It would have to be something that a lot of people here had read, and would be willing to read again or at least join in the conversation. I'm not sure where such a project would stand on the position of spoilers, since it's a re-read, but there's always the possibility some people might be reading it for the first time, too.
What we did with Harry Potter was forbid spoilers in subject lines, but make it abundantly clear that body text would contain many, many spoilers, since that was kind of the point.
Sanderson's work is potentially a good choice, given his connection to Wheel of Time and the fact that we still have a Wheel of Time board.
Yes. I think he's the best option so far.
I'm only starting to read it myself, but I get the feeling that The Dresden Files is something quite a few people here have read.
A Song of Ice and Fire has seen an upswing in popularity due to the HBO series, and was already pretty widely-read here to begin with, but it's probably not quite as universally loved as Harry Potter. Also, it's not finished. But then, neither are the first two suggestions either I suppose.
The novels of Neil Gaiman are quite distinct and easy to read, and there's no fear of spoilers from one book to another. Those works would include Neverwhere, American Gods, Stardust, Anansi Boys, and The Graveyard Book. You could add Good Omens and potentially Coraline as well, and even his two short-story collections, Smoke and Mirrors, and Fragile Things.
Interesting call. Hm.
Next, Stephen King's Dark Tower series is complete and relatively popular, but the last three books were kind of weird and not that great.
Is there a lot to discuss in these?
Finally, Robin Hobb has her connected trilogies, the Assassins trilogy, the Liveship Traders trilogy, the Fool trilogy, and her recent Dragon trilogy. I have not read all of them, and I don't know how many people here have.
I've not either.
I'm trying to think if there are any science fiction series that would work, to change things up a little, but all I can think of is either Dune (I haven't read it) or the four related Hyperion/Endymion books.
SF doesn't lend itself as easily to this kind of thing, I think.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
If we were to run another series reread like we did for Harry Potter...
- 04/01/2012 11:56:54 PM
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Re: If we were to run another series reread like we did for Harry Potter...
- 05/01/2012 12:09:56 AM
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Bakker nevers seems to get quite as much love here as he does elsewhere.
- 05/01/2012 11:10:41 AM
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I started book 1 when I had shoulder surgery but didn't continue. I think from time to time about...
- 06/01/2012 04:29:42 AM
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Sanderson could work, or maybe the Belgariad? *NM*
- 05/01/2012 02:52:14 PM
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Much as I love the Beglariad, I don't think it has enough depth. 
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- 05/01/2012 06:22:58 PM
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- 05/01/2012 06:22:58 PM
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I enjoyed that one so much, I'd love to do another one, but it *was* the most obvious one.
- 06/01/2012 11:07:33 PM
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Yeah, me too. I was going through old posts and remembering how much fun that was.
- 12/01/2012 08:51:23 PM
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