OK, now that we have decided on a book, what do we do? 
1984 it is then...hmm, should we set a date by which everyone should read the book? Or just start a discussion already?
hiii..
umm get the book as soon as u can.. say till the coming monday.. n we can start readin it and discussing it.. i think usually they read for about a week and they hold meetings once a week, since this is a thread, why dont we read and discuss together. U come across something interesting, u can start a topic, however the down side is that spoilers are gonna be all over left and right.
so its upto u guys
p.s how many of u have already read 1984???
^ I have.
Should we do it in chunks and discuss as we go along?
I've read it.
I have but I'll probably get the book again just to refresh my memory.
I have.
if u have read it.. whats the point.. the main idea behind the book club was to read the book TOGETHERRRRR n discuss it as we go along..
ill go along with it.. but dont u think it would be better to read sumthin new... or am i jus being a freak??
oh.. i have, but i wouldnt mind reading it again :)
but sure.. i wouldnt mind a recall.
any sugestions for the recalll
one of my friend sugested this ... she loved it...
Middlesex by Jeffry Eugenides
personally i wuldnt mind reading the interpetor of Maladies an Namesake cuz i have heard alotta good reviews... but if its too chicky for u men.. suggest away...
n then we also have hiccup's suggestion Rage..
Are we back to square one again? If we’re choosing another book, I guess we should go with Rage as that was the other choice before.
Personally I think we should keep going with 1984, I read it back in 9th grade so I really would like to refresh my memory. Plus I haven’t seen any discussions about it here on GS (or at least not any recent ones) and if any book warrants a discussion its this one.
Anyways, I hope we can decide either way soon. 
umm.. if u guys dont mind Readin it over, 1984 it is.. if u rathar not, then rage. i gotta orderit so its be nice if we can jus decide
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*Originally posted by Deviliciousss: *
personally i wuldnt mind reading the interpetor of Maladies an Namesake
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Now THAT is a good suggestion! I heard a lot of good about that book too and as the matter of fact I have it here lying next to me, didn't have the time yet to start reading.
Here's some more info about the book.
*The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri * (Pulitzer Prize winner)
*In The Namesake, Lahiri enriches the themes that made her collection an international bestseller: the immigrant experience, the clash of cultures, the conflicts of assimilation, and, most poignantly, the tangled ties between generations. Here again Lahiri displays her deft touch for the perfect detail -- the fleeting moment, the turn of phrase -- that opens whole worlds of emotion.
The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into Americans. On the heels of their arranged wedding, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli settle together in Cambridge, Massachusetts. An engineer by training, Ashoke adapts far less warily than his wife, who resists all things American and pines for her family. When their son is born, the task of naming him betrays the vexed results of bringing old ways to the new world. Named for a Russian writer by his Indian parents in memory of a catastrophe years before, Gogol Ganguli knows only that he suffers the burden of his heritage as well as his odd, antic name.
Lahiri brings great empathy to Gogol as he stumbles along the first-generation path, strewn with conflicting loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs. With penetrating insight, she reveals not only the defining power of the names and expectations bestowed upon us by our parents, but also the means by which we slowly, sometimes painfully, come to define ourselves.
The New York Times has praised Lahiri as "a writer of uncommon elegance and poise." The Namesake is a fine-tuned, intimate, and deeply felt novel of identity. *
Fine do not read fury. blahdy, see if I care 
For something a little wacky, and easily accessible (it’s online), I’d suggest experimenting with 253
Read the review here first to get what its about.
Intro:
This novel happens in London, England, on an underground train.
There are seven carriages on a Bakerloo Line train, each with 36 seats. A train in which every passenger has a seat will carry 252 people. With the driver, that makes 253.
This novel describes an epic journey from Embankment station, to the Elephant and Castle, named after the Infanta de Castile who stayed there, once. This is an example of the verbal imprecision that costs British industry millions of pounds a year.
Numbers, however, are reliable. So that the illusion of an orderly universe can be maintained, all text in this novel, less headings, will number 253 words.
Each passenger is described in three ways:
Outward appearance : does this seem to be someone you would like to read about?
Inside information : sadly, people are not always what they seem.
What they are doing or thinking : many passengers are doing or thinking interesting things. Many are not.
Nothing much happens in this novel. It is ideal fare for invalids. Those seeking sensation are advised to select the End of the Line option.
Do you sometimes wonder who the strangers around you are? This novel will give you the illusion that you can know. Indeed, it can make you feel omniscient, Godlike. This is a pleasurable sensation. But please remember that once you leave 253 , you are no longer Godlike. The author, of course, is.
253 happens on January 11th 1995, which is the day I learned my best friend was dying of AIDS.
^^ wanna try it???
Okay, everyone, if i understand it correctly these are the suggestions so far. Let’s please try to pick from this list. Muchachos gracias.
253
The Namesake
1984
Middlesex
Interpreter of maladies
Rage
i don’t want to offend anyone. i am just making my own choice. i would like to read 1984 or Interpreter of maladies, but those are my own personal choices.
I would like to read 1984 as well, now that its been mentioned by a few guppies in other forums :>
i vote interpreter of maladies since its the most interesting name (still no rage hiccy :) )
ok the official vote...
i caNT decide.. everything sounds soo goood....
i guess i m gonna vote for interpetar of maladies...
no wait namesake....
umm
forget it.. i choose interpretor of maladies...