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    8 KB http://www.shelfari.com/groups/49805/about Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:16 No.148270  
    So, today we had our very first /lit/ book club discussion. Not that many people joined in (40-50 posts or so), but I can say that I still enjoyed it a whole lot, thanks to everyone that was there. So now, it's time for our second book and our second discussion! As I was the one that had to decide what book we should choose from, I'll post the final result to our very first /lit/ book club poll:

    At 220 votes: Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
    At 212 votes: the Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecraft
    At 187 votes: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott
    At 137 votes: Billy Budd by Hermann Melville
    At 129 votes: Gargantua by François Rabelais

    So Naked Lunch it is! The clear winner from the get go wins it all even though the Lovecraft was catching up as time went on. Should be a very nice read for everyone, and I hope that more people will be able to join in with the discussion next Sunday. So here, I'll now pass the torch to Kyle for the next poll, and I hope that everyone enjoyed this first week on our new imageboard.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:20 No.148316
    I'm not sure on this weekly thing, perhaps bi-weekly or a month for longer books we decide on?
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:25 No.148347
    >>148316
    well, Naked Lunch is really short and so was Notes From the Underground. If we ever get to choose longer books, we'll most likely give more time for everyone.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:26 No.148356
    great now i have to buy books.
    no, i don't already have them.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:27 No.148370
    >>148356
    torrents, everything is free on the internet.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:28 No.148380
    >>148370
    and four of the five books were in the public domain anyway, not my fault that everyone ended up choosing the one that wasn't :3.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:28 No.148383
    >>148356
    You can just download it.
    The tumblr site has a link: http://eliterati.tumblr.com/
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:32 No.148430
    i was hoping for gargantua but this is fine too. already have a copy!
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:34 No.148444
    How are books nominated?
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:35 No.148459
    >>148383
    whoa, that's very cool of you. I already own the book, but thanks for doing this!
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:35 No.148462
    What if I don't like reading books off a computer screen? I'll join up when you choose a book I have access to.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:37 No.148489
    >>148462
    well that's just your problem, bro. it's not as if any of the choices I decided on were obscure or anything either way, and libraries exist too, you know.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:38 No.148502
    i already read Naked Lunch, can I play WoW all week?
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:39 No.148508
    >>148444
    poll posted on the shelfari board.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:39 No.148515
    >>148502
    as long as you join in with the discussion next sunday, of course!
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:40 No.148522
    >>148508
    How are the poll choices chosen? Those books look like pretentious shit, imo.
    >> Anonymous 02/01/10(Mon)00:40 No.148524
    >>148515
    thank you for the serious response. for that, i will read it again.

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