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Permalink Reply by Jason Lamar Sorensen on May 4, 2011 at 1:35pm

Okay everyone, the interest seems to be here. I'm going to start by suggesting that we take this one slow but everyone can read ahead if they want. I think a chapter or two each week and then we can post a discussion page for it on sunday night or monday morning. Dots that seem to work for everyone???

I am a busy college student so that pace seems that it would work for me, but I want to make sure that's okay for everyone else too. If that is okay I think it first section would be the peace and chapter one, to open to discussion on Sunday, May 8th.

Let me know what you all think, thanks everyone!!!

Permalink Reply by Nelson on May 4, 2011 at 1:44pm

i think that's reasonable, yeah. seems like all but the absolutely busiest person would be able to read a chapter or two in a week.

Permalink Reply by Tina on May 4, 2011 at 1:44pm

I'm interested too, but I will be a late starter as I am nearing the last two weeks of the semester, and I will be busy with finals.  This book just happens to be the first book on my summer reading list, and I'm looking forward to the chapter discussions.

Permalink Reply by Jason Lamar Sorensen on May 4, 2011 at 1:50pm

Tina, feel free to join whenever you can. I look forward to hearing from you then.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Bissell on May 4, 2011 at 2:05pm

I liked the book. I wish I had something more to say about it though. lol! Really though, it was a good read.

Permalink Reply by Robert Taylor on May 4, 2011 at 2:05pm

I'm sorry if this is double-posting.  It's a bit confusing learning to "reply". Anyway, looking for to reading about the "show" (read scam).

Permalink Reply by Christine on May 4, 2011 at 2:24pm

Count me in! A chapter or two a week sounds great. I've read the God Delusion and the Ancestor's Tale and loved them both. Have just started chapter one of Greatest Show on Earth, and look forward to reading it with the group.

Permalink Reply by Heather Crozier on May 4, 2011 at 2:29pm

I just started it a few days ago and am glad I have a little timeline to keep me going! Looking forward to the first official discussion!

Permalink Reply by Jason Lamar Sorensen on May 4, 2011 at 2:38pm

Christine and Heather, I'm glad you got to join us. Can't wait to discuss it with you.

Permalink Reply by JC Hamner on May 4, 2011 at 3:11pm

Will be looking forward to the discussion. I listened to this on unabridged audioobook a while back and I highly recommend that for the time constrained or otherwise, as his books are always quite enjoyable with he and his wife reading the entire book.

As someone who wasn't taught evolution in primary education (there really should be a law against that in this country-US-) though I've since educated myself, having started with Dawkins' amazing _The Selfish Gene_, I thought that The Greatest Show on Earth would make for a great introduction to evolution to someone who had not been properly taught about it (which from what I hear includes a lot of public educated HS graduates.)

Permalink Reply by Dave Berndt on May 4, 2011 at 4:42pm

I am considering buying the audiobook. I just listened to he and his wife reading the God Delusion and it was very enjoyable. I now have a new credit at Audible.com and was thinking of using it for this book. Would you recommend?

Permalink Reply by JC Hamner on May 4, 2011 at 5:46pm

If you enjoyed The God Delusion reading, then I'm sure you will enjoy this one (I listened to the former on a roadtrip with friends). Keep in mind there's an abridged version on the site, too. I also noticed whilst looking on audible that he and his wife just released a reading of The Selfish Gene, the first book of his that I read, a thoroughly fascinating read, and I would guess would be the hardest to follow (out of the three) in audio form without having the text in front of you, as though I find his prose quite lucid, he's essentially presenting a theory of his own in Gene.

 

So yeah, I would say that this one would be a good choice to listen to, as I think I'd rather have Selfish Gene as something on my shelf to dive back into for reference, as I see that as a more erudite text, and TGSoE as a sorely needed pop sci enlightener.

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