Book-readers

Hey New Book-Readers.

I hope everyone is engrossed in the current book, and the inauguration. I want to propose some change, and some democracy. I have talked to a few people who have started reading, and they think that a group discussion would be a fun idea at the end of this.

I propose we use Skype to do this. I'm not sure yet but this may allow us to video chat with each other, as well as chat in the more traditional sense.

I see there are nine followers of the blog, I think being a "follower" of the blog will give us all a sense of how big the club is, who is in it, and who we can communicate about the book with. So, please if you are joining or reading press the follow button and sign up! Thanks.

Finally, I am not sure how we will choose the next book yet, but that information will be released soon and then we will announce the new book with ample time to order it from the library, purchase or borrow it.

I hope everyone feels a sense of personal responsibility and inspiration from the events of today, January 20th and that it is meaningful and not naive to be hopeful. Just thought I would throw that out there.


Also, in a step to organize these events could everyone in the club email me: motandrew@gmail.com
with the subject line: Book Reading Club


Good Reading...

Andrew

Book Uno chosen by El Bretto

The book Brett chose January's book reading club book will be Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. A favorite author of mine as well. Brett gave us this book with a short preface which has been included below.



To the Inaugural Members of a Grand Book Club,

With mucha gracia to our great friend and mutual acquaintance Andrew Schwartz, I have chosen our first piece of literature. It is a book that I read once in a strange land and one that I look forward to reading again in an even stranger land (Danville). It is written by the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, and is titled Kafka on the Shore. It is the bizarre story of a free-spirited young man, a remarkable simpleton, and a plethora of other strange characters and happenings. It works with notions of cause, fate, and the nature of Time itself. Besides this, I will just say that it is beautifully written, and I will leave the rest for you to read and interpret, and for us to discuss when the time is ripe.

I hope you can find a well-worn copy in your local library or used bookstore, one that you can one day pass on to your children, and your children's children after them, explaining to them how you, once upon a time, undertook a grand protestacular against the powers that be. I hope you enjoy and I invite you to e-mail me (brett.allin@gmail.com) or our mutual acquaintance if any questions or problems arise in the course of your reading. Thank you and I wish you all a lifetime of good books and positive relationships.

Sincerely,

Brett J. Allin


*PS.. here is the book, and a link to the wiki. Please enjoy, and to give you a few days lets reconvene on February 20th. I'll have the next book ready before then.

Good luck, and ENJOY!

Best Regards,

Andrew

Inaugural email

Hello and Welcome,

I am emailing Y'all as the first act in the conception of a book reading club. Feel free to forward this to anyone who you trust.

Let me first start by explaining and presenting the mission of this group: There are so many good books, and so many good people. As the people we know and love spread across the country and the world our correspondence will inevitably diminish; book reading is not a competition nor exposition but rather a method of communication. By reading what others are reading we will better connect with ourselves and each other. By connecting we will quickly and efficiently reach a higher state of consciousness.

That's it. That's all, nothing special. So here is how it will work, every month one of our diverse and unique members will choose and book. I will post it on the website and then we should all read it. There won't be any formal discussion, however you must talk to at least one person in the book-reading club and talk about the book (maybe a different person each month?). Anyway, my good friend Brett Allin will choose the first book. The club will officially start when I post his book on the website, which should be by the 15th of January. Please, send me any ideas you have or books you want to read and we will poll them on the website.

Hope everyone had a great new year and all that, and send me any emails of people you have forwarded this to then I can send them bulk emails.
Oh, and the website is funkyreadingclub.blogspot.com

Thats... http://funkyreadingclub.blogspot.com


Thanks, love, and all the rest...


Andrew D. Schwartz

This will be our blog site

This is where information will be set up so you can always see what we are reading this month. Also, we can have discussions on here. If that is what you are into...