Danyell’s Comments (group member since Jan 05, 2016)

Danyell’s comments from the The Resolutioners Book Club group.

Hello! I just wanted to give all of my fellow readers another update. I am grateful that Jillian was able to take over as admin, and apologize that my presence on here hasn't been very great as of lately.

For those of you who don't know--I graduated college, moved across a few states, and started a full time job. Things are going really well for me, and I am reading tons!!! So hopefully, I'll be back and ready for action in the group here shortly.

Have a great week!

Good morning, all,

I apologize for my hiatus! I took a break from pretty much everything online for awhile, and unfortunately, that meant that I left this bookclub behind, too.

As some of you may know, I am making a pretty major move and a lot is changing in my life right now (read about it on my blog: http://danyellbailey.com). Sooooo, that being said, I am going to be temporarily handing administrative rights over to Jillian.

Jillian is going to be taking charge of this bookclub for the next couple of months while I try to get my life in order! I still have hopes of attempting to read the books and following along with the discussions, but I am going to leave all of the organizing to Jill.

Thanks for your understanding!!!
Danyell Bailey

Switching it up a little bit this month. For the past two month's we have read Historical Fiction, but Cinder is a retelling of the fairytale of Cinderella with a modern and bionic twist:

"Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future"

Unfortunately, I had a bit of a reading slump last month. Sometimes life just gets too hectic.

Anyways, for the rest of you: Feel free to leave your reviews of February's book, The Invention of Wings, below! Start a conversation :)

Please leave any and all book suggestions below. This list will help in deciding what we vote on to read every month.

Thank you!!!

Let's reflect on the book's title:

- Why is it called The Invention of Wings? What do the wings symbolize? Who had wings? Who in this book "invented" wings and how?

- What is the significance of the choice of the word "Invention?" What other word could have been used?

- Can you think of any alternate titles you might have named this book?

Hi all,

I hope you are enjoying the book so far. Sorry I forgot to post a discussion earlier. How is everyone enjoying the story so far?

A few of us might be at different points in the novel, so I just wanted to create this week's forum for some open discussion. Feel free to express your feelings (however, specific or broad they may be) about the book as a whole, certain segments or passages, etc.

I hope that January's book and discussion went well for you all!! Who's ready for February's book??

As decided via this month's poll, we will be reading another historical fiction book called, The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd. Please feel free to read along with us and contribute to our weekly discussion's every Tuesday!

Tune in NEXT TUESDAY, February 9th, 2016, for our first discussion! While we do not require that you read at a specific pace, keep in mind that anything covered on this date will be within the first third of this book (approx. pages 1-128).

Let's be honest, I didn't really like this book for the longest time. It's slow building (very slow), but beautifully written. I knew that I needed to stick with it until the end, and I am glad I did. I want to thank this book club for forcing me to read something a little out of my comfort zone, something I would not have picked up on my own, and something I would have normally given up on long ago.

This book is set during WWII and showcases two main (including small other's) points of view--a blind French girl who is named Marie-Laure and a boy who is a radio expert in the German army named Werner. This story focuses not only on their childhood and development during this time of war, but also on the mentality of the world at large during this unforgettable time.

I think that a big reason why I did not originally enjoy the flow of this novel was because of the lack of linear plot line. It does not have a singular focus and often jumps from different points of view, different times, and ever changing topics. However, when everything seems to connect in the end (whether it be how I anticipated or not) I started to flip through the pages much faster and find myself getting lost in all of the subtle hints to each characters past.

If you're looking for a book that will be a quick and easy read, something that will occupy your mind only for the moment that you are reading it then this book may not be for you. This book is thought provoking for days at a time; you can expect to set the book down and continue thinking of the characters and the war and their trials all through your day. While the book is slow starting and can be difficult to read, I think that sticking with it and contemplating the deeper meaning of each short segment within the chapters will impact your views on WWII, the people who serve for our country, and the feelings of others throughout the world.

Charlotte wrote: "The writing is beautiful. The style is fluid, like candy for the eyes, but it's still a bit too contemplative for me. It's not that I would need it to be action-packed but I am still waiting for th..."
I am about 400 pages in, almost done, and it is just now getting interesting.

All of the character building, world building, everything so far should hopefully lead to a big conclusion. But that's all I can hope for.

I want to love this book so much because of the wonderful reviews and the raving people who say I should stick with it, but I'm not sure I will in the end.

Is anyone done yet? I will hopefully finish up this weekend. For those who have completed it (or even those who have given up) what are your thoughts??

Hi all,

I hope you are enjoying the book so far. A few of us might be at different points in the novel, so I just wanted to create this week's forum for some open discussion. Feel free to express your feelings (however, specific or broad they may be) about the book as a whole, certain segments or passages, etc.

Jillian wrote: "30ish pages in, and I'd be fully prepared to chuck the book out the window...if that wouldn't result in paying the public library $30. Here's to hoping the story picks up in the near future!"
Jillian, are you further in now? Are you enjoying it any better?

When I read about how Werner and his sister and all of the other children at the orphanage were so impacted by the radio Werner had rigged together, I couldn't help but think about how much we take this technology for granted. They sat in awe listening to someone speak in a language they didn't know or play a song they've never heard.

Feel free to discuss how the radio plays a major part in the story and the time period. How do you think the impact of the radio back then compares with the impact of the Internet on today’s society?

Hello everyone!! I am so thrilled to see that our little book club is growing. I realized today that there are some people that I don't know, and I am sure there are some people that you have not met either.

So, let's take a moment to all introduce ourselves and say hello to one another :)

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Okay, I'm Danyell! I'm a 21 year old college student at Indiana University studying Informatics. I'll be graduating this May, eek, and have just started my search for a "big girl job." I live with my boyfriend and our two crazy Jack Russells, Zoey and Zephyr, in southern Indiana. I like reading, writing, playing video games, practicing yoga, hiking, watching movies, and journaling. I also blog over at http://blog.danyellbailey.com, so check it out :D

Andrea wrote: "Just downloaded to my kindle app!!!"
Yay!!!! Its a totally different book than what I would normally read (but that's the point of book clubs, right? haha). Are you enjoying the book??

Brittni wrote: "I'm excited! I just picked up one of 4 copies from the Winamac library...thinking I'll have to convince some of the girls back home to join!!"
Please do!! Invite everyone :)

To kick the year off right, we are starting with the Pulitzer Prize winner and 2014 Goodreads Choice Award winner All the Light We Cannot See. Very briefly, it is about "a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II."

Tune in NEXT TUESDAY, January 12th, 2016, for our first discussion! While we do not require that you read at a specific pace, keep in mind that anything covered on this date will be within the first third of this book (approx. pages 1-176).

Hello everyone, and welcome to The Resolutioners Book Club. I started this book club because one of my goals for 2016 is to read more. My personal goal is to read 3 books a month. If I can do that then I will read 36 books this year, which I think is rather impressive.

Anyways, The Resolutioners Book Club has set out to read one book per month. This will hopefully assist you all with reading more while still giving you plenty of leisure time to read other books that you are interested in.

This is the way things will work:
+ Each month we will take a poll and decide what to read.
+ Then I will create weekly discussions so that we can to talk about the characters, the plot, our thoughts on certain events, etc. Discussions are not a commitment, but rather a way for us to communicate.

Please keep in mind that this is meant to be a fun group! I look forward to the debates and discussions that we have, but want everyone to be kind, respectful, and courteous! Also, feel free to invite all of your friends, colleagues, classmates, or whoever else you want.

Happy reading!!!!!