cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9017476

Hello!

Cowbee and I wanted to read some of the books on Comrade’s Library, and we ended up deciding to make a reading group for anybody else that might be interested. We are looking at This Soviet World by Anna Louise Strong as the first book. Edit: I was just informed that there is an audiobook by dessalines.

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[–] 12 points 2 months ago

i like the special edition trans rights cover 🏳️‍⚧️

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago

    I know how to read biden-megamind so I'll give it a shot

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    [–] 10 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    What's the length of the book?

    edit: Paperback is 170 pages, so not bad.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    I love a reading group, count me in

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Oh, there's an audiobook by Dessalines on YouTube. That makes it much easier for me. I'm in!

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    I'm interested in joining.

    The previous books I've read from Anna Louise Strong were very insightful.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I took part in previous reading group on here and lost interst after a few weeks and felt bad every week that my backlog grew kitty-birthday-sad I think I'll try again tho

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I'd like to join the reading group as well, hoping to be able to stick with it.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    I would like to join swole-chonk , I've had Strong's This Soviet World on my backburner for a while.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    I'm interested in participating!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    I'm in, I struggle to stay engaged with books but I picked up When Serfs Stood up in Tibet and couldn't put it down again until it was done

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Count me in

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    I'm down to read with y'all

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Think wed be down to participate, how often and in how long chunks of the book would tjis be?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    stalin-approval I will join!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I would love to do a book club. Do we have any schedule yet?

    Okay I just saw it’s a chapter a week. That sounds good to keep engaged.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    I'd be interested in joining.

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    Add me to the list! I was so desperate to talk to someone about this book when I first read it that I was blabbing to all my friends

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I haven't read that one, sign me up!

    I might not be too active in the discussions of each chapter though, depending on what time they take place.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Sign me up!

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    Add me please

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    I'd like to participate please

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (7 children)

    Uhhh.

    Okay so I looked at this library and it has Carl Madsen. And hey I like that guy,
    But his works aren't translated into English, and while I know this place has a significant Danish population tbat seems... uhhh, problematic? I mean I guess we can go with home translations by users. But if they're incomplete we will have some users able to read the full work and others only catching individual chapters, or worse parts of chapters.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 months ago* (6 children)

    It's three chapters from his book the Good Doctor, translated by SoyViking


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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

    Yeah that's connected to that last part. It's chapters disconnected from the rest of the book and translated ad hoc. Would the book club translate the rest of the book or go solely with what was decided by the translator as pertinent? It is a 24 chapter book. Would you in other cases read solely chapters 9, 21 and 22?

    It's not a terrible crime or anything, it just seems less than ideal. I'm not trying to indict anyone. This isn't menst to be an attack. It just doesn't seem ready to be on the reading list.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

    I wasn't thinking of having the group read that book. The library isn't a reading list, it's my project making EPUBs


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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    My bad for misunderstanding the idea then. Sorry.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    We'll probably read more books from ComLib, especially if this initial book is successful. We probably won't be reading every book on it, however.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    It's starting out quite successfully. I was just imagining a few people, we have 34 participants!


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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    I figured it'd do well! This Soviet World is a commonly recommended but under-read book, plus Hex hasn't had a reading group in a while. Seems like the right content, right place, and right time! Though we should expect a good many to drop after the first few weeks, as happens with most reading groups (or less comments and more passive participation, which is also good).

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago
    [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Commenting for participation

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    [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Please include me :)

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