And I promise I will be better and finish Decembers book long before December is over. And I will join in the discussion before the last day of the month too.
So, Justin Cronin's "Mary and O'Neil" it is for December. I will pick it up on Saturday. ]]>
Tiffany
said "yes" to attending the event: November's Book- American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
date: November 04, 2009 11:11AM
location: Gather Yourselves Together club site, The United States
description: Just a reminder that November's book is "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman. His notable works include: The Sandman graphic novel series, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. Gaiman's writing has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker, as well as the 2009 Newbery Medal.
So, pick up the book and come join in on the discussion!
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So, guys... I know I chose Neil Gaiman, but did we ever decide on a book? I thought Meredith came up with one of his, but I can't find it in the discussions. If you remember Mer, please let us know. Or if anyone else has any suggestions. If not, I am going to just say "American Gods" ]]>
I skipped the last few comments as I have only started to read it. But I will have it finished within the next few days, I promise. (Not that anyone really cares if I do or not.)
So, sorry if I set the discussion back a little. I like the character of Christopher so far. He seems respectable, but also relatable. He struggles sometimes with being proud of his work for the attention and respect it brings him and doing it to make the world a better place. Heaven knows I enjoy being told how wonderful I am sometimes.
I bet his life isn't exactly what he imagines it to be. I love that he always is so sure of his memories (Except the episode with his mother. He admits his memory of the episode now may be partly his mothers.) He's so sure of how he presented himself to his classmates, that there must be some reason other than that he showed himself to be a bit odd to his classmates, that they knew he was odd. And he is so sure of what happened after his parents died: that he was never sad on the boat. I'm sure there's no way he is always right and everyone else is wrong. It just seems funny to me. There are memories in my life where I was so sure of what happened, and sometimes I come to find out it didn't ever happen at all! I made the whole thing up! Has that every happened to anyone else? And so maybe his narrative of what is happening in the book is not quite correct either? ]]>
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I may add a star after I read the second book. We'll see. ]]>
Okay. November sounds delightful. That's the perfect time of year for a Neil Gaiman book anyway. Happy first day of fall everyone! ]]>
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Welcome to the group Walker!
Sadly, I have not finished "Tales" yet. Happily, I have not cried once in my 7 days of my first year teaching. You guys are fantastic. Thanks for picking out the book for next month. We don't have any books for the near future (I'll check to make sure). So, let's start generating more ideas for the months to come, so everyone can get them on their libraries waiting list.
Walker, if there's anything you want to pick, you get it first, since you have never picked a book for the club. ]]>