Sunday, March 30, 2014

House Rules + Sign Up Link


1. Be open to opinions.
We are all entitled to our own opinions. Just please be respectful of others in that regard.

2. We debate, not argue.
When expressing said opinions, be polite! This club welcomes debate, but we don't deal with bullies.

3. Everyone reads at their own pace. Let's keep this spoiler free!
If you don't make it to the chapters we're supposed to read for the week, no problem! Did you read ahead and finish the whole book because it was so good you couldn't stop? Okay! Just please, no spoilers for those who are behind you.

4. Be open to new genres.
Although I'll always let you know what we're reading, and you can always choose not to participate, try to step out of the box once in a while! We are all here to discover new reads.

5. Make new friends, and have fun reading!
This is the most important rule of all. We're here to bond over the love of reading. Meet new people, get their info, and come talk books whenever you want. This is your site.



New to our site?
Please sign up for the mailing list! You'll only get 1 to 2 emails a month from us, detailing what we're reading and when. Plus the occasional book giveaway!

Discussion posts go up every Friday!

Friday, March 21, 2014

Reboot! Plus, a book pick.


Hi there! I bet you thought I forgot all about you, right? I didn't. Life was very hectic, and now things have calmed down and I realized that we never did get things started here. Running a book club is hard. It's even harder when you don't see those people in real life. So to get things started, I've chosen a book that has a lot of very positive buzz surrounding it!


The Rosie Project
THE ART OF LOVE IS NEVER A SCIENCE

MEET DON TILLMAN, a brilliant yet socially challenged professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife. And so, in the orderly, evidence-based manner with which Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the late arrivers.

Rosie Jarman is all these things. She also is strangely beguiling, fiery, and intelligent. And while Don quickly disqualifies her as a candidate for the Wife Project, as a DNA expert Don is particularly suited to help Rosie on her own quest: identifying her biological father. When an unlikely relationship develops as they collaborate on the Father Project, Don is forced to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie—and the realization that, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love, it finds you.

Arrestingly endearing and entirely unconventional, Graeme Simsion’s distinctive debut will resonate with anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of great challenges. The Rosie Project is a rare find: a book that restores our optimism in the power of human connection.

Sound like a book you wouldn't normally read? GOOD! I want you to step out of your boundaries and try something new. In the spirit of full disclosure, I haven't read this either. So we're all going into it brand new, and blind.

The Rosie Project is $1.99 on Amazon, and  likely available at your library. Snag your copy, and we'll get started reading this book at the beginning of April. If you choose not to join this month, no problem! We'll actually vote on next month's book in the middle of April.


***IMPORTANT***
Please sign up for the mailing list below! I'll only send you an email once a month to remind you what we are reading, and when our discussions will be :). No spam from me. It's just an easier way to keep in touch.