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 Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:47 am
I have a copy of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson that I would like to read this summer. Would anyone be interested in reading this book with me? Has anyone already read it?
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:27 am
only if next we can do count of montie cristo. or memoirs of a geisha after we read that one??
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:33 am
We could do that. I was aiming for books that dealt with environmentalism, but if people want to read books that are not about the environment that is ok. 3nodding
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:34 am
Here is a brief overview of the book.
http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Spring-Rachel-Carson/dp/0618249060/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305052425&sr=1-1
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 12:16 am
i see, i cant recall any book with an eco friendly plot, normall i read on humans ruin earth
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:14 pm
It could be about environmentalism/ nature.
Just a few books about nature/environmentalism:
-Pilgrim At Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
-A River Runs Through it and Other Stories by Norman Maclean
-American Primative, Dream Work, Red Bird, and Blue Iris by Mary Oliver
Silent Spring, The Sea Around Us, The Edge of the Sea, and Under the Sea-Wind by Rachel Carson.
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:12 pm
I wouldn't mind, actually. It has a kindle version which is great. I'm currently reading The Fabulous Riverboat. I'm happy to say I'm almost done. (It's not that good.)
How would you go about doing this? I've never done a book club before.
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 7:10 pm
I would give people a week or two to get Silent Spring from the library or to buy their own copy of it. It is pretty cheap on Amazon.
After that I would probably give people two weeks to read it. After everyone has read it we can discuss it in this thread! ^_^
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 7:13 am
i might join in, if i can find a good copy for my nook.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:32 am
Strega Mama i might join in, if i can find a good copy for my nook. Awesome! Just let me know guys when you would like to start reading! ^_^
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:25 pm
I'll join too if they have it at my library. I'll check in a little bit, our library has this awesome system where you can go to their website, check if they have a book and it tells you what branch it's at, where it's located, and whether or not it's checked in.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:45 pm
Vanilla eXee
I'll join too if they have it at my library. I'll check in a little bit, our library has this awesome system where you can go to their website, check if they have a book and it tells you what branch it's at, where it's located, and whether or not it's checked in.I hope that your library has the book! I am glad that people are interested in reading Silent Spring with me!
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 7:57 pm
This book should be everywhere. I would like to encourage everyone who reads it to do a little history research along with it. Things have changed tremendously since this book was written. If you have the time, find some movies made in the early '60's and just note the quality of light in the outdoor shots, compared with movies today. It's distinctly different.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:29 pm
I have it on my kindle now. :3
Not a quick reader mind you.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 9:50 am
sunsetsmile This book should be everywhere. I would like to encourage everyone who reads it to do a little history research along with it. Things have changed tremendously since this book was written. If you have the time, find some movies made in the early '60's and just note the quality of light in the outdoor shots, compared with movies today. It's distinctly different. I agree with this. Things have changed since this book was published. It should be interesting to compare environmental issues from the 60's to current environmental issues. It should also be interesting to see how Rachel Carson viewed nature. She was truly an amaing woman. She was responsible to starting the "green" movement (it wasn't called the green movement in the 60's). Info on Rachel Carson: http://www.fws.gov/rachelcarson/
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