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Old 08-09-2011, 03:58 PM
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Don Quixote seems appropriate this year.




also there was a small article on catch 22 in slate recently
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I'd get in on a discussion around Catch 22. I need something to keep my mouth away from beer.
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I just read Don Quixote again last year, so I dunno if I'm ready to undertake that again. I haven't read Catch 22 though.
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a) we did not discuss it, and
b) this is the year of the donkey.


That said, I read 22 years ago and never read DQ and also never read (other pronunciation) books, so Catch 22 would be a better choice for me.
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Don Quixote seems appropriate this year.




also there was a small article on catch 22 in slate recently
Re: Don Quixote - I have noticed quite a bit of tilting at windmills lately. Anybody else want to do this?

Re: Catch 22 - I saw this on the "cheap books" table at the grocery store the other day. I'd like to do a discussion of it.
[aside] Many years ago, my coworker was also a fan of the book. From time to time, we would repeat dialog from the book. I'm not sure the other employees were amused, but we liked it. [/aside]
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I picked up C-22
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Book club thread for Catch-22 has been created.
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I was just watching Pawn Stars and some lady brought in a 4th addition of Don Quixote. This sounds like a fun book. I am going to get the 1st addition spanish novel (just kidding)
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I actually saw the old man from pawn stars today. Told him "Love your show". And Mini T-1 says "Yeah, thats all he watches". He is at the same resort I am at in HI. Anyway, I got the Hunger Games as my new book. So far pretty good. Both Mini T-1 and I are reading it.
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I actually saw the old man from pawn stars today. Told him "Love your show". And Mini T-1 says "Yeah, thats all he watches". He is at the same resort I am at in HI. Anyway, I got the Hunger Games as my new book. So far pretty good. Both Mini T-1 and I are reading it.
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