Book Discussion Blogging

The question has come up of how we will actually conduct our book discuss in this format. Of course, I have attempted some research. Libraries have dedicated book discussion blogs that branch off of their Web sites or library/branch blogs. Eventually, our library system may move to that if we prove successful. Individual book clubs also make their own blogs. My guess is that in these situations, the blog is arranged so that everyone is invited to register with administrative privileges so that all comments appear on the front. In our case, only my mine do. I envision a discussion that bounces along at its own jagged pace. I plan to make comments about the book and if someone wants to, then I hope she (or he) will just post a comment whenever and not wait to do it as a reply to mine. We will all notice that a comment has been added and will eagerly read it. Quite honestly...this blog doesn't get too much traffic, so any number in the Comment line is notable :) We can then have a dialogue in the Comments section about a particular issue, as needed. That method may not be ideal, but we can experiment with it for awhile. What do you think?

Busy Week

This past week has been very busy. I have really been enjoying Sally's blog and have, myself, been a multi-tasking reader. The Fountainhead is progressing. I am far enough in to be engrossed by the characters plus I feel as though I am learning a great deal about architecture. According to World Literature Criticism, Rand did extensive research for the novel including working for some time in the office of a famous New York architect. I put The Fountainhead down to start Giraffe: A Novel, my June book discussion book. It is a work of fiction based on the true story of the 1975 slaughter, by Czech secret police, of the largest captive population of giraffes in the world. The book begins with the birth of one of the giraffes told from the giraffe's perspective. Very unusual. I have also just started Lee Iacocca's new book, Where Have All The Leader's Gone? His book is a scathing assault on the current administration, one he acknowledges to have initially supported, and what other leaders of our time represent.

On another note...turns out the letter "N" was realllllly, realllllly hard. We only had 41 bands and that included checking MP3 players and including Swedish Christian metal band "Narnia," which was found by guessing a band with that name might exist. I could not have imagined such a precise genre, however. This week..."F."