Okay, I'm going to be the wet noodle and not participate in this round - someone PM me when you choose the next book. Maybe I can get past the description of the next book ;)

Have fun!!!

Meanie ;) I would have and will in the future have to read some of the sappier books women like :)

I would like to join this book club...

I think 2-3 weeks is probably a good idea... maybe even a month cuz I'm sure lots of people are way busier than I am... :)

My book clubs usually meet once a month, so we usually have four or five weeks. I think a month is easy to remember and gives plenty of time for most books. If the time is too short, we'll spend too much time reading and not enough on GC.

Do the book clubs meet just once a month and discuss the whole thing then, or do they do it like we would do in school and read chapters 1-8, then discuss, then read 9-15, then discuss, etc.? I'd hate to spoil anything for anyone who hasn't read up to the points we're discussing.

I think we should make this the book for June and plan on everyone having read it by June 21 (that's exactly 4 weeks from today) or that general time frame...that way we'll have a bit of time to finish up discussions and get started on the next book. What does everyone else think?

Also, did we decide how many pages is our "minimum" (i.e., if you still can't get into after 50 pages you can put it down)?

I will try to read if possible, but I'm not sure if I'm going to have time this month (I have a lot of stuff going on). The book sounds interesting, though!

I am also going to have to sit this one out but I hope to get in on the next round. Happy reading!

I just picked up the book today. It's quite a thick book. I'm going to say a month is a good time fram to read. Some may be quicker than others in reading it.
But since I'm at work all day I don't have hours and hours each day to read it.
I think a month is good and those that are done sooner can start on the nexct book until we come to the discussion.

No-no-no -- I do NOT read sappy books. I also don't read books that I can't pronounce the title or read the description without falling asleep ;) Sci-Fi just ain't my bag, baby [/Austin Powers voice]

What can I say...

Hi, my name's AXO Alum and I am a fiction mystery junkie...
{Crowd: Hi AXO Alum}

I can get into some other things - that Inheritance book sounded pretty funny -- so maybe next go round. Don't act like you're going to miss me or something :p

Okay, we need to make like a separate forum for book reviews or book clubs or sticky this thread to the top or something because it gets buried so quickly.

Anyways, what have we decided for some of our details? I ordered this book from half.com and should be here soon (hopefully!). They shipped it via media mail and said it could take up to 14 days for delivery. Yikes!

Wow! I guess the book was too deep for some of youse...

At first I didn't think I'd enjoy it because I was shutting my mind off at the mention of "Sci-fi" and "Mars" - but then I read a more in-depth description and I think I'm really going to enjoy it. I'm definitely looking forward to it.

I didn't vote, but I'm definitely in!

I'll pick it up tonight!

So I read like half of it . . . its more interesting to read about the Greek Characters in the Iliad the way Dan Simmons is writing it.

The guy did his homework. I am pretty familiar with Shakespear's sonnets but I have to confess to never reading much of Proust.

Okay, as I mentioned earlier, I ordered this on Wednesday from half.com. It arrived today!!! That's super-fast shipping! Just in time for my trip this weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to get through a good bit of it, although it is pretty thick!