Do you want a BOOK CLUB forum?

alessandro · #1 Jul 14, '05, 1:33 pm

I am proposing a
BOOK-of-the-MONTH CLUB
forum to be created here in the Catholic Answers forums.

It would have four sub-forums:
- Fiction
- Biography
- Non-Fiction / Academic
- Inspirational

Here's how it could work:

1. The last three days of each month, the Forum Moderator would solicit recommendations (in each sub-category) for the next good read.

2. You would post your suggestion.

3. The last day of the month, the Forum Moderator would create a poll with the top choices for the next book of the month.

4. You would vote for your favorite one.

5. The book with the most votes becomes the next book of the month that we could read and discuss!

Note: This would occur in each sub-category -- therefore, each month, there would be four books that you could read: Fiction, Biography, Non-Fiction/Academic and Inspirational.

What do you think about this proposal?

Marie · #2 Jul 14, '05, 1:39 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by alessandro

I am proposing a
BOOK-of-the-MONTH CLUB
forum to be created here in the Catholic Answers forums.

It would have four sub-forums:
- Fiction
- Biography
- Non-Fiction / Academic
- Inspirational

Here's how it could work:

1. The last three days of each month, the Forum Moderator would solicit recommendations (in each sub-category) for the next good read.

2. You would post your suggestion.

3. The last day of the month, the Forum Moderator would create a poll with the top choices for the next book of the month.

4. You would vote for your favorite one.

5. The book with the most votes becomes the next book of the month that we could read and discuss!

Note: This would occur in each sub-category -- therefore, each month, there would be four books that you could read: Fiction, Biography, Non-Fiction/Academic and Inspirational.

What do you think about this proposal?

Nice idea...

I vote for my books!

Non-Fiction/Inspirational.

turboEDvo · #3 Jul 14, '05, 1:46 pm

Cool. Now when I would ever find time to read the books is a different story.

Eamon

CarolAnnSFO · #4 Jul 14, '05, 2:00 pm

Yes, I would love this! I'm always looking for book recommendations for my book group. Right now, I'm searching for good contemporary Catholic fiction -- and it isn't easy to find, because, for my book group, it can't be romance novels, mysteries, thrillers, science fiction, apocalyptic/end times fiction, or anything geared towards younger readers. That excludes a lot!

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christopher754 · #5 Jul 14, '05, 3:04 pm

Great idea!

tkdnick · #6 Jul 14, '05, 3:32 pm

Sounds like a good idea. But I know with grad school and two jobs I would never be able to keep up with 1, let alone 4.

Marie · #7 Jul 14, '05, 3:42 pm

If you are a fan of cozy mystery stories, you are certain to enjoy Saints Preserve Us. Very few people can make the claim that their books were inspired by Mother Teresa, St. Maria Goretti, and Ted Nugent, but Kathryn Lively can.

Also.......Pithed: An Andy Farmer Mystery by Kathryn Lively
Description: A CatholicMom.com Book of the Month! Biology teacher Andy Farmer arrvies at school to find the principal is dead and his colleague missing. So why do the police suspect Andy of the crime?

SHALOM, MARY by Kathleen Culligan Techler
Description: Beginning with the Annunciation and ending after Pentecost, this is a series of imaginary letters the Blessed Virgin might have written to her childhood friend Rebekah. It includes details of everyday life and the thoughts common to all mothers, possibly even Mary. Now available in print as well as disk and download.

Surprised by Canon Law by Pete Vere
Description: A comprehensive look at the most common questions posed about canon law.

The Mystery of Things
Description: The Mystery of Things: The myth of St. George-and-the-Dragon comes to new and provocative life in this Catholic literary thriller set in Milwaukee.

Giannawannabe · #8 Jul 14, '05, 3:59 pm

Count me in!!!

Grace and Glory · #9 Jul 14, '05, 4:34 pm

I like the idea, but to make it less work for the moderator, we could just have a book club forum, and each book could have its own thread. So if I wanted to talk about To Know Christ Jesus, I'd just start a thread with that as the thread title, and we'd get going. That way, no one would have to wait to talk about their book, either.

WanderAimlessly · #10 Jul 14, '05, 4:44 pm

Would probably be a good idea since books are talked about in about every forum there is here. It would a good was to consolidate information.

PF

Barbara Ann · #11 Jul 20, '05, 9:24 am

I think it would be a wonderful idea. However I would include another subforum for children's literature because I have seen threads addressing this very important question.

TNT · #12 Jul 20, '05, 9:35 am

All I wanted for some time was a Book Reviews Forum. I asked for it but no reply.
You state your case on any book you have read - good or bad.
You could sub-forum but right now I see no necessity until a big volume would demand it. You could also include audio CD/tape sets as well. Maybe even movies.
Let's pray for a Books Forum! I just know the Admin's are considering it.

LITERARY CORNER

Fashina86 · #13 Jul 20, '05, 10:12 am

I love the idea

sweetchuck · #14 Jul 20, '05, 11:02 am

neat idea, but there are too many separate boards to begin with.

StephanieC · #15 Jul 21, '05, 8:48 am

I like the idea of a Book Discussion Forum, with the book title as the title of the posting.

Because there are so many new people joining in at different stages of any thread, and many threads get brought back months after their original posting, I think it would be hard to have a "book of the month club" in the strictest sense.

There's a chance, however, that the categories & subcategories of literature would start to look exactly like the forum home page, i.e., "Apologetics", "Family Reading" "Sacraments" etc., and that might be confusing to new members, not to mention redundant & possibly burdensome for the new server! (don't want it crashing again!)