical you'll all fall asleep.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:11 pm
Well, good luck on your course! And I hope this thread will be alive by then, as well. xD
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:21 pm
I'm going to head on over to the pirate bay to download it in the "E-book" format.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:59 pm
If I didn't just start on a book recently, I'd hop on this. Currently reading "The Lurker at the Threshold" by H. P. Lovecraft.
Edit: That sounded really erotic. But it's not.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:45 pm
deathservent1 I'm going to head on over to the pirate bay to download it in the "E-book" format. Sick. xD I've got a paper-back copy [I think that's what they're called] biggrin -Dun: Aww. Maybe next time? biggrin
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:01 pm
your lying dun, Its a romance novel !!! jk
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:58 am
H. P. Lovecraft = Win heart I'd love to join in! But I'm glad it starts next month, this month will be verah busy indeed heart
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