Book Club Launch

hey dudes and dudettes -

recently i've been thinking about how everyone i know is brilliant. no, really. and i thought, where does all this brilliance come from? and yes, cats and kittens, most of it comes from within, from your shining selves, but as an english teacher i also thought of how the wonder of books is enriching your (and therefore my) juicy, juicy brains. and i thought, damn, i need to tap that!

perhaps a similar thought has crossed your mind.

as a result, i had an idea: why don't I find out what people are reading, and read it too? deceptively simple, right? but i wanted more . . . how could i read PARTS of some books without reading them straight through, and so still gain some brain-juciness in the time it takes to nuke the nachos between tv soccer matches? teasers, of sorts, but the kind that don't involve soft drinks or cars or techno music . . . hmmmmmmmmmm . . .

and then it came to me. passage-based internet-friendly book club! here's the game plan: EVERYONE who receives this email, shoot me back an email with a passage (or passages) from a book (or books) which you have been reading and enjoying recently. i will compile them and edit if necessary, and send them back in glorious email form (or in some other way - technology will be based on participation). lather, rinse, repeat. if discussions of particular books develop (yay!), they develop. if not, no biggie. either way, you will read a little, know a little more, and see what crazy shit all your friends are reading. DOOOO IIITTTT.

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

thanks, lovelies.

michelle