Re: Mohican Book Club

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: : : : : : : Hi Everyone!

: : : : : : : Well, what do ya all think?  Shall we have a book of the "2 month club"?  The reason I say 2 months is so all of the busy people have time to read a book.  Then we could all discuss the experience in the chat room or on the board.  I think it would be great fun to share our thoughts on different themes and stories.  Pehaps we could start out with a Sherman Alexie novel or collection of stories.  We could aim for a December date.

: : : : : : : I am off to Oregon for 1 week, so I won't be able to participate in everyone's thoughts until I get back.  I will be leaving tomorrow morning.

: : : : : : : Have a great day everyone,

: : : : : : : Ayesha

: : : : : : I think a book club would be a great idea.  I'd vote for starting with the Cooper books since I haven't read them yet.  As for reading deadlines, I'm part of a Jane Austen list where members read a chapter or two a week and discuss the books as they go along.  Usually one member takes the lead in dissecting each book with others commenting.  It works pretty well -- especially with a set schedule of small pieces to be read so everybody's all together and it's do-able for busy folks.  Just a thought!

: : : : : : Jenifer

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: : : : : Hold that thought, Jenifer!  Make that TWO votes for starting with the Cooper books.  One or two chapters at a time is also a great idea.  Who could we ask to lead discussions on Cooper books, I wonder?  HMMMMM?

: : : : : Dana    

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: : : : Hello, Jenifer, welcome to the board.
: : : : Hi! Dana, too!
: : : : A nice thought....I will have to find my Cooper book I threw against the wall to read AGAIN...as I am at fault for not understanding what that author was trying to say...but the idea of a book club does interest me...(I've got nothing better to do at the house today...)so we do get a leader.....hey, who is that that can lead us....or should I say; if we read Cooper, she will lead us....
: : : : What book do we start with?? (I may need more than two months to get through Cooper...ha, ha!)

: : : : Jo

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: : : Yea, Jo.  Maybe two months per chapter for me.  Hi again, Jenifer!  And let me add my wecome to Jo's.  Jenifer, since you have not read any Cooper, I would recommend taking a look at an article by Gayle Clark titled NATTY BUMPPO: Trailing The Pathfinder.  It is a fantastic overview of all the Pathfinder novels.  (I have attempted to put in a link in this post.)

: : : Jo, Cooper is hard for me to read as well!  That is why I went back into the archives to find ANY commentary for inspiration.  There are some good threads.  I have only read LOTM.  The first time, I read it really fast because I skipped all the words I didn't understand.  Then I purchased a paperback so I could highlight all those words and look them up.  I'm still on the first page.  It's pretty slow going.  

: : : Jayne, would you be interested in doing the Cooper books?

: : : Should we start with the first one Cooper wrote?  Take them in the order written?  Maybe we should have a Cooper Club in addition to a club reading more contemporary authors.

: : : Dana  

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: : Sure, Dana.  I'd be interested in starting with Cooper's books.  I have them all; they're waiting and waiting and waiting to be read!  I can re-read LOTM and maybe get something out of it this time.  A discussion would be great!  

: : Well, I'm off to the Hoosier wilds with my too-heavy backpack.  Have to have those extra warm clothes this time.  Talk to you when I thaw out next week!

: : Jayne

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: Well, we're not going to start without ya!  Glad to hear you're going to bundle up.  You're brave, Jayne.  Very brave.  Have fun!

: Dana


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