18-03-2004, 03:35 PM
Nikkinaz - the Gardening at Night book is still on order - Amazon seems to take a very long time to deliver to Ireland (3 weeks and counting...).
As to the way the bookclub should go - you will never get everybody to agree to read any one book, all you need is two or more to read and start a discussion - even if people do not post you may find that your commentary on a particular book will inspire them to go out and buy it.
My personal interest leads well away from crime, horror, etc. Most books I read tend to be educational in some shape or form and are thus probably not suitable for a book club - most people would not want to read a how to manual or a cookbook from cover to cover.
When a book happens along that I would like to read (like the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency - if only because of its setting) I will try and get my hands on a copy.
I am sorry if my silence and that of others has caused unintended offence, but a) I am at work and not actually online that much and b) frequent about 4 sites in rotation so do not get around to GB enough to be classed as a regular poster.
As to the way the bookclub should go - you will never get everybody to agree to read any one book, all you need is two or more to read and start a discussion - even if people do not post you may find that your commentary on a particular book will inspire them to go out and buy it.
My personal interest leads well away from crime, horror, etc. Most books I read tend to be educational in some shape or form and are thus probably not suitable for a book club - most people would not want to read a how to manual or a cookbook from cover to cover.
When a book happens along that I would like to read (like the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency - if only because of its setting) I will try and get my hands on a copy.
I am sorry if my silence and that of others has caused unintended offence, but a) I am at work and not actually online that much and b) frequent about 4 sites in rotation so do not get around to GB enough to be classed as a regular poster.