GROUP READ -- THE WINDUP GIRL by Paolo Bacigalupi

Creating a general discussion thread for the group read of Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl. I have picked up my copy from the library and look forward to reading and discussing it.

ETA: Spoiler thread to discuss the book in detail is Here.

Thanks for setting up the thread, Lori. I will probably be starting to read The WindUp Girl during the second week of March. Looking forward to it.

I just put in a request for this at the library. Hopefully there won't be a long wait. It will be a reread for me. I loved it the first time and I look forward to paying better attention to the details.

Thanks for the thread. I've got the audiobook from the library and will be starting later this week.

Thanks for setting up this thread Lori. This book has been on my shelf for the past year, and I look forward to getting to it. I have several group reads going on in March, so not sure when I'll join in, but I'll be there!

I was just notified that a copy is waiting for me at my wonderful county library. Will stop in after work to pick it up.

I am on hold still but it looks like it will be a short wait so hopefully within the week I will get started.

I'm about five discs in to the audiobook.
I've been really enjoying the world-building.

I'm already about halfway through the book and paying much closer attention to who's who and what all the different factions represent. What I find so interesting is the focus of the individuals on their goals while watching over their shoulders to make sure they were avoiding attention from those many sources of danger.

I made an unfortunate connection in my mind. I pictured Mr. Anderson from the Matrix movies when reading about Anderson. I can't get his picture out of my head!

I finished W.G. this morning and enjoyed it as much if not more than the first time I read it since I took more time to understands all the forces in play.

> 10 - Glad to see you enjoyed it! I hope to get around to starting The Windup Girl later this week.

Ditto on Lori's comments for me too.

I'm hoping to make a start on this later in the month. I've read and enjoyed Ship breaker.

I am about to start reading my copy of The Windup Girl and have started a discussion thread which can be found here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/134007

I will also add the link to the starting post for this thread.

Finally going to start The Windup Girl tonight. Looking forward to this one.

I finished The Windup Girl this afternoon. I am not usually a fan of dystoian novels but have to say I found this one to be an engaging page-turner and one that generated some contemplative thoughts as I was reading it.

OK so it is August but am playing catch up whilst on holiday, I loved this book, although I struggled with the whole blade runner comparison. It stayed with me for a while afterwards.

See, now that is good to know. My memory of blade runner is rather foggy - okay, more like really scant concept and nothing else - so I was able to enjoy it without dealing with any mental comparisons occurring.