Listen, we need some rules. No more of this "practice talk" before the meeting. Discussion should wait at least until the drinks are poured!
Options for this month are:
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Let's close the first round of voting Wednesday, 5pm
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Sunday, December 12, 2010
A Winner at Last!
After two rounds of voting, it looks like we're all reading Persepolis. Go get your copy today!
Maybe next month we should consider these guaranteed book club hits suggests by the folks at NPR
Maybe next month we should consider these guaranteed book club hits suggests by the folks at NPR
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Holiday Gift Giving Guide
In case you haven't figured out what you're getting me for Christmas, I'd like to suggest one of the following:
The Book of Intimate Grammar by David Grossman
Orlando by Virgina Woolf
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
I'm cutting the nominations off early to prevent a 6 way tie.
The Book of Intimate Grammar by David Grossman
Orlando by Virgina Woolf
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
I'm cutting the nominations off early to prevent a 6 way tie.
Cold Comfort Farm
I'll buy tea on Friday for the person who writes a nice review of Cold Comfort Farm.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Someone We Liked
I think Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" was pretty popular. Maybe when it comes out in paperback we'd like to consider his latest, "At Home". I've heard a review on NPR and read one in the Chronicle.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Such Choice
What do we think?
Japanese Satire or English?
I am a Cat by Natsume SÅseki
or
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Polls close Friday, 5pm
Japanese Satire or English?
I am a Cat by Natsume SÅseki
or
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Polls close Friday, 5pm
The Trial
I missed the discussion and most of the book. Somebody's going to write a new review, right? And post it here?
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