[open] a book club 📚

[phoenixdominant]

Type: Text
Sender ID: Phoenixdominant (Joshua Rosfield)
To: Public
Subject: An ordinary book club.
Warnings: tba.

[Due to the Garuda Incident, this post is coming from a very bedridden Joshua who is recovering from some bad injuries. So, he’s bored and desperately running out of books to read.]

Good afternoon,

It seems I've found myself with a surplus of free time this month, and with that realization comes the stark truth—I've exhausted my reading list.

So, I had an idea. Why not extend an invitation to others who might be interested in joining the book club that Tifa and I have been enjoying? Every few weeks, we gather to exchange ideas and thoughts on the current book we're reading, and it's led to some wonderful discussions.

While our tastes have leaned toward adventure and romance novels thus far, I'm open to exploring books from other genres to diversify our collection. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Here are a few of the books we've read so far:

"The Swashbuckling Misadventures of Captain Bumblebeard"
"Enchanted Hearts and Dragon Flames"
"Spells and Sword Swells"
"Quest for the Heartstone: A Tale of Love and Sorcery"
"Siren's Song: A Pirate's Passionate Plunder"
"That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf"

Although, I’m still not entirely certain what “yeeted” means. I only assume it means, “to throw”?

If you might be interested in joining in on our next reading, please do. As well as I’m taking suggestions for more books that the group might enjoy.

Sincerely,
Joshua.

Comments

[phoenixdominant]

I do hope you're alright with a few romance novels here and there? I'm fond of them.

[catsgothistongue]

Not my thing. It just isn't something a guy should read in his free time. They're all the same plot anyway. "Girl or boy meets boy or girl, girl/boy falls for boy/girl, conflict or love triangle arises, happy end for all or one or both dies, the end."

[... At least, that's how the story ended in the one book he caught Kasumi reading one time.]

[phoenixdominant]

I beg to differ. I am a male and I enjoy them quite a lot. And there are a few romance novels on our list, are you certain this sort of group would be to your liking?

[catsgothistongue]

And? Tons of guys figure skate, and that's not very manly.

[Sound logic there Ranma.]

If it isn't all romance novels and there's variety, I can sit through it.

[No promises he doesn't just pass out in the middle of them.]

[phoenixdominant]

I'm sorry, I'm not entirely sure what "figure skate" is as well. But I think I can safely assume a sort of sport in which I also beg to differ.

Adventure novels will certainly be on the agenda, and it seems there's a growing interest in mystery as well. A fair amount of people have suggested it.

[A "fair amount" there's like fifty people.]

[catsgothistongue]

It is. You put on bladed skates to shred ice, sometimes with a partner and do a bunch of tricks with them. Wouldn't recommend it.

[Forgive him Joshua. He's biased.]

Those I can do. I'll try and see if there's anything like that around. Do comics count?

[Does this world even have comic books or manga?]

[phoenixdominant]

Shred ice... It seems like something my sister might enjoy, to say the least.

I'm sorry, I am not sure what "comics" are but if they are literature that you enjoy I would say they do count.