[/caption]There are many book clubs out there. Ones in libraries, ones at friends houses with candles, cake and crudites, and ones Oprah spreads to the public at large.
Rhys suggested to me the other day that we needed to start a book club mainly because he had books he wanted to read. These books weren't the standard fictional fare but ones that have the distinct possibility of making your brain hurt.
This can only be a good thing. In high school, I was in an advanced acedemic program so I read all sorts of books I may never have found on my own. Because of that, I took to reading rubbishly light and fluffy books in my spare time to give my brain a break. Popcorn for my eyes and mind really. But that became habit and when I stopped having to read advanced literature and textbooks, I continued on with the fluff.
So this is the perfect time to start a book club that makes my brain think, generates new ideas, and helps contribute to the formation of further knowledge. Of course there are those who say there is an infinite futility of trying to know everything but I will try my best to refute that.
Our adventure starts here. First book up is "The Information" by James Gleick. I'm not going to give a deadline of when it needs to be read by but I'll stick up a little review when I'm done and link to anyone else who has done the same. Any more books you want to be part of book club? Comment here. Want to do a Twitter/ ustream/ whatever way you like to talk chat about it? Let me know and we'll do it. Most important thing is to read books you may not normally read about, ones about what makes you, me and the world tick.
If you are chatting about ours and your book club adventures, feel free to use the hashtag #lastbookclub - as in it is the last book club you'll ever need, or if it doesn't go well, the last book club you'll ever want to be a part of.
So welcome all. And remember, first rule of bookclub...
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