BYB offseason book club - commence reading!

by Baroque on Oct 23, 2011 8:54 AM EDT

It looks like Tuesday will work out well for the most people as a start day for the discussion posts, so I will go with that. It also looks like most people have the book or will have it shortly, so may as well get started reading.

Remember: the novel is "The Art of Fielding" by Chad Harbach.

First discussion post will go up Tuesday evening 9:00 pm on November 1st, and we'll be covering the first 60 pages. (The first seven chapters if you have a different format than the hardcover.)

If you haven't read that far, don't worry - just catch up when you can. If you aren't very "literary" in discussions, then don't worry - it's interesting to talk about which characters seem realistic and who you just like more also.

So, crack open that novel or rev up your e-reader and get going! :)

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I'm so excited!

I’m in love with this book.

In a long distance relationship with the Tigers--and, yes, we're doing fine.

by wepri31 on Oct 23, 2011 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

Thank You for doing this!

I think it’s a great idea, and I am looking forward to the discussion. I have to admit that I screwed up and didn’t get the book ordered on time, so I won’t have it by Tuesday, but it’s on the way.

BTW- I’m looking into getting a Kindle. Friends and family that have one swear by it. Any suggestions on what model to get? I’m not what you call an “avid” reader these days because I do so much reading for work and small print is especially tiresome. I’m ready to take the leap. Amazon has kindles anywhere from $ 79 to $ 199, and then there are apps that I might need.

I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!

by Tigerdog1 on Oct 23, 2011 12:00 PM EDT reply actions

I have no clue

But am looking to get an e-reader of some type for my birthday. My father has a Nook and loves it. The ability to increase the text size is something he loves about it, too.

Random nonsense at @Baroque97

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

by Baroque on Oct 23, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

and don't worry

I’m thinking we may go through the book pretty slowly, because I know some people who are interested have mentioned not having a lot of time to read. When I had my homework done for a weekend in college, I might stack a few novels next to my couch and just work through the entire stack top to bottom. Now I have to snatch 20 minutes at a time in between other things I need to do, so although I consider myself a fast reader, I don’t have the time to finish books as quickly as I used to.

Random nonsense at @Baroque97

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

by Baroque on Oct 23, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I think you will find the right pace once you get started

I have a feeling that the vast majority of those who read will go much faster. If I read a book at all, it goes pretty quickly. It’s just a matter of taking the time to do it, but it’s probably better to start out slow just to see who’s on board. Some folks will probably join in because they’re drawn by the discussion. Again, I think it’s a great idea.

As far as the e reader goes, I often get stalled choosing advanced tech devices and wind up stalled for months, wondering what applications I’d use it for. I’m over a year stalled on a smartphone now. I got my current blackberry five years ago, just so I didn’t have to carry a cell phone AND a palm pilot, but I don’t need it to get my e mail, take pictures, play music, etc., although I could see some of those applications being useful. I just want the kindle to read books, download them faster, carry them around conveniently, and make the text bigger for my senior grade eyes.

I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!

by Tigerdog1 on Oct 23, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

haha

That’s why I don’t have an MP3 player of my own yet. I have a small one that my mom got me for a birthday gift, and an e-reader is going to be a birthday gift because I wouldn’t spend that much on it myself since I couldn’t make a decision among all the options, too.

My guess would be if you just want the basic functions the least expensive model would work well. I know that the more complicated ones have a ton more options and are more like tablet computers than just basic e-readers.

And a simpler one at least you could try it out, see if it does what you want, and if it is clear it won’t work you know early enough to return it and get a different model. My dad got a Nook because then he could download the pdf file for the instructions for the depth finder and GPS that is on his boat when he and his friend go fishing, and that was easier than trying to print off the relevant pages of the manual from the file on the home computer.

Random nonsense at @Baroque97

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

by Baroque on Oct 23, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions