I wanted to bump this thread because I just read 'Dogs of Babel' and I LOVED it. I am a huge reader, and I have an idea for this thread. Rather than having individual threads for books, we could do a book club and have all of the book club stuff in this one thread; for continuity.
(Like with 'fun with pictures')
Here is how I think it might be fun to do it, and obviously anyone else with ideas should bring them up so we can put this together in a way we all like. Each month, we contribute ideas for books, as many people as want to do the book club thing. We come up with a list, and you 'vote' on them, by including them in your list of ideas when you post. Whichever book is contributed by the most bpo'rs is the next book of the month. For people who go to the library for them, and have to wait on a waiting list, we could do two books at first, and then we would be a month ahead right off the bat.
In case anyone wants to do it, here is my list:
Geek Love (twisted, some people may not like it)
Blindness (similar to animal farm and 1984) (Jose Saramago)
Case Histories (I just started it last night, it's phenomenal) (Kate Atkinson)
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
Diary (Chuck Palahniuk) (same guy that did 'Fight Club' so it's likely weird)
The Things They Carried (O'Brien) (about vietnam, likely a tear jerker, but supposed to be wonderful)
come on board BPO'ers!