You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

Wow, loved the site!

These have all been really useful suggestions!

Hi Doris! Welcome to our group.

Not a website, but an awesome thread on a website. I've been reading this for days. 5000+ comments so far.

Pick three books for your favorite genre that a beginner should read, three for veterans and three for experts.

This thread was a success in /r/suggestmeabook so i thought that it would be great if it is done in /r/books as it will get more visibility. State your favorite genre and pick three books of that genre that a beginner should read , three for veterans and three for experts.

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/commen...

I just got lost for the last 20 minutes or so on that list, Rusalka. I could keep going, but I do have to park myself at my desk and do some work some time today.

Janice wrote: "I could keep going, but I do have to park myself at my desk and do some work some time today."

Overrated.

Yes, work is overrated but my clients don't think so. And the phone rings....

I guess I took too long to answer, and they hung up. LOL! Not to worry. At 8:00, they can leave a message.

I agree about work being over-rated, but since we need still need an income, I have to get back too. I could read that list for a few more hours too. I have bookmarked it to come back to. Awesome! Thanks, Rusalka.

Janice wrote: "I guess I took too long to answer, and they hung up. LOL! Not to worry. At 8:00, they can leave a message."

LOL

Jeez, the staying power here is abysmal :P

I skimmed. Great idea. I am curious about the definitions used for the three levels. There seems to be some disagreement over that there too. Everyone is different so what someone might think is expert may well be a beginner book to someone else and vice versa. Also some people might be introduced to a genre with one book and therefore see it as a beginner book as it was for them but to someone else, not reading it as their first might see it as a more advanced read. Very interesting though. I enjoyed reading the discussion about Perdido Street Station and Neuromancer.

Maybe we should start our own thread here - a ylto member guide to books.

Sarah wrote: "I skimmed. Great idea. I am curious about the definitions used for the three levels. There seems to be some disagreement over that there too. Everyone is different so what someone might think is ex..."

Yeah, it's an interesting one. I guess it's your perception of what is entry level, mid level, and then advanced. What can you walk into, compared to what do you need some background/exposure to to appreciate fully.

But as it is all taste, you will end up with people listing The Hobbit as both beginner and expert. But to get us thinking.

Sarah wrote: "Maybe we should start our own thread here - a ylto member guide to books."

Oooo nice!

It is pretty subjective, isn't it? It might make a good challenge. I shall have to shelve that away on my list of challenge ideas.

The Aussie Readers group divides a lot of their challenges into these catagories, but it is only aimed at how many books you want to read for the challenge, kind of like you do with badges.
For the 2018 Aussie Authors Challenge there are 4 categories with three books for each. Beginners is 12 books, next is 24, then 36 and then 48 books.

LOL! Not that you did not give us enough tasks for our ZZ challenge, but I wanted to get in more Australia books and authors. I had a few slots to complete in my Geo Challenge list.

Janice wrote: "It is pretty subjective, isn't it? It might make a good challenge. I shall have to shelve that away on my list of challenge ideas."

I'm thinking on this one too... some possibilities there...

What a gem of a website, Rusalka! It could keep me busy for hours and YES! it could be used for an awesome challenge.

This made me laugh right off (since I just read Blood Meridien and suffered through all the Spanish):

"Ah, (Cormac) McCarthy.

The Road: try to make it through without crying.

No Country For Old Men: try to make it through without getting chills down your spine.

Blood Meridian: try to make it through without a dictionary."

That one made me laugh too.

Hahaha, good one.

Rusalka wrote: "Not a website, but an awesome thread on a website. I've been reading this for days. 5000+ comments so far.

Pick three books for your favorite genre that a beginner should read, three for veterans ..."

Thanks Rusalka.A great thread.

No worries!