Hey! I'll do the next one after this if you like, or we can rotate various people, or you can do them all if you so please. Didn't read Atlas Shrugged again because it's a bit of a slog and I was abroad but I'm headed Stateside soon so I'll be participating. I've been meaning to read Bolano's 2666, reread Catch-22, and maybe start in on some early 20th century British stuff (Waugh?) so I'd love it if we read any of those.
Cool! We'll get a feel for how this can best work out in a day or two. For the sake of others taking a peek at things on the table, it might be useful if you could provide a link to a brief description of your suggestions (like a wikipedia page for example).
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller -- one of the most famous American books ever written, I think. Very post-modern, satirical take on some US soldiers in World War II. 2666 by Roberto Bolano -- this book is a bit of a trip. In five parts, it jumps from place to place, time to time, story to story. I don't know much more having not read it, but I do know that it's extremely -- almost bizarrely -- well-regarded among literary critics. EDIT: I just thought I'd mention that as I was typing that post I had a moment of realization about how much I love hubski. Constant intellectual stimulation and friendly conversation.
Great, thanks for providing links! I love the conversation and the flow of ideas here too. It seems like it's what keeps the active members active and I hope that these interactive aspects that we're building for ourselves like #hubskibookclub, #weeklymusicthread and #todayswritingprompt reinforce that and help the community draw in other people who are active and interested in a lot of different things.