So for November we are reading two books.
Fiction: The Guernesy Literary and Potatoe Peel Pie Society By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Non- Fiction: My Stroke of Insight
The Guernsey Lieterary and Potatoe Peel Pie Society is about writer who finds herself homeless and restless in London after World War II. Her spur-of-the-moment journey to Guernsey Island, provoked by a letter from a stranger who has found her address in a book she once owned, takes her away from the life of glamour and superficial relationships that she thought she loved and exposes her to something new.
My Strok of Insight is about JillBolte Taylor was a 37-year-old Harvard-trained and published brainscientist when a blood vessel exploded in her brain. Through the eyesof a curious neuroanatomist, she watched her mind completelydeteriorate whereby she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recallany of her life. Because of her understanding of how the brain works,her respect for the cells composing her human form, and an amazingmother, Jill completely recovered her mind, brain and body..
11/10/10
10/24/10
This is the week!
Tuesday we are having our second meeting! So exciting!!!! I can't wait to hear what everyone thought of the Thirteenth Tale and Three Cups of Tea. It will be interesting to hear if anyone tried our specialty this month The Chronicles of the Kings. I loved it so much! Hope to see more people this time too.
9/30/10
Specialty Books for the Month
Each month at book club we are going to have a specialty book or books, for example in December we will have a holiday book. This month I chose a book series.
It is a fairly easy read, historical novels based on the bible. The stories are great and the characters are interesting.
Chronicles of the Kings Series by Lynn Austin
1.. Gods and Kings
2. Song of Redemption
3. The Strength of His Hand
4. Faith of My Fathers
5. Among the Gods
Quick Summary: Following the lives and legacies of King Hezekiah and his son Manasseh, this series takes readers through the history, drama and promises of the Old Testament. Embracing God's law, following God's will, and growing in faith is easier said than done for the father and son.
It is a fairly easy read, historical novels based on the bible. The stories are great and the characters are interesting.
Chronicles of the Kings Series by Lynn Austin
1.. Gods and Kings
2. Song of Redemption
3. The Strength of His Hand
4. Faith of My Fathers
5. Among the Gods
Quick Summary: Following the lives and legacies of King Hezekiah and his son Manasseh, this series takes readers through the history, drama and promises of the Old Testament. Embracing God's law, following God's will, and growing in faith is easier said than done for the father and son.
The Books to Check out this Month!
Our fiction this month is The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. It is my reccomendation which came from my mother. This book is the only one published by this author and I think she is a great writer. The book is described as a gothic suspense novel. The author does a great job decribing things so well that you feel as though you are there with her and the mystery involved it gripping.
Brief Summary: A famous author, Vida Winters, invites an amateur biographer, Margaret, to come and write her never before told story of her life. While deciding if she should write Miss Winter’s personal story, Margaret begins to read her father’s rare copy of Miss Winter’s Thirteen Tales of Change and Desperation. She is spellbound by the stories and confused when she realizes the book only contains twelve stories. Where is the thirteenth tale? Intrigued, Margaret agrees to meet Miss Winter and act as her biographer.
The Non Fiction is Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Relin. I have heard it was so good so we are trying it. There seems to be mixed feelings for the main guy aparently you either really relate and love him or you don't.
Summary:One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Brief Summary: A famous author, Vida Winters, invites an amateur biographer, Margaret, to come and write her never before told story of her life. While deciding if she should write Miss Winter’s personal story, Margaret begins to read her father’s rare copy of Miss Winter’s Thirteen Tales of Change and Desperation. She is spellbound by the stories and confused when she realizes the book only contains twelve stories. Where is the thirteenth tale? Intrigued, Margaret agrees to meet Miss Winter and act as her biographer.
The Non Fiction is Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Relin. I have heard it was so good so we are trying it. There seems to be mixed feelings for the main guy aparently you either really relate and love him or you don't.
Summary:One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
9/28/10
First Book Club Review
So our first meeting just finished and I am so excited!! We decided on running things more as a review group, so each month we will have a few quick reviews of new books to check out as well as chat time about the past months books. Since there is a month in between meetings and such a wide varity of books we are planning on having a few books spotlighted each time from different categories. Watch for the review and postings of book list we discussed. Please comment on anything you have read or email me with recomendations.
9/8/10
The Hunger Games
I recently finished the last of the Hunger Games series by Susan Collins. I loved the first 2 books and think she is a great writer, very easy to read but the last book left me kinda disappointed. Don't get me wrong it was still worth the read but it didn't turn out like I wanted. Have you read it? What did you think?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)