Goodreads Book Discussion Group--Starts 1-11-12

[Goblinmonger]

I have created a Discussion Group on Goodreads.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/61206.DU_Fiction_Group?invite_key=d4543adbcd85368658f0aaa52f0ced838273329e&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup

I have never used the site before so don't know much at this point. My plan now is to pick a very short classic and run a test book discussion for anyone interested to see if we like that format better of want to keep it here on DU.

My proposal for this discussion is Old Man and the Sea. I pick this for purely selfish reasons--we are starting that on Tuesday in my American Lit class. Even if you have previously read the book, just hop into the group and try out the format--that is the important part of this exercise.

We will still do the visit from the goon squad here on DU and see which we like better.

Here is the reading schedule for the novel (I realize it is a short date, but it's a short book and the point of this is to try out the discussion format of Goodreads):

Start discussion of entire book: 1-11-12 (I will put up divisions in the discussion group--assuming I can do that--that correspond to the 4 days over which the novella takes place).
Finish discussion of entire book 1-18-12 (Certainly discussion can go longer, but this is the start date of the good squad discussion)

Please go ahead and tell me if this is a crazy idea. I tend to be the person that just jumps in and gets going with something and work out the kinks along the way. I know that doesn't work for everyone (which is why I am doing a short classic for the first one).

[Jim__]

1. Sounds like a good idea.

I may even have a copy of Old Man and the Sea laying around the house somewhere.

[Goblinmonger]

2. Here's a link to an online text of the novella

http://www.classic-enotes.com/american-literature/american-novel/ernest-hemingway/the-old-man-and-the-sea/full-text-of-the-old-man-and-the-sea-by-ernest-hemingway/

[DisgustipatedinCA]

3. I just joined the Goodreads DU discussion group

I'll be ready to read the book. Just let me know next steps r.e. the goodreads site.

thanks.

[amyrose2712]

4. Im in...

[ellie]

5. I'm in.

[amyrose2712]

6. I tried to join but I seem to be having problems.nt

[Goblinmonger]

7. I just got an email

that you requested. I will approve it in a bit. I made it a closed group. If that isn't how people want it, then I can change that.

[amyrose2712]

8. Oh thats fine. I thought that I joined last week. I guess not.

[Goblinmonger]

9. I made some changes to the goodreads group

and put a "reading schedule" on there. Pretty easy site to deal with, actually.

[Goblinmonger]

10. I posted some questions on the Goodreads group site

Still not to late to join in.

Let me know what you think of the questions. Since I'm currently teaching the novel in my high school class, I don't want to come off as too "teachery."

[DisgustipatedinCA]

11. I've added my first contribution at the goodreads site.

Thank you.

[salvorhardin]

12. I just saw this post, but joined the group

Great idea.