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Book Discussion Selections...
Here are the books that you voted on to be discussed. They are in no particular order. I do, however, try to choose two books that are somewhat dissimilar for each month to account for individual tastes.
Remember that January will be a hiatus month. We will have a discussion in January on Bill Benner's book, My Sister's Keeper. I will check with Mr. Benner on the exact date, but it will be held on his website and will be a live chat.
The books for the months of February, March, April, and May are as follows...
February
Pillars Of The Earth Ken Follett
Glass Castle Jeannette Walls
March
Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Klay Michael Chabon
Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert
April
A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini
Devil In The White City Erik Larson
May
Love In The Time Of Cholera Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver
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Recent Messages
A Piece Of Normal
by Sandi Khan Shelton
What an amazing book! I loved this book and found myself smiling and laughing and crying while reading it. A book about a divorced woman who has sustained hardships and finds herself immersed in family secrets and a sister who reappears after ten years away from home. The wild journey you take with her will be well worth it. My rating...5 stars.
What an amazing book! I loved this book and found myself smiling and laughing and crying while reading it. A book about a divorced woman who has sustained hardships and finds herself immersed in family secrets and a sister who reappears after ten years away from home. The wild journey you take with her will be well worth it. My rating...5 stars.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
By David Wroblewski...This book is one of the best books I have read in awhile. The emotions that run through you as you read this story is amazing.
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Book Title Chain/ a game
It has been a while since we've tried a game, so why not now?
I hope this will be a place for us to drop in, say hello to each other, and advance the Title Chain.
Rules
1)The first person will write 2 book titles that connect in meaning or similar words.
2)The second person must begin with the second title above and add a new book title.
3) and so forth
Sound confusing?
Actually it isn't.
I'll do the first few to kick off the game.
I'm not strict-
You you may use book titles, short story titles, well known poetry, etc.
You may wish to include the author or a bit of info/trivia.
I hope this will be a place for us to drop in, say hello to each other, and advance the Title Chain.
Rules
1)The first person will write 2 book titles that connect in meaning or similar words.
2)The second person must begin with the second title above and add a new book title.
3) and so forth
Sound confusing?
Actually it isn't.
I'll do the first few to kick off the game.
I'm not strict-
You you may use book titles, short story titles, well known poetry, etc.
You may wish to include the author or a bit of info/trivia.
No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club
Written by Virginia Ironside
Such a fun book. This is a true beach read for the over 55 set.
Marie Sharp is approaching 60. She decides to start a diary. Marie is very happy to be sixty. She feels her life has settled into old age and she no longer has to make excuses. She loves the freedom pass, which allows her to ride the tube free. She does not want to take classes, travel or learn a new language. Being old should free you of all the pressure to learn something! She has also decided she will not have a relationship that involves love or sex.
Marie has wonderful friends who she shares her life and views with.
I laughed out loud when later in the book she talks about putting her grandson in the car seat!
Grab this book and enjoy the beach/deck with a cold glass of wine.
Such a fun book. This is a true beach read for the over 55 set.
Marie Sharp is approaching 60. She decides to start a diary. Marie is very happy to be sixty. She feels her life has settled into old age and she no longer has to make excuses. She loves the freedom pass, which allows her to ride the tube free. She does not want to take classes, travel or learn a new language. Being old should free you of all the pressure to learn something! She has also decided she will not have a relationship that involves love or sex.
Marie has wonderful friends who she shares her life and views with.
I laughed out loud when later in the book she talks about putting her grandson in the car seat!
Grab this book and enjoy the beach/deck with a cold glass of wine.
Dream When You're Feeling Blue
by Elizabeth Berg. I have REALLY come to love this author and I have yet to come across a book that I haven't liked. This one is the best I have read thus far. It offers up a slice of Americana circa 1943. Three sisters living in the Chicago suburbs date and write their military men and attend USO dances. It gave me insight into the war that went on then, before my time. It was reminiscent of the three sisters in Alcott's Little Women. The flavor of this book had me RIGHT there with them. I read it in one day and gave it a 5-star rating! I definitely recommend this one! I still want to read Open House, which was an Oprah pick at one time.
Old Books for Fun Reading
Some people collect old books, just because of the value.
I collect old books, simply because I love to read them. IF you can find a store that sells old books and new ones as well, you can usually find one in the pile that is a winner. As an example, on my last trip to the Old Book Store, I found a copy of Golden Apples, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. She is the author of Cross Creek and The Yearling. I paid $15.00 for this book, not because I was looking for a rare book, but because it looked like a good read. When I got home, I went to www.Abebooks.com, which is also a good source of used books, and was very surprised to see that this book is quite rare, and that there are only a few copies left, which were worth 4 times what I paid for the book.
For those of you who are avid readers, and enjoy stepping back in time a little, you can't beat these older books for fun reading. I have learned so much about the culture of those times. A popular saying in the 30's is "What the duce!" You will find it in many books of that era.
A few in my library includes. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, by John Fox Jr., Half a Rogue by Harold McGrath (an excellent author,) and Michael's Girl by Sophie Kerr.
Only one caution, it is addictive!
Happy reading everyone! Goosefeathers
I collect old books, simply because I love to read them. IF you can find a store that sells old books and new ones as well, you can usually find one in the pile that is a winner. As an example, on my last trip to the Old Book Store, I found a copy of Golden Apples, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. She is the author of Cross Creek and The Yearling. I paid $15.00 for this book, not because I was looking for a rare book, but because it looked like a good read. When I got home, I went to www.Abebooks.com, which is also a good source of used books, and was very surprised to see that this book is quite rare, and that there are only a few copies left, which were worth 4 times what I paid for the book.
For those of you who are avid readers, and enjoy stepping back in time a little, you can't beat these older books for fun reading. I have learned so much about the culture of those times. A popular saying in the 30's is "What the duce!" You will find it in many books of that era.
A few in my library includes. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, by John Fox Jr., Half a Rogue by Harold McGrath (an excellent author,) and Michael's Girl by Sophie Kerr.
Only one caution, it is addictive!
Happy reading everyone! Goosefeathers
The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross
Publisher Weekly Review
Gross, who's partnered with James Patterson on a number of bestsellers (Lifeguard, etc.), mixes murder, suspense, sex and romance as capably as his mentor in his assured second solo thriller (after The Blue Zone). Charles Friedman, a New York hedge fund trader, perishes in a bombing at Grand Central Station that destroys the railroad car in which he was riding one morning from his home in Greenwich, Conn. Ty Hauck, head of the Greenwich police's violent crime unit, enters the picture when a hit-and-run victim turns out to have a vague connection to Friedman. Soon, Friedman's widow and her kids are threatened by men searching for vast sums of money her late husband never earned. The stakes rise as Hauck's involvement shifts from professional to personal. While the reader will occasionally see the next drop, tunnel or curve looming far ahead, the roller-coaster thrills are still there in abundance.
I read this on vacation recently and would recommend to all who like murder, suspense, sex and romance.
Gross, who's partnered with James Patterson on a number of bestsellers (Lifeguard, etc.), mixes murder, suspense, sex and romance as capably as his mentor in his assured second solo thriller (after The Blue Zone). Charles Friedman, a New York hedge fund trader, perishes in a bombing at Grand Central Station that destroys the railroad car in which he was riding one morning from his home in Greenwich, Conn. Ty Hauck, head of the Greenwich police's violent crime unit, enters the picture when a hit-and-run victim turns out to have a vague connection to Friedman. Soon, Friedman's widow and her kids are threatened by men searching for vast sums of money her late husband never earned. The stakes rise as Hauck's involvement shifts from professional to personal. While the reader will occasionally see the next drop, tunnel or curve looming far ahead, the roller-coaster thrills are still there in abundance.
I read this on vacation recently and would recommend to all who like murder, suspense, sex and romance.
Books
Has anyone read "Nanny Diaries" and "Wonderful Tonight"? The latter is an autobiography of Patty Boyd Harrison,who was married to George of the Beatles,and the first part of the book is about her growing up as a child in Africa,it was suprisingly very interesting,and if your a Beatles fan,like I am,there is lots of juicy stuff about them,too.I almost stopped reading "Nanny Diaries",but then I got attached to the little boy character in the book,and went ahead and finished,it was a bittersweet kinda thing,anyway,those are 2 books that I went outside of my usual realm,and I enjoy doing that sometimes,variety is the spice of life,as they always say! ;>
Big Book Sale
Yippee, I am off to a big book sale this morning. Wish me luck on finding some goodies. Not that I don't already have a stack of books to read. :-) Phyllis
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