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Janice wrote: "I'm going to start reading Sarah's Key tonight for our Buddy Read and for my real life book club."I readSarah's Keyfor local book club last year, will be really interested to see what your book club thinks Janice. Just as a matter of interest what was the two best discussion books your club read.
I am always looking out for a really good one to nominate.
Dem wrote: "Janice wrote: "I'm going to start reading Sarah's Key tonight for our Buddy Read and for my real life book club."I readSarah's Keyfor local book club last year, will b..."
I'm also in a book club and we read
Sarah's Key and had a very interesting discussion (the movie is good too.) Our latest reads have been The Art of Racing in the Rain (my recommendation); Breakfast with Buddha and we're reading Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case for next month.
Ooooh! Wish I was in Pam's bookclub! Those are on my hot list too!
Dem wrote: "Janice wrote: "I'm going to start reading Sarah's Key tonight for our Buddy Read and for my real life book club."I readSarah's Keyfor local book club last year, will b..."
I find the books that generate the best discussions are ones that are controversial and where not everyone is in agreement as to whether or not they liked the book.
The book that generated the most discussion was Never Let Me Go. The next was Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur. That may have been tied with Prisoner of Tehran: A Memoir.
The one that I expected to generate a lot of discussion and didn't was The Sisters Brothers. Everyone loved it! Any book where all members liked it tends to have less discussion.
Janice wrote: "Dem wrote: "Janice wrote: "I'm going to start reading Sarah's Key tonight for our Buddy Read and for my real life book club."I readSarah's Keyfor local book club las..."
I find that, too, Janice. Our bookclub has the best discussions when half love it and half hate it. One of the worst discussions I had in a class I take, was
The Book Thief because, again, everyone loved it.
Janice wrote: "Dem wrote: "Janice wrote: "I'm going to start reading Sarah's Key tonight for our Buddy Read and for my real life book club."I readSarah's Keyfor local book club las..."
Think that is the secret Janice , trying to find a book that some will love and some hate, We pickedMoloka'iwhich everybody loved but the discussion just lasted 40 minutes which was out worst and out best was Birdsong: A Novel of Love and Warwhich lasted close to two hours but had the group divided. Think Never Let Me Go is a great nomination. Its not easy to get the balance right.
I don't think our group has ever had a two hour discussion. We get distracted too easily. The two shortest discussions (To Kill a Mockingbird and The Sisters Brothers) were no more than 15 minutes.The best night was when we discussed The Book of Negroes. The woman hosting had all sorts of themed treats. After the discussion, she brought out a bunch of drums (she teaches drumming) and taught us some African drum songs. It was a great night!
I was going to pick The Book Thief for my turn in July but I'll have to rethink that after Susan's comment.
Judy wrote: "I'm betting the Agatha is your March Challenge read...it looks like it would generate quite a few points for you, Jennifer."You win your bet!
Dem wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Finally finished all but one of the last batch of simul-books. (the one is an audio and I still have a few car trips to go before it's finished...) Chose the next group and started..."Will let you know when I've finished it, but the premise is really appealing to me so I suspect I'm going to love it!
Beauty of the Beast -because it is where I am animal sitting. and should be an easy read with my first job-teaching and the attendant record keeping- heating up.
I've started
and
and I might start something else as well
Judy wrote: "Dem and Janice, what about Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, Life of Pi and Veronika Decides to Die for discussion-gene..."Thanks Judy. I'll look into them.
Judy wrote: "Dem and Janice, what about Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, Life of Pi and Veronika Decides to Die for discussion-gene..."Thats great Judy, will put these on the list.
Help. I feel a bit bogged down with my reading. I feel I have too many books to read and that I'm not getting anywhere. Although I am rather pleasantly surprised and my 2012 book tracker widget thingumy that I have read 17 of my 75 target. I have made a dent in audiobooks too and classics, and am also trying to read some short stories and non fiction this year too, so I'm making progress in that way, I just seem to have so many books from the library and audiobooks too that I need to read before they expire. And it's bothering me.
Rant over.
:-)
Snoozie Suzie wrote: "Help. I feel a bit bogged down with my reading. I feel I have too many books to read and that I'm not getting anywhere. Although I am rather pleasantly surprised and my 2012 book tracker widget thi..."I always feel like that Suzie! Sometimes I just make a list and number them (or use the number feature on my TRB list here) and go to random.org, generate a random number and read that book. Then the decision is made for me :)
Thank you. I just needed to get it off my chest. Having finished one for the year long challenge last night I feel a bit better! I didn't think my love of books would be so stressful!
I'm currently reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest so I can finsih the series. First two were great. I'm listening to 11/22/63 on audible.com because of the hype. So far all the hype has been right.
Starting
Red Heart Tattoo by Lurlene McDaniel who is one of my favourite childhood authors, I'm reading it for a book challenge :)
I completed Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny and here follows my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... I recommend this book for those curious to know more about about Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife. She and they traveled and traveled and traveled. Through reading this book you will learn about life in the US, Scotland, Hawaii, Polynesia and France at the turn of the 20th Century. Fascinating stuff!
I am still listening to Dancing at the Rascal Fair. I am enjoying every minute of that too. It is clearly a comforting read, but now something heart-wrenching has happened. This has been brewing from the start, but I am impressed by Doig's ability put "flesh on the bones", to nuance the central theme. This book is for those who enjoy character portrayal. It is also of interest to those curious about pioneer life in western USA, the immigrant situation and the National Forest Parks instituted by Teddy Roosevelt.
Judy wrote: "Snoozie Suzie wrote: "Thank you. I just needed to get it off my chest. Having finished one for the year long challenge last night I feel a bit better! I didn't think my love of books would be so st..."Umm, I love that. I am going to quote you someday Judy.."feeling the love of books coming back." Wow, what a way to look at it.
I finished Red Heart Tattoo at 5 this morning and enjoyed it but I miss the authors old style of writing so this one was a 3.5 start read I think.Now I'm starting The Puppy That Came for Christmas: How a Dog Brought One Family the Gift of Joy
by Megan Rix for my Review Copy Cleanup Challenge that I'm participating in. Plus it has a cute puppy on the cover that makes me want to read it too.
I'm having a reading slump right now - nothing is working for me :-(So I'm going to switch to a tried and true genre - historical fiction with The Poet's Wife
Kat wrote: "I'm having a reading slump right now - nothing is working for me :-(So I'm going to switch to a tried and true genre - historical fiction with The Poet's Wife"
That sucks Kat :( I went through that phase a few days ago.
Currently reading Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back because my next door neighbor's 80 year old mom shared it with me, and I love her! I greatly enjoyed Moloka'i. I've already passed it along to a friend who I think will also enjoy it. I love the way the author totally rooted and humanized the experience of being a Hawaiian leper at the turn of the century into the present day. Great characters who I cared about and rooted for and mourned as they passed.
I am currently reading
because I love the series and have read the first two.
, I have just discovered this series and am really enjoying it.
which has been on my TBR list for ages, I found it in a charity shop a while back and picked it up when I ran out of library books but it has been put to the wayside now that I have more library books to read. I am listening to
as I have read the series but was curious about the audiobooks as I love James Marsters who narrates them. Just realised that my current reading has a bit of a theme running through it lol.
Amy wrote: "I am currently reading because I love the series and have read the first two. , I have just discovered this series and am ..."Paranormal series? ;-)
Judy wrote: "I'm currently double-dipping into my TBR with Wild Swans: Three Daughters o..."</i>[book:Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed does sound like something I'd be interested in so I've added it to my wishlist. Are you reading this for the Around the World challenge and if so, what country?
I just finished Dancing at the Rascal Fair. I had a terrible time with the review so it is minimal: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I have begun listening to The Twentieth Wifeand this is what I think so far: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... It is giving me lots of trouble!
Chrissie wrote: "I just finished Dancing at the Rascal Fair. I had a terrible time with the review so it is minimal: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I have begun listening to The..."</i>
I really liked [book:The 19th Wife Chrissie. Maybe you should downgrade to one wife less :-D
Kat wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "I just finished Dancing at the Rascal Fair. I had a terrible time with the review so it is minimal: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I have begun liste..."
Kat, you have me laughing! I need to laugh....given what I am slogging through. It is so soppy. Maybe it is just for those who ADORE romance novels.
Kat wrote: "Oh, I call them vomances!":0)
Kat wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "I just finished Dancing at the Rascal Fair. I had a terrible time with the review so it is minimal: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...I have begun liste..."
Yes, the 19th wife is great. No need to go beyond that.
Ahhh - Kat is in fine form tonight! :) Thanks for the chuckles.
Susan, Kat and Janice: there is a sale at Audible that lists The 19th Wife for only USD4.95 right now. Since two of you recommend it I have purchased it. Thanks for your advice. It was on my TBR list!
Chrissie wrote: "Susan, Kat and Janice: there is a sale at Audible that lists The 19th Wife for only USD4.95 right now. Since two of you recommend it I have purchased it. Thanks for your advice. It was on my TBR list!"I listened to the audiobook of The 19th Wife and really enjoyed it.
Has anyone watched the movie - The 19th wife? It's on the telly today but I'm gonna wait till after I read the book. *sigh*
Pragya wrote: "Has anyone watched the movie - The 19th wife? It's on the telly today but I'm gonna wait till after I read the book. *sigh*"I didn't even know there was a movie
That happens to me a lot, including in this case. I saw the book in this thread yesterday and today it's on the telly, that's how I got to know.
Kimberly wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Has anyone watched the movie - The 19th wife? It's on the telly today but I'm gonna wait till after I read the book. *sigh*"I didn't even know there was a movie"
Me neither! Although the reviews aren't exactly outstanding....
There's probably a lot of books that have been made into TV movies that we don't know about. And I'm not the biggest movie fan, unless it's a blockbuster I'm unlikely to know about it.Everytime I think about watching a movie, the first thought I have is 'but that's 2 hours I could be READING!' :)
That's exactly what comes to my mind too, Kat. I have tons of movies to watch but I always think may be, after finishing this book. But that time never comes. :)
I'm currently reading Life Is But a Dream, which is about teenage mental illness. Tough read but I'm so hooked!
Pragya wrote: "Has anyone watched the movie - The 19th wife? It's on the telly today but I'm gonna wait till after I read the book. *sigh*"No, I didn't see the movie, precisely because I loved the book. The book is long with two interwoven complex stories. How could it be done justice in a TV movie?
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I'm going to be starting Sarah's Key