Getting together to discuss books, criticism fuelled by rum based cocktails. Guest speakers and gourmet snacks. If they don’t stack up, they get burnt. A credible effort to read the book essential before burning. For example, if you want to burn Ben Elton’s Stark, (and you really should) you will have to endure every single smug phrase. There are some works and authors that no longer deserve their reputation. Some have held up well. Let’s see which ones.
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Book burning season is nearly on us again, (so soon?). Moving the Cuban Book Burning Book Club to TWOP. Next event to be advised.
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YES. As you can see, the participants are devastatingly handsome. I have a tome or two ready to go. Kosher Commune Casa Cohen this weekend?
(DFOC, stinking up the library).
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You have any Ben Elton? Save it for when I get back.
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What have you got marinating?
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I may have a prime Macca ready for some extra hot coals.
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Lovely book burning weather. Trouble is, I’ve burnt almost everything that deserved it on my shelves. I actually threw ben Elton’s Stark in the bin after reading 1/3 of it, before book burning became this cool thing to do. Do I have to rebuy it to burn it?
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I will get some Winton logs in from the best bookshop around:
http://www.paraquadwa.asn.au/book-bazaar
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I have memory of burning Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ 100 (feels like 1000) Years of Solitude, but I can’t find a photo of it. Maybe I just “dream burnt” it?
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Maybe you wet the bed also, when trying to extinguish the flames?
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Wouldn’t put that fire out. Maybe pour on some kero.
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Must be some fucking Eltons there. I only want Stark though. Since you can only burn books you have read, I don’t want to have to wade through another of his smug works.
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Maaaate. Surely we can throw on books we gave a red-hot go, but had to toss aside in disgust?
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Yes, that’s fair enough.
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Everyone seems to want to burn The Power of One by Bryce Courtney. Haven’t read it, have you?
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I gave The Potato Factory a go: it wasn’t for me, and I haven’t picked up anything else by him.
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potato Marketing Board shenanigans?
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or….Galati??
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