Monthly Reading Schedule

[Max]

Here's what we have in mind for the next 6 months of the Book/Movie Club! Keep in mind that this is tentative, and we're hoping to take your suggestions into account as we edit and refine our reading list.


September:

The Edge of Human (K.W. Jeter)
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)

October:

Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
The Girl in the Spider's Web (David Lagercrantz)

November:

Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)

December:

Nobody's Fool (Richard Russo)
Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King (William Joyce)

January:

Flipped (Wendelin Van Draanen)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)

February:

Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)




TBR:

This Boy's Life (Tobias Wolff)
The Night Listener (Armistead Maupin)

[Dylan]

great stuff

[Chloe]

I bought Angela's Ashes today at Barns and Noble,so excited to read this book!!!!!!

[Adriana (Mea)]

Angela's Ashes is an excellent book! Just be mindful that it might take a chapter or two to get used to the writing style because McCourt writes like an Irish person sounds like. I would recommend looking up one of his interviews to hear his Limerick accent. (:

[Dylan]

great stuff I'll have not a problem with that one so, ha.

[Mel]

Excited to read a printed book. It's been a while. Angela's Ashes is in the night stand and I'm looking forward to it.

[Adriana (Mea)]

Dylan- noticed you're from Dublin! Of course you'd have no problems with an Irish accent haha I'm very curious to hear your perspective of the book when we get to it in our discussion. There has been some serious controversy over it.

[Adriana (Mea)]

Mel- Welcome to the group! If you like survival type stories, like you mentioned in the currently reading section, you'll enjoy Angela's Ashes. In many ways, it's all about survival with fleshed out characters struggling to overcome external/internal battles. (Didn't want to give too much away).

[Dylan]

great stuff I just finished girl with the dragon tattoo I'll get on Angela's ashes soon

[Chloe]

Do we have a discussion board for Angela's Ashes yet?

[Max]

Chloe- The discussion board for Angela's Ashes is up now. I'm curious about what you guys think of it so far!

[Matthew]

I may have t join in with do androids dream of electronic sleep ? if that's the first one I haven't read any of the series yet

[Max]

Matthew wrote: "I may have t join in with do androids dream of electronic sleep ? if that's the first one I haven't read any of the series yet"

It is definitely the first in the series! It could arguably be called the only one in the series, since Philip K. Dick only wrote one book. You should definitely read it, it's interesting. But there are 3 others in the Blade Runner series, written by K.W. Jeter. I don't know if they are as good though.

[Matthew]

i think i will read it ive bern wanting to for a long time

[Nikita]

im excited :) I have no problem with these.

[Paula]

Max wrote: "Here's what we have in mind for the next 6 months of the Book/Movie Club! Keep in mind that this is tentative, and we're hoping to take your suggestions into account as we edit and refine our readi..."

Thank you for the list, Max. I appreciate knowing what is coming up. A couple of these are on my list already so that pleases me . Happy reading,everyone.

[Matthew]

looking forward to reading -who goes there

[Audrey]

I'm currently reading The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt, and I'm excited to learn a film based on the book is currently in production!

[swatreads]

Great list!! Some of them are on my TBR😍

[Chris]

Looks good. I just finished Where'd You Go Bernadette. Cate Blanchett is going to crush it in the movie. Can't wait to see it.

[Paula]

Adriana (Mea) wrote: "Angela's Ashes is an excellent book! Just be mindful that it might take a chapter or two to get used to the writing style because McCourt writes like an Irish person sounds like. I would recommend ..."

Adriana (Mea), that is great advice to give regarding McCourt's "limerick" accent. Most of the time, when I read a book set in a country other than my home, I hear the narration and dialogue in that accent that someone from that country would use. (Of course, a person native to that country would say, "What accent?" haha) As close as I can match it from my humble knowledge, anyway. McCourt's style of writing-- just like he talks-- made the book all the better for me.

[Cassandra]

Love the list! Good mix of stories.