Book of the Month Club

[gato]

I suggested Lu Xun short stories a month ago, but no one followed up. They're probably either too hard or too serious for most people.

http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/827-what-do-you-say3

I didn't feel like just discussing it with Mr. Wushi (50) Jiao

[wushijiao]

Yeah, I could imagine that reading shorter articles/blogs/etc. are a good way to practice as well... but I would still prefer reading books, since it is precisely that kind of "commitment" that I'm looking for.

That’s actually the same way that I feel tamora. I love magazines and newspaper articles. However, personally, I’ve never been a big fan of the short story as a genre, in any language. It usually takes my mind 30-50 pages to get involved in a story. Plus, I tend to read in chunks of a few hours, rather than just snippets.

In any case, I would be interested to know if anyone has any suggestions? If all else fails, perhaps we could read another medium/long length Lu Xun text?

[tamora]

If all else fails, perhaps we could read another medium/long length Lu Xun text?

...why not.

It will be a challenge..

Tamora

[roddy]

Ok, we've been talking about this for ages, so I went ahead and posted this. If you want it to be a success, go and read the article and post a few questions. . .