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Would we like a fiction Book Club?

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Unrulysun · 15/02/2011 13:00

So that we could do some feminist analysis of fiction I mean? I was thinking maybe some classics but possibly we all know that Rochester has to be emasculated before Jane blah blah and we'd prefer to do others?

Would anyone be up for it? Would it work? What would we read? Other questions I haven't thought of?

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Rhadegunde · 15/02/2011 16:15

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EngelbertFustianMcSlinkydog · 15/02/2011 15:58

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charitygirl · 15/02/2011 15:52

Will always join if I have read the book, but probably cant commit to managing to do so (read book that is!).

But good idea!

vezzie · 15/02/2011 15:50

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vezzie · 15/02/2011 15:49

Yes, yes, great idea.

I want to read Middlemarch (someone mentioned it on the other thread) after reading a thing in the New Yorker (I had to buy it to read Tina Fey! She was great about it. I don't think that is a good start though because it will take so long to read - maybe we could notionally pencil it in for the future, at least it is cheap / easy to get hold of so anyone who wants to could have that on the back burner.

claig · 15/02/2011 14:52

Sounds fascinating, yes please.

Blackduck · 15/02/2011 14:49

I'm up for this too....

HandDivedScallopsrgreat · 15/02/2011 13:58

Sounds like a great idea! (It might get me reading more classics and off the crime fiction!!). I too have just read One Day and have some thoughts about it.

Prolesworth · 15/02/2011 13:51

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alexpolismum · 15/02/2011 13:45

Yes, I second that Tondelayo. More discussion of women authors.

(But if we're doing the classics, PLEASE don't start with Tess of the D'Urbs because I've had enough of it for the time being!)

What should we start with?

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 15/02/2011 13:31

Yes please. Please can we do some contemporary stuff too? Just reading One Day and have some thoughts on that.

And can female authors be a focus? We can all moan about McEwan, Amis et al until the cows come home but I like to support female authors and get them talked about. Smile

Rhadegunde · 15/02/2011 13:23

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