The discussion thread for the first half of the third installment of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. I’m keeping this one short: what do you think of the book so far? Administrative stuff: First up, please use spoiler tags for any … Continue reading Avocado Book Club – The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower III) – Halfway-Point Discussion
Warmerdam needed someone to host this Avocado Book Club Discussion and I decided to volunteer because it gave me purpose to read a book after a long hiatus. ( My friends and I would read books and watch movies and … Continue reading Avocado Book Club – Flatland – A Romance in Many Dimensions
The discussion thread for the entire second installment of the Dark Tower series. A couple of discussion questions to get started (but feel free to talk about anything else related to the book as well) First up, what did you … Continue reading Avocado Book Club – The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower II) – Complete Book Discussion
The discussion thread for the second book of the Dark Tower series. What are your feelings on the sequel so far? Let us know! Administrative stuff: First up, please use spoiler tags for any talk about events later in the series. … Continue reading Avocado Book Club – The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower II) – Halfway Point Discussion
I confess I didn’t do the reading this week because of…life stuff. I’ll try to read them after work today and add my own thoughts in a few hours. Continue reading Avocado Book Club “Homesick for Another World” Finishing thread
The discussion thread for the first book of the Dark Tower series. First time readers! What did you think of it? And how much/little sense did it make to you so far? Re-readers! How well did it hold up for … Continue reading Avocado Book Club – The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower I) – Complete Book Discussion
I hope everyone enjoyed the book so far. I’ll be putting sub-threads in the comments section to corral the discussion for each individual story. Continue reading Avocado Book Club “Homesick for Another World “first half
Hi everyone! And thank you for joining me. Today we will be discussing the first half of The Gunslinger, King’s first entry into the Dark Tower series. Below you’ll find some discussion prompts which you are free to use, but … Continue reading The Avocado Book Club – The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower I) by Stephen King
Hey everyone! As I previously mentioned in the Book Nook, I thought it would be fun to start up the ol’ Avocado Book Club again, because reading is fun and reading with each other (at an appropriate distance) is also … Continue reading The Avocado Book Club Returns
Welcome to a special edition of The ABC (Avocado Book Club). We’ll be discussing Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. A few Avocados have read it recently due to a HOHH-themed Werewolf game I’m running. You can follow along … Continue reading The ABC – The Haunting of Hill House
Welcome to The ABC discussion of Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente! I’ve written up a few talking points/guide questions below just to get things going. They’re just guides, so no need to actually answer them. Feel free to come back to … Continue reading The ABC – Radiance (Book Discussion)
The people have spoken and Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente has been chosen for our next Avocado Book Club discussion! Fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, never fear. We will cover it in the next ABC discussion. … Continue reading The ABC – Radiance
Firstly, the discussion for This Census-Taker is still ongoing if you want to participate! Secondly, this post is for taking book suggestions for our next ABC discussion. Comment below with your suggestions and, if you want to, provide the reasons … Continue reading The ABC – Book suggestions for next discussion
So it’s come to this at last (not really, it was only 100 pages – went by pretty quickly, actually). Here are your discussion questions. Please … disqus. Come on, y’all, you know this song and dance. Discussion Questions This … Continue reading The ABC – This Census Taker: Second Discussion
First things first: I have literally just walked back through my front door after a week of fieldwork just five minutes ago. This is the first time since what seems like forever that I’m near a hot shower, a bedroom … Continue reading The ABC – This Census-Taker: First Discussion
So, only two people have commented indicating interest in doing this round of the ABC. That’s on me – I don’t think that I advertised this very well. Assuming that nobody else has either heard that it’s starting or has … Continue reading The ABC – Delay
This is a temporary discussion thread. I’m posting the questions from the discussion prompt in the comments section. We will have a formal discussion on March 6th, but this page is available if you want to discuss as you read … Continue reading The ABC – This Census-Taker: Temp Discussion #1
Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. My apologies, fellow Avocado Book Club readers. Unfortunately, I’ve been very busy working on my thesis proposal. So, to address the concerns that a few of you have been allaying – no, … Continue reading The ABC – Yes, I’m Alive
Another Avocado Book Club, and once more it’s time for us to select something to read. Please for the love of God don’t make me pen discussion prompts for L’Étranger. Continue reading The ABC – Hostile Takeover Edition
This is the third and final discussion for The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. We’re covering Chapters 11-20, plus the book as a whole. Plot questions (courtesy of Edmund Fitzgerald): How does the portrayal of Orgoreyn … Continue reading The Left Hand of Darkness – Final Discussion
This is the second discussion for The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. We’re covering Chapters 6-10. Guide questions/talking points: Aside from the folktale chapters we’ve only seen the novel through Genly’s eyes. What did you think … Continue reading The Left Hand of Darkness – Second Discussion
