Susan's Place Transgender Resources

You know, it just occurred to me, we should have a Susan's book club! I'm sure there are a lot of fellow book nerds on the board, and it would be a cool way to share our thoughts on different subjects.  Personally, I think it would be better served to make it open to different topics and genres instead of just trans issues.  The only thing is that it will be complex for us to choose a book and to agree on reading material.   Next on my list is St Augustine's "City of God". but I doubt many here would want to jump into that; therefore,  I'm not quite sure how we should structure it or how we should select the reading material.  Despite my lack of planning here, I think it would be interesting to share our unique take on various books.  I don't know.  Anyone interested in something like this?  Or is this stupid?

P.S.  You can see that I put some deep thought into structuring this.  It took a very long 5 minutes if you we're wondering.   :laugh:

Thanks for reminding me i need to finish "The Truth" by Terry Pratchett. There's a new one coming out this October i think, called "Raising Steam".
I read all the Harry Potter books in both german and english. I prefer english of course. A teacher got me into Terry Pratchett, how cool is that for him to have done? We two are friends too at school and have loaned each other books a few times too. (no shame in that)

As someone who won't let a hasty well thought out plan go to waste, and adding an additional 40 seconds to 1 minute of thought have found this:

http://www.bookclubit.com/ (http://www.bookclubit.com/)

Online Book Club creator!! As for what book to read, I'm stumped ???

Quote from: The Duke Of Prunes on August 11, 2013, 04:21:20 PM
Thanks for reminding me i need to finish "The Truth" by Terry Pratchett. There's a new one coming out this October i think, called "Raising Steam".
I read all the Harry Potter books in both german and english. I prefer english of course. A teacher got me into Terry Pratchett, how cool is that for him to have done? We two are friends too at school and have loaned each other books a few times too. (no shame in that)

sorry - American here - that is right illiterate - english only - love to read though - I have read thousands of books in my life. is there any way we can choose one I can buy used at abes books though? I am poor  ;)

Quote from: vegie271 on August 11, 2013, 04:44:09 PM


sorry - American here - that is right illiterate - english only - love to read though - I have read thousands of books in my life. is there any way we can choose one I can buy used at abes books though? I am poor  ;)

Asketh the Lord (internet), and you shall receive.

truth is - not that interested in TRANS* issues more interested in general life, or the world, I am a Vegan, environmentalist, Human Rights  I just like what is happening in the world or just fiction or drama

Quoteruth is - not that interested in TRANS* issues more interested in general life

yeah we can all wax poetic about trans* stuff without a book :laugh: I vote for space stuff, or a thrilling mystery!

Quote from: Kia on August 11, 2013, 06:32:10 PM
yeah we can all wax poetic about trans* stuff without a book :laugh: I vote for space stuff, or a thrilling mystery!

if it is going to be mystery make it space - not too into gory stuff or any dick tracy type stuff

I would like to nominate a book by an aspiring author:

Waking For Hours by Connie Anne McEntee

Quote from: Jamie D on August 11, 2013, 06:50:10 PM
I would like to nominate a book by an aspiring author:

Waking For Hours by Connie Anne McEntee

not available used yet

How about "Evelina" by Francis Burney?  It's an old classic, so it should be available for free online and easily found in a library.  I'm open to more suggestions and input.  I just thought of something that I was about to read that we can all find without having to spend money.

Quote from: Jamie D on August 11, 2013, 06:50:10 PM
I would like to nominate a book by an aspiring author:

Waking For Hours by Connie Anne McEntee

I haven't read this book.  Is it good?

Quote from: learningtolive on August 12, 2013, 12:16:48 AM
How about "Evelina" by Francis Burney?  It's an old classic, so it should be available for free online and easily found in a library.  I'm open to more suggestions and input.  I just thought of something that I was about to read that we can all find without having to spend money.

I haven't read this book.  Is it good?

I have already found this one seems to be a classic ( think I am going to need cliff notes though the language is old)

Quote from: Kia on August 11, 2013, 06:32:10 PM
yeah we can all wax poetic about trans* stuff without a book :laugh: I vote for space stuff, or a thrilling mystery!

Space stuff? How recent are we willing to go or how far back?

Might I humbly suggest "On Basilisk Station" by David Weber? It's available for free at the Baen's Free Library (http://www.baenebooks.com/c-1-free-library.aspx). It's Hard SF/Space Opera,  the beginning of a great series, and has a strong female protagonist! (A major selling point for me)

Quote from: Yukari-sensei on August 12, 2013, 12:18:06 PM
Space stuff? How recent are we willing to go or how far back?

Might I humbly suggest "On Basilisk Station" by David Weber? It's available for free at the Baen's Free Library (http://www.baenebooks.com/c-1-free-library.aspx). It's Hard SF/Space Opera,  the beginning of a great series, and has a strong female protagonist! (A major selling point for me)

;D This one looks great to me  ;D is it really free it said something about $5?

I have actually been reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" (re reading from high school) I had just finished "Catcher in the Rye" reread that one from adulthood after reading 50 shades of grey trilogy  ;) -

but I also have these books set aside for reading later maybe these would be interesting

My Sister's Keeper Shirley Lord
The Perks of being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things Carolyn Mackler
The Chocolate War Robert Cormier
Breakfast at Tiffany's Truman Capote
(I had the Color Purple but it seems my danged apartment has eaten it like so danged many other things)  :'(

Quote from: vegie271 on August 12, 2013, 12:34:52 PM


;D This one looks great to me  ;D is it really free it said something about $5?

It's actually free, just click on your appropriate download link. The $5 is a donation to their free library program if you choose to pay for the copy.

I think this is a great idea. Gutenberg.org has a large selection of free books and short stories in the public domain. I started to really love reading old stories in the past year. It's really cool seeing how so little changes over a hundred years. I've been getting through HP Lovecraft's anthology, and I recently read The King in Yellow, which was an inspiration for Lovecraft's work. Both are a bit dark and macabre, so I could appreciate a story whose characters don't end up in a ward for the insane after experiencing some sort of mind-crippling terror.

Keep in mind that if the books you're suggesting are relatively old then they are likely in the public domain, in which case they can be found for free on amazon through kindle, or other such public domain lists on the internet.

Quote from: learningtolive on August 12, 2013, 12:16:48 AM
I haven't read this book.  Is it good?

The author is a member here!

Quote from: vegie271 on August 12, 2013, 09:45:34 PM

I have actually been reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" (re reading from high school)

I loved that book.  And the movie too.

Did you know that it was Harper Lee's only published book?  Amazing, huh?

Quote from: Jamie D on August 13, 2013, 02:35:05 AM
I loved that book.  And the movie too.

Did you know that it was Harper Lee's only published book?  Amazing, huh?

well she helped Truman Capote research "In cold Blood" & this one was pretty much a true story of her life it was pretty much about her father defending the the two men he did. (she just re wrote it) & Dill is Truman.

I like the idea of a book club but finding consensus on what to read may be difficult with all the diverse people we seem to have.

Perhaps an objective list from some site, maybe from Gutenberg.com, or the list of Pulitzer Prize winners for literature could be used?  It may be easier to decide on a list than an individual title.

hugs & smiles
Emelye

Quote from: Jamie D on August 11, 2013, 06:50:10 PM
I would like to nominate a book by an aspiring author:

Waking For Hours by Connie Anne McEntee

*blush* Thanks, Jamie.

Quote from: vegie271 on August 11, 2013, 07:18:57 PM


not available used yet

Yeah. I only published it last November and I don't think it's sold enough copies to be available used yet.

Quote from: Constance on August 13, 2013, 08:49:17 PM
Yeah. I only published it last November and I don't think it's sold enough copies to be available used yet.

I am really seriously flat broke I have trouble eating at the end of the month - so it has to be a cheap book - sorry

Quote from: vegie271 on August 13, 2013, 08:52:58 PM


I am really seriously flat broke I have trouble eating at the end of the month - so it has to be a cheap book - sorry

I seriously understand. I've been putting groceries on credit cards lately.

Quote from: Constance on August 13, 2013, 09:03:39 PM
I seriously understand. I've been putting groceries on credit cards lately.

ow! I budget $100 for everything at the grocery store that is food soap all stuff at the end of the month if I am out of money I stop even if it means stop eating. there was a time in 1988 I ate for a whole month on $10 and one time in my life I went 3 months on no food just water.  A year and a half ago I was homeless. I only use my credit card for emergencies (I do have one and only one $500 limit)

Things should ease up for me financially after September.

But back to the topic...

Ever since discovering LGBTQI YA fiction a few years ago, I can't get enough of that genre. It's easily surpassed science fiction (and I'm a huge Larry Niven fan) as my favorite genre. And, yes, that's the genre I write too.

Quote from: Constance on August 13, 2013, 09:19:16 PM
Things should ease up for me financially after September.

But back to the topic...

Ever since discovering LGBTQI YA fiction a few years ago, I can't get enough of that genre. It's easily surpassed science fiction (and I'm a huge Larry Niven fan) as my favorite genre. And, yes, that's the genre I write too.

Is that not what I just listed? I did list four books that I have bought and several are in that category

Quote from: vegie271 on August 13, 2013, 09:29:20 PM


Is that not what I just listed? I did list four books that I have bought and several are in that category

Yeah, I loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I haven't seen the movie, but the book was great.

Quote from: Constance on August 13, 2013, 09:40:09 PM
Yeah, I loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I haven't seen the movie, but the book was great.

one of my favorite sayings - the book was better - I have not seen the movie either - have not read this one yet - but I read a lot and watch a lot of the movies for things

I'm liking all the feedback.  We all seem to be very diverse and unique.  I love it!

I think Emelye raised a good point about us trying to find consensus.  We need a way to set up some structure for what gets selected and how we are going to share our thoughts on it.  I also think it makes sense for us to read things that are either in the public domain, available for free or easily obtainable through a library because books can be expensive and we have some here (including myself) who are struggling financially.  So, anyone else have any feedback on how we should set this up?  I want this to be a collaborative thing, so I want everyone to have equal input.  I'm open to reading anything, so suggest whatever your heart contents.

P.S.  Connie, congrats on getting published!  I will have to check it out. :)

well once we read it - one chapter at a time - we get together in chat to talk about it - rather than discuss it in forum - that would be waaaayyy tedious

Quote from: learningtolive on August 15, 2013, 01:44:44 AM
P.S.  Connie, congrats on getting published!  I will have to check it out. :)

Thanks!  :)

I can set up a separate channel for the book club if we use the chat rooms to discuss what we've read.

Quote from: Emelye on August 15, 2013, 12:06:27 PM
I can set up a separate channel for the book club if we use the chat rooms to discuss what we've read.

That may be a good idea. 

Quote from: Emelye on August 15, 2013, 12:06:27 PM
I can set up a separate channel for the book club if we use the chat rooms to discuss what we've read.

I have never used that chat - I have a new computer & it is using windows 8 - when I try it i get this error & a message & a warning & stuff about loading stuff & my have no support or anything for it came with no support it has a 2 year hardware support warrenty but they want $200 for software support I will throw it against the wall  before I do that

The Java client will generate that warning.  It's not the on;y way to access the chat rooms, however.  You can use a dedicated IRC client program like IceChat or mIRC.  FireFox has a free chat client add-on called "Chatzilla" that works quite nicely.  To set it up, use the flollowing information:

Quote[12:14] <@TGBot> This chat is IRC based...
[12:14] <@TGBot> Server: irc.susans.org
[12:14] <@TGBot> Port(s): 6666,6667,6668,7177, or 7575
[12:14] <@TGBot> Channel(s): #Chat, #TSTalk, #SOTalk, #CDTalk, #FTMTalk, #ISTalk, #Androgyne, #Sandbox or #Help

The busiest channel is the main one, #chat.  People often go to the other channels, particularly #TSTalk, if #chat is not to their liking (too busy, or a subject that is triggering).  Just like the rest of the site, anyone is welcome as long as they follow our TOS.

hugs & smiles,
Emelye