WOW! It's April 16th already! Where is the time going??? It's cliche but true!
A few weeks ago, we talked about setting up a schedule for the book club discussions starting in May. I think it will be first come, first serve on this one. Insert the text as a quote or copy and paste with your name/username, book series, and book title next to the month of your choosing. The number of the book might be helpful too.
Example. April-hardygirl, Casefiles, Thick as Thieves #29
If you would like to participate in this, please do so by April 24th. The new discussion will start on this day. It will then give people time to get the May book choice.
May-
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PLEASE NOTE....For now, please pick one month. You will lead the discussion and pick your choice of series and book within that series. Please be aware of the types of books that come before you. I don't mind a few of the same in a row but not the whole year of the same.
If there are not enough months, please add to the list. If not enough people "sign up" then we will start the rotation over again OR do a trilogy for 3 months before doing a pick-your-month type schedule again.
Thanks! I can't wait to read all of your book choices! :)
Quote from: hardygirl847 on April 16, 2010, 05:32:39 PM
May-
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July- tomswift2002 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 Murder On The Fourth of July
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QuoteMay-
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July- tomswift2002 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 Murder On The Fourth of July
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December- MacGyver- The Hardy Boys (Originals) #8 "The Mystery of Cabin Island"
[Note: I only have the revised version at this point, but I'd be interested to hear from readers with the Original Text as well. I've heard this is something of a Christmas tradition for many of The Hardy Boys readers and I LOVE Christmas (and the Christ of Christmas :-)) and I'm always happy to keep Christmas traditions (at any time of the year too. ;-))]
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June-SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #2 The House on the Cliff
July- tomswift2002 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 Murder On The Fourth of July
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December- MacGyver- The Hardy Boys (Originals) #8 "The Mystery of Cabin Island"
Awesome choices! :) Now I have to hunt those down! :)
We still need a May! :)
Also, how should we deal with fillers? I think it's great you all chose a month you would like to do but in case we have gaps...how would you like to handle that? A trilogy wouldn't work for that. Hmm...it might be too early to tell but let me know if you have ideas.
We could always just all pick a second one if no one else jumps on the bandwagon.
Yeah that might be what we do. :) I guess I can technically pick another one towards the end of the year. We'll give it a few more days but have a second choice in mind. We can always add new people to the list.
Quote from: MacGyver on April 16, 2010, 09:43:26 PM
[Note: I only have the revised version at this point, but I'd be interested to hear from readers with the Original Text as well. I've heard this is something of a Christmas tradition for many of The Hardy Boys readers and I LOVE Christmas (and the Christ of Christmas :-)) and I'm always happy to keep Christmas traditions (at any time of the year too. ;-))]
You should try to track down a Grosset & Dunlap copy or an Applewood edition of
The Mystery of Cabin Island (1929) since, even though the whole storyline is the same, there are very different scenes at certain points and the 1966 version has some different characters that don't appear in the 1929 version.
Maybe I can do just that. I'd sure like to read the original version if I can. I've got some time to look for it though. :)
And that's the beauty of this schedule... :)
OK we still need a May folks! April 24th starts our discussion of Thick as Thieves. We will need to have May book choice ASAP. Go ahead and pick another month, book, etc. I guess we can go with the whole "you snooze, you lose" policy. :)
May-
June-SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #2 The House on the Cliff
July- tomswift2002 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 Murder On The Fourth of July
August-
September-
October-
November- hardygirl847, Digest, Trapped at Sea #75
December- MacGyver- The Hardy Boys (Originals) #8 "The Mystery of Cabin Island"
Well I think we should maybe remind people that even though these books will be the main books of the months, we will still be discussing the newer Hardy Boys that come out every other month. So we won't be forgetting about the upcoming Lost Trilogy or Trouble At The Arcade/The Missing Mitt or Deadly Strategy or future books.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 21, 2010, 11:55:08 AM
Well I think we should maybe remind people that even though these books will be the main books of the months, we will still be discussing the newer Hardy Boys that come out every other month. So we won't be forgetting about the upcoming Lost Trilogy or Trouble At The Arcade/The Missing Mitt or Deadly Strategy or future books.
Of course but these books will have their own thread to discuss them on separately from the book club discussions. Thanks for the reminder though! :)
We still need a May people!
*if anyone else want May, let me know, but for now...
May- tomswift2002 Clues Brothers #3 First Day, Worst Day
June-SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #2 The House on the Cliff
July- tomswift2002 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 Murder On The Fourth of July
August-
September-
October-
November- hardygirl847, Digest, Trapped at Sea #75
December- MacGyver- The Hardy Boys (Originals) #8 "The Mystery of Cabin Island"
Thanks for picking a May book tomswift! :) Of course it has to be one I don't have... *goes hunting online for it*
Well, people hardly talk about the Clues Brothers, and considering how the Secret Files are being released right now for the first time, it might be interesting to see how the two series compare.
Yeah! One of the few Clues Brothers books I have! (Okay, actually I think it may be the only one.) ;D
May- tomswift2002 Clues Brothers #3 First Day, Worst Day
June-SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #2 The House on the Cliff
July- tomswift2002 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 Murder On The Fourth of July
August-SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #10 What Happened at Midnight
September-
October-
November- hardygirl847, Digest, Trapped at Sea #75
December- MacGyver- The Hardy Boys (Originals) #8 "The Mystery of Cabin Island"
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 22, 2010, 06:50:12 PM
Well, people hardly talk about the Clues Brothers, and considering how the Secret Files are being released right now for the first time, it might be interesting to see how the two series compare.
Yes! It would be. :) I should be getting my Secret Files next week from Scholastic.
Quote from: MacGyver on April 22, 2010, 07:41:40 PM
Yeah! One of the few Clues Brothers books I have! (Okay, actually I think it may be the only one.) ;D
Yeah...probably but not for long! I will find it and then buy it! :) I've been so bad lately! Oh well. ;)
Quote from: SDLagent on April 23, 2010, 02:15:55 AM
May- tomswift2002 Clues Brothers #3 First Day, Worst Day
June-SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #2 The House on the Cliff
July- tomswift2002 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 Murder On The Fourth of July
August-SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #10 What Happened at Midnight
September-
October-
November- hardygirl847, Digest, Trapped at Sea #75
December- MacGyver- The Hardy Boys (Originals) #8 "The Mystery of Cabin Island"
Thanks Spencer for filling in August. MacGyver, you can pick another one and I guess I could if no one else is choosing. Maybe you could do October and I can do Sept?
Okay- cool. Well, if I'm doing October, I guess I'm gonna have to go with #80 in The Hardy Boys Casefiles, "Dead of Night".
8)
Quote from: MacGyver on April 24, 2010, 12:10:02 AM
Okay- cool. Well, if I'm doing October, I guess I'm gonna have to go with #80 in The Hardy Boys Casefiles, "Dead of Night".
8)
When I filled in May I was sort of thinking about maybe doing October and leaving May open, but then I thought that I'd leave the book I would've picked for October,
Dead Of Night, for someone else to pick, considering that I reviewed the book a few times already on this board.
Okay- I guess that worked out well then. :)
Awesome! Now that leaves me to pick a book for September.... I was going to do a Casefiles but I think I will do something else to avoid two in a row of the same series. I will post the entire list as soon as I figure out which one I am going to do. :)
Book Club Schedule May-Dec. 2010
May- tomswift2002, Clues Brothers #3 First Day, Worst Day
June-SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #2 The House on the Cliff
July- tomswift2002, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88, Murder On The Fourth of July
August- SDLagent, The Hardy Boys #10 What Happened at Midnight
September- hardygirl847, Secret Files, Trouble at the Arcade
October- MacGyver, Casefiles, Dead of Night #80
November-hardygirl847, Digest, Trapped at Sea #75
December- MacGyver- The Hardy Boys (Originals) #8 "The Mystery of Cabin Island"
Still waiting on my Clues Brothers book! :-\
General Announcement/Request for All Book Club Members:
Please start the thread for discussing the book around the 15th of each month. Depending on where you live and what you have going on in life....it can be a few days before or after. If nothing is put up by the 20th, however, I will do it for you. :)
Hopefully we will have more success with the schedule than we did with our April book. Knowing what is coming next will hopefully help. Happy reading! :D
Just a friendly reminder to get your copies of The Hardy Boys #2 The House on the Cliff ready to go. June is right around the corner! SDLagent will be leading the discussion. Feel free to read the OT or the RT version. Comparing them should stimulate even more conversation. :)
Quote from: hardygirl847 on May 24, 2010, 07:09:29 AM
Just a friendly reminder to get your copies of The Hardy Boys #2 The House on the Cliff ready to go. June is right around the corner! SDLagent will be leading the discussion. Feel free to read the OT or the RT version. Comparing them should stimulate even more conversation. :)
At least this is one of the books that was revised where
both versions are still in print, with the 1927 version currently available from Applewood and the 1959 version available from Grosset & Dunlap.
I'm assuming I have the RT version since I think I got it from Borders as the Hardys Starter Kit/set. :) I hope they aren't too different.
Well, I think they are just a little different- apparently the original title was "The House on Cliff" and it turned out to be a bad "The Wizard of Oz" type parody... ;)
Oh dear! I guess it will be interesting to read and compare.
Dust off your copies of The House on the Cliff! SDLagent will be starting the discussion around the 15th! Whether you have the RT or the OT version, it should make for a great discussion.
Enjoy! :)
QuoteOh dear! I guess it will be interesting to read and compare.
You do know I was just making a, albeit dumb, joke, right? ;) ;D
Um guess not. LOL :P
So....I just got the 1959 version of The House on the Cliff. I also have the flashlight version as well. Which would should I read or does it really matter? Please let me know soon.... I only have a few more days before we start discussing it. :)
Read both!..... at the same time. ;) 8)
lol I don't want to completely confuse myself....unless you are saying they are the same. lol
They're not- but this would give you a line by line comparison.0
Quote from: hardygirl847 on June 11, 2010, 03:50:58 PM
So....I just got the 1959 version of The House on the Cliff. I also have the flashlight version as well. Which would should I read or does it really matter? Please let me know soon.... I only have a few more days before we start discussing it. :)
The 1959 version and the "flashlight version" are the same book inside. Both revised text. The original's from 1927.
Oh wow- I didn't even catch that earlier. Yeah, the 1927 is the original- I've got the Applewood reprint and the later "flashlight version"- but I'll probably try to read the original version for this round since I've read the revised one- although it was a long while ago...
Oh right...darn. Well, it's still cool to have an old book. I guess I will read my newer one to keep the older one in better condition. Not that I get wild and crazy while I'm reading....lol
I'll post the thread for this month's book either later today or tomorrow. Depends if I finish the book tonight or not...
Quote from: SDLagent on June 15, 2010, 04:03:17 PM
I'll post the thread for this month's book either later today or tomorrow. Depends if I finish the book tonight or not...
:) Fair enough.
Just a friendly reminder....
JULY BOOK CHOICE CHOSEN BY TOMSWIFT2002!!!
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88, Murder On The Fourth of July
It might be the 4th soon, but don't worry...you have until the 15th or so before the discussion starts. Happy reading!
Quote from: hardygirl847 on June 30, 2010, 01:52:03 PM
Just a friendly reminder....
JULY BOOK CHOICE CHOSEN BY TOMSWIFT2002!!!
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88, Murder On The Fourth of July
It might be the 4th soon, but don't worry...you have until the 15th or so before the discussion starts. Happy reading!
Wow! I've been so busy that I nearly forgot about this.
Anyway, Happy Canada Day to those of us in Canada today!
Well I'm glad I reminded you then. :) It's hard to remember everything especially when things get so busy!
I'm not in Canada but HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
I hope you've been reading the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mystery...Murder on the Fourth of July! Discussion starts soon. Thanks to tomswift for his book choice and for leading the discussion! :)
It's almost discussion time for SDLagent's August pick, The Hardy Boys #10 What Happened at Midnight!!! What version are you reading?
Been away. Haven't even started read yet. You can post a thread and I'll catch-up or we could just wait...?
Yeah I've been away as well. I'm trying to catch back up. :)
Mine is the next one and it's a shorter one, Trouble at the Arcade (Secret Files). So I think we could squeeze them in together. I can always start a thread just in case other people want to start the discussion. Btw, have you started reading any more Casefiles?
No, I haven't. I just finished Casino Royale and that was the only novel I've been reading for awhile.
Which ones did you get? I could suggest you read them in order of the ones you have, but there are some you HAVE to read because they are so superb! :)
I haven't got them yet, actually. My friend said that when he was done with them I could have them.
Totally at random offtopic here- but I love your new avatar, SDLAgent. Tintin ROCKS! (as do you, man.) 8)
Thanks. I changed my avatar to Tintin on another forum and had comments about it there, too. Tintin does rock!
SDLagent,
I hope you enjoy your Casefiles when you do get them. I have suggestions on which to read first ...once you get to that point. :)
I guess Trouble At The Arcade is the September book of the month?
Yes, Trouble at the Arcade is the book of the month. We were going to combine the WHAM and this one for September, but WHAM is already up. :) I haven't been on here in awhile....things are hectic! Sorry for the slacking...
In about a week I will start the discussion for the Secret Files...Trouble at the Arcade. Happy reading!
ohhh - I'll try to get this book somehow.
I'd like to join. It would be my very first book discussion 8)
The more the merrier Criss!
Next up for October is Dead of Night Casefiles #80...brought to you by MacGyver who will be leading the discussion around the middle of October. So if it's been awhile since you've read it, dig it out of your bookshelf and enjoy!
Thanks for the reminder- I'd forgotten I'd picked that. Do I need to go ahead and start a thread for it too then?
Quote from: MacGyver on September 30, 2010, 09:23:24 AM
Thanks for the reminder- I'd forgotten I'd picked that. Do I need to go ahead and start a thread for it too then?
Welcome. I can barely remember my name half the time. lol Yeah, feel free to start a thread here in the General area around Oct. 15th or so. Thanks!
cool
Pretty soon MacGyver will start his discussion about Dead of Night Casefiles #80! Such a good choice for this month!
I am up next month with Trapped at Sea. I'm curious...will enough of you be able to participate? I have the book and need to read it. However, I worry that not a lot of you have it or have read it. There's still a little time to change it, if need be.
ALSO, next month we will start our sign up for 2011. Be on the lookout for that if you are interested in participating. All you have to do is choose a book (we like to mix the series around a bit) and then start the discussion in the middle of the month you have also chosen. First come, first serve.
We welcome new people as well!!!
How do you feel about including a trilogy in there somewhere? Maybe Jan-March or April to June? I have been itching to read Operation Phoenix or the other Casefile trilogy for some time now...We can think about it though. It would be something different...sorta. :)
I will be posting the Dead of Night thread soon. I just finished the book the other day (for the like millionth time- lol). I do have Trapped at Sea and I have read, but it has been a little while.
Thanks! I saw your review! It was good! :) I am glad you have that one too. I have been waiting to read it for next month. I wasn't into digests before. I went from having maybe 20 Casefiles to 3 WHOLE shelves full of Hardy Boys books. My Casefile collection is complete, I have some digests, bluespines, GNs, UBs, and SuperMystery books. I'm a nut! :)
What do you think of the trilogy idea?
That's fine with me. We'd have to handle the later UB books the same way, for that matter.
True.
Get out your copy of Trapped at Sea, Digest #75 and start reading!!! In about 2 weeks we will begin the discussion! :)
December's book of the month is The Mystery of Cabin Island, Original #8, brought to you by MacGyver!!
Happy reading!
Also, don't forget to stop by the Sign Up thread for next year's discussion list!!! Dec. 1 is the deadline.
FEBRUARY is being led my yours truly. :)
Dust off your copies of Wipeout! I'm interested in comparing the book to the television episode with my crush, Parker.