Monday, March 24, 2008
Next month's book
I read "The World Is Flat" last summer. It is an extremely good book. It will definitely make you think about the economic world we live in and will continue to live in for the long future. I think it would be a good book for you guys. A little long, but easy to read. Since it was my spring break, I ended up reading another book. It is "The Appeal" by John Grisham (author of The Firm, The Client...). I wanted to be a lawyer growing up because of his books, but then I found out that I hate writing and to do so for a living would be hell. I must admit that I do love almost all of his books (see The Painted House), but it was an interesting fiction book that tries to pass along an important message that most of us don't think about (I won't spoil the surprise). I would like to offer this book up for May or June. Let me know.
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Hatch, you're probably my favorite med student east of Texas, and so this isn't a knock on you, but I propose a strict ban on ALL John Grisham, Tom Clancy, and Mary Higgins Clark books for this club. Next thing you know we'll be reading Harry Potter (which I love - I just enjoy it as a waste of time though, not something to discuss or think about.)
Normally, I would agree. I think that we should keep thoughtless books out of play, but as Cameron's book demonstrated there is lots of discussion and thought that can come from a fiction book. Trust me, having read all of Grisham's previous books, that I know what you are talking about when you say that they have nothing useful to talk about, but I found myself discussing this book with all of my friends around here. It is not like The Firm, Pelican Brief, Client... He tries to deal with a real life issue in fictional form. I think it would allow for an interesting discussion.
Hatch,
I'm not above reading a "thoughtless book" but did you just equate "thoughtless books" and "fiction book" in that post? I think Nick was saying that we shouldn't read books belonging to a subset of fiction typically identified by titles like "H is for Herpes" and "The [insert whatever legal term is left here];" books whose purpose is primarily to entertain rather than to provoke thought; books with Fabio on the front holding a gavel and a woman in a robe with an 80's haircut. Okay I'm getting carried away. To re-emphasize, I'm not against reading something "mindless" but fiction is not itself mindless. Anyone else have an opinion?
I think I was doing the exact opposite of equating "thoughtless books" with "fiction books." I'm sorry it came off that way. I recognize what kind of books Nick was referring to. I was only trying to say that not all books written by the same author can be categorized as "thoughtless."
my apologies
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