17 June 11
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fernandofrench:
As someone astutely pointed out, it’s probably beneficial to have a reading schedule to avoid spoilers for slower readers (such as myself). So here it is (or refer to the visual above, drawn by the very talented malu):
- June 19: Up to “My Feelings” (page 75)
- June 26: Up to “Heavier Boots” (page 142)
- July 3: Up to “Why I’m Not Where You Are” (page 208)
- July 10: Up to the end
As always, tag your posts—questions, opinions, criticisms, epiphanies—with #onebookonetumblr.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the publisher of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, caught wind of our little book club and has offered to give away five copies of the novel. If you want one, heart, reblog, or drop a note in the Ask box, and I will select five of you at random.
Oh yeah, we’re in the news.
Exciting! …now I have to actually find a copy of the book somewhere. Foresight and follow-through, that is clearly what I’m all about. :\
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13 June 11
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fernandofrench:
The votes are in! The novel we will be reading and discussing for the first-ever One Book, One Tumblr is…
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.
It won by a landslide, garnering almost half of the total votes. Here are the next steps:
- Pick up a copy of the novel. It should be available at your local bookstore or online (Powell’s has new copies for 30 percent off). And for those with an aversion to paper, it’s also available as an e-book.
- Read, read, read — even if you’ve already read it.
- Post your ruminations, questions, and critiques, and tag them with #onepostonetumblr.
- Heart, reblog, and follow the discussion here.
Before the end of today, I will message five readers, at random, who reblogged the previous post so they can get a free copy of the novel.
And if I’m not forgetting anything else, let the reading begin.
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the only other book club i ever tried to join i was in junior high and everyone else was old and married and stuff it was so awkward i only went to two meetings the end
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