I vote for "On The Road" or "Fast Food Nation"!

Choice 1 & 2 -- Either Brad Meltzer novels -- read the 10th Justice which I would happily re-read, and the First Counsel - can't remember if I read it or not, but know I remember hearing good things about it.

Choice 3 -- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

As for the other choices - I am sure that I am missing out, but some of them, just the description sound zzzZZZZ -- but then again, I know that I am not a "real" reader since I prefer to keep my nose stuck in the fiction world of mainly mystery.

First choice is Illium
Second choice: Midnight in the Garden of good and Evil

I wouldn't say it was extremely long. It's dense, though.
So, it's a different read than a novel or even a biography of the same length.

Good! I don't mind reading, but I'm anti-novel. I could care less about something that has never taken place.

My vote is in for Fast Food Nation.

I've changed my vote. I'd actually rather have Ilium. I'm not much in a sappy mood and I wasn't aware that Five People You Meet In Heaven is sort of sappy.

Sorry!

The Five People You Meet in Heaven Sorry, James, but the first one just does not look interesting at all to me...

Sure, in two weeks we will propse another list and vote. We can include the same books.

fast food nation is one of the stupidest books ever by a man who had so much potential and wasted it.

-Rudey

When will you let us know what book we're reading?

First choice, On the Road... actually read this one in college

Second choice, Ilium... actually started to read this one in college, but didn't get too far

Ok I am going to cast the last vote . . for Ilium by Dan Simmons.

Ilium it is.

Ilium got the most votes with 6 votes followed by a three way tie between Five people you meet in heaven, On the Road, and Midnight in the Garden of Good and evil, I imagine we will be readong one of them next :)

Hapy Reading :)

Sounds good! :)

What's the time frame? I need to order the book, finish the book I'm currently reading (Rise of Endymion by the same author, ironically enough), and read this book... all in my copious spare time :rolleyes:

Cool. So that's our book for June, or will we get started sooner?

Crap. Just checked the web-site, and there's a huge wait for Ilium at my library...that's a good sign, though Guess I'll have to buy it! That's OK, it sounds ilke something my FIL would love, so I'll pass it on when I'm done....

How long do you guys need to read it? How long do book clubs usually give you?

A lot of literary references in the book andsome unusual social theory.