OOT Book club, first book suggestions

[Anacardo]

I nominate The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien. It's a semi-fictionalized account of Vietnam experiences punctuated by occasional lessons on the craft of being a writer. It is on my short list of life-changing books.

[Slow Play Ray]

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Plus I read 2 or 3 books a week anyways

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wow, i suck.

[RacersEdge]

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to be clear, should we be nominating books we have already read and think others would appreciate, or books we would like to read? because it sounds like you've already read ACOD (as have I).

and frankly, i am so far behind on books i want to read, i don't see me nominating or participating in anything i've already read.

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I'm wanting to know this too - plus, once a book is selected, is there a waiting period until everyone gets a chance to read it - or do you discuss it by sections AS people are reading it?

[pshreck]

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to be clear, should we be nominating books we have already read and think others would appreciate, or books we would like to read? because it sounds like you've already read ACOD (as have I).

and frankly, i am so far behind on books i want to read, i don't see me nominating or participating in anything i've already read.

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I'm wanting to know this too - plus, once a book is selected, is there a waiting period until everyone gets a chance to read it - or do you discuss it by sections AS people are reading it?

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This is still to be discussed.

If a book is 200ish pages or less, we could probably just designate a period to read it, then discuss it all in one fell swoop.So here is what I propose...

250 pages or less... we could probably just discuss it all at once.

250 -400 pages - break it into halves and discuss.

400 + - break it into thirds.

[BWebb]

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The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century, Thomas Friedman

Friedman made his name as the NY Times Special Op-Ed columnist covering the most recent Iraq War. He has a strong foreign policy, though not sure of economic, background. From his website:

Thomas Friedman demystifies the brave new world for readers, allowing them to make sense of the often bewildering global scene unfolding before their eyes. With his inimitable ability to translate complex foreign policy and economic issues, Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the twenty-first century; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt.

-Al

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I second this selection, I've been meaning to get to it.

[tdarko]

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The Good Life, by Jay McInerney



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The Things They Carried

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i second both of these.

[spaceman Bryce]

1984 by George Orwell
also, Go Ask Alice

[guids]

Freakanomics Ill eighth that one. Its good

Hustler Days Good book about the history of pool hustling.

Life on teh mississippi Mark Twain Classic.

[Bobb]

In Cold Blood

The book Truman Capote wrote about a family in Kansas (could be wrong there) that got murdered. There's a movie out now about him.

[Jdanz]

i really want to read the world is flat,

freakonomics is really good, not to mention that it's an incredibly quick read.

edit: i hear really good things about liar's poker. I don't recall what these good things are.