First Book List

From David's pen...

This is just a preliminary list of books that we may choose from to start with. These were conjured up in prep for a dinner meeting, perhaps what could be dubbed the first official meeting, in preparation of the club. We'll add books to the list and come up with better suggestions. We haven't conjured up a meeting place, time, format for discussion, means of choosing the books, and many other important factors.

Ruben is reading a ridiculously long book right now and refusing to start participating until he finishes. Sarah has not contributed to the book club yet, to be fair she just heard about our idea last week. Hopefully we'll be able to work out some of those details -- it doesn't have to be too formal, could just be a bi-monthly discussion of sorts over tea or something equally or more gay.

I'm kinda excited about this in a really dorky way because i think it will get my brain moving, give me motivation to read more and give me a place to list the books that i always think about wanting to read but of which I soon after forget the names.

David's List

• Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius -- David Eggers
• Decision in Philadelphia, The Constitutional Convention of 1787 -- Christopher Olive rand James Collier
• Mountains Beyond Mountains -- Tracy Kidder
• Alexis o tratado del inutil combate -- Marguerite Yourcenar
• A Confederacy of Dunces -- John Kennedy Toole
• The Road -- Cormec McCarthy
• Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

Ruben's List -- Ruben was really dorky about it and prepared synopsis of each book--- maybe making a link to amazon.com descriptions of the books we list wouldn't be a bad idea for choosing purposes.

• The Indian Clerk -- David Leavitt
• Ladies Coupe -- Anita Nair
• Call Me by Your Name -- Andre Aciman
• Kindred -- Octavia E. Butler
• The Real Thing -- Tom Stoppard
• Beloved -- Toni Morrison
• Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love -- Oscar Hijuelos
• The Buddha of Suburbia -- Hanif Kureishi