Wednesday (tomorrow). At Wellington II #33. At 8:15.
I can promise (a) a good time, (b) a book decision, (c) something palatable. Come if you can.
We'll also talk about when to meet on a regular basis. We have a few group conflicts with our normal time (thus the 8:15 randomness).
Showing posts with label Unknown Next Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Unknown Next Book. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
does this relate to book club?
I think you should know:
Masterpiece Classic........
new film adaption of Jane Austen's Emma
airing on PBS in January
Just so you know.
It looks quite good: Looky Looky
happy new year, friends
And yeah....does anyone especially want to read a specific book in January?
Masterpiece Classic........
new film adaption of Jane Austen's Emma
airing on PBS in January
Just so you know.
It looks quite good: Looky Looky
happy new year, friends
And yeah....does anyone especially want to read a specific book in January?
Sunday, December 13, 2009
january book
any ideas?
comment on this post with your suggestions. do it.
But mostly, good luck with finals. Do your very best.
comment on this post with your suggestions. do it.
But mostly, good luck with finals. Do your very best.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
I think it makes things more official to post about them on our blog
This Sunday, December 6th at 3 pm, we'll be reading portions of Charles Dickens' classic novella, A Christmas Carol, aloud. We'll follow up this festive reading with a Christmas-y dinner, starting around 4 pm. (acknowledging end of semester busyness, let me know if you'll be able to attend)
Then on Wednesday, we have tickets to see A Christmas Carol performed at the Hale Center Theater in Orem. Great fun. Let's plan on leaving from number 33 at twenty after seven on the ninth.
And let's start musing on a good book for January so I can put it on my Christmas list. Think about it. Is Wednesday night going to work for everyone next semester?
I love this time of year. All is merry and bright.
Then on Wednesday, we have tickets to see A Christmas Carol performed at the Hale Center Theater in Orem. Great fun. Let's plan on leaving from number 33 at twenty after seven on the ninth.
And let's start musing on a good book for January so I can put it on my Christmas list. Think about it. Is Wednesday night going to work for everyone next semester?
I love this time of year. All is merry and bright.
Monday, October 19, 2009
VOTE on the right side of this page. Here are the options, described:
(WARNING. I tried to keep this short, but.....failed.)
Here's a glimpse at the options. Why not be an educated voter?
Please pick two on the poll on the right of this page. That should narrow down our options. By the way, these look great. Way to pick out some fabulous literature. Several....well I'll just have to read them, whether or not we get to them in book group or not.
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
Thirteen linked tales in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel delve into small-town life in coastal Maine, unveiling ordinary people’s lives including retired schoolteacher Olive Kittredge.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery
“This story of an aging concierge and a 12-year-old girl in an exclusive apartment house in Paris was a huge hit in France. Pithy, erudite, and full of heart, this book should be on everyone’s must-read list”
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
This Faulkner novel is considered one of the key works of the century. It explores loveless family relationships through four (masterfully) fractured narrator voices.
The Trial
Franz Kafka
[opening line] “Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning…”
This psychological novel follows an ordinary man, Joseph. Repeatedly required to appear in court, Joseph grows frustrated and desperately watches his life spiral out of control.
Peace Like a River
Leif Engel
When his older brother is arrested for murder, Rube—an 11-year-old in 1960s Minnesota—and his father and sister take to the road, hoping to find Rube before the law does. In the end it's not Rube who haunts the reader's imagination; it's his father, torn between love for his outlaw son and the duty to do the right, honest thing.
Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
This is a memoir of a year of the author’s life, in which she grapples with the grief of her husband’s sudden heart attack and death that accompanied the coma of their only child. It’s about “Didion's efforts to make sense of a time when nothing made sense.” Tribute to life and marriage.
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
This terrifying psychological/supernatural(take your pick….seriously. Ambiguity at its finest) tale about follows a (maybe neurotic) narrator, a (mostly crazy) governess, and two innocent little kids.
Tinkers
Paul Harding
Harding's debut unfurls the final thoughts of a dying New England grandfather who made his living repairing clocks. “His deathbed revisits his turbulent childhood as the oldest son of an epileptic smalltime traveling salesman…The real star is Harding's language, which dazzles whether he's describing the workings of clocks, sensory images of nature, the many engaging side characters who populate the book, or even a short passage on how to build a bird nest.”
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Erm. This one is too tricky for me to give a synopsis. Seems like a really innocent sort of figure gets into some tragic mess in his society that’s all about money, power, and manipulation.
Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortensen
Mortensen fails climbing K2—the world’s second tallest mountain—and ill, is cared for by a small Pakistani village. In return, he promises to build the town’s first school—a project that grew to constructing other schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
This science fiction thriller (did I just characterize that right?) follows a random mix of characters in search of the world’s most dangerous substance: ice that freezes at room temperature. One review explained its thematic issues as nuclear terror, the complications of science, American imperialism, global capitalism and the role of religion in public life.
Picture This
Joseph Heller
(Here’s what Britt tells us: He also wrote "Catch-22," which was so bizarre and fascinating. A review of "Picture This:" "Mr. Heller treats the whole panorama of history past and present with the bravado of Mark Twain in one of his sassier moods." Aristotle discusses history with Heller's main character.)
Here's a glimpse at the options. Why not be an educated voter?
Please pick two on the poll on the right of this page. That should narrow down our options. By the way, these look great. Way to pick out some fabulous literature. Several....well I'll just have to read them, whether or not we get to them in book group or not.
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
Thirteen linked tales in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel delve into small-town life in coastal Maine, unveiling ordinary people’s lives including retired schoolteacher Olive Kittredge.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery
“This story of an aging concierge and a 12-year-old girl in an exclusive apartment house in Paris was a huge hit in France. Pithy, erudite, and full of heart, this book should be on everyone’s must-read list”
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
This Faulkner novel is considered one of the key works of the century. It explores loveless family relationships through four (masterfully) fractured narrator voices.
The Trial
Franz Kafka
[opening line] “Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning…”
This psychological novel follows an ordinary man, Joseph. Repeatedly required to appear in court, Joseph grows frustrated and desperately watches his life spiral out of control.
Peace Like a River
Leif Engel
When his older brother is arrested for murder, Rube—an 11-year-old in 1960s Minnesota—and his father and sister take to the road, hoping to find Rube before the law does. In the end it's not Rube who haunts the reader's imagination; it's his father, torn between love for his outlaw son and the duty to do the right, honest thing.
Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
This is a memoir of a year of the author’s life, in which she grapples with the grief of her husband’s sudden heart attack and death that accompanied the coma of their only child. It’s about “Didion's efforts to make sense of a time when nothing made sense.” Tribute to life and marriage.
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
This terrifying psychological/supernatural(take your pick….seriously. Ambiguity at its finest) tale about follows a (maybe neurotic) narrator, a (mostly crazy) governess, and two innocent little kids.
Tinkers
Paul Harding
Harding's debut unfurls the final thoughts of a dying New England grandfather who made his living repairing clocks. “His deathbed revisits his turbulent childhood as the oldest son of an epileptic smalltime traveling salesman…The real star is Harding's language, which dazzles whether he's describing the workings of clocks, sensory images of nature, the many engaging side characters who populate the book, or even a short passage on how to build a bird nest.”
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Erm. This one is too tricky for me to give a synopsis. Seems like a really innocent sort of figure gets into some tragic mess in his society that’s all about money, power, and manipulation.
Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortensen
Mortensen fails climbing K2—the world’s second tallest mountain—and ill, is cared for by a small Pakistani village. In return, he promises to build the town’s first school—a project that grew to constructing other schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
This science fiction thriller (did I just characterize that right?) follows a random mix of characters in search of the world’s most dangerous substance: ice that freezes at room temperature. One review explained its thematic issues as nuclear terror, the complications of science, American imperialism, global capitalism and the role of religion in public life.
Picture This
Joseph Heller
(Here’s what Britt tells us: He also wrote "Catch-22," which was so bizarre and fascinating. A review of "Picture This:" "Mr. Heller treats the whole panorama of history past and present with the bravado of Mark Twain in one of his sassier moods." Aristotle discusses history with Heller's main character.)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
WHAT do you think we should read next?
As discussed at tonight's fabulous gathering, to help pick our next read you need to:
1. post your suggestion(s)*
2. vote on a yet to be set-up poll (on this blog) based on the suggestions
3. come next wednesday where we will vote between the top three or so novels
That would be 7.00 pm, October 21. This will be a quickie---without any pre-reading attached. Be excited.
*A note on suggestions: try to pick widely-likable books that we hopefully haven't read. And if you pick it, be ready to convince us to read it.
one last thought: Wow. Loved the discussion tonight--beautiful contributions and insights.
1. post your suggestion(s)*
2. vote on a yet to be set-up poll (on this blog) based on the suggestions
3. come next wednesday where we will vote between the top three or so novels
That would be 7.00 pm, October 21. This will be a quickie---without any pre-reading attached. Be excited.
*A note on suggestions: try to pick widely-likable books that we hopefully haven't read. And if you pick it, be ready to convince us to read it.
one last thought: Wow. Loved the discussion tonight--beautiful contributions and insights.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
in a week
Hello All.
I saw Britt today in the HBLL and she has actually finished Book Thief. Which must mean that: (a) I'm.....behind.....in reading and (b) you probably are too and (c) our next successful gathering is approaching.
Final Discussion of Book Thief will be held 7 pm on Wednesday October 14th. (As always, location will be 732 N 800 E #33. And contrary to some book group members' beliefs, the fireplace in that location is fake, so won't be flickering). Anyone want to volunteer to lead our thoughts and musings? Bring a divine eatable?
AND. (What's been keeping everyone from sleeping at night): what book will house our next reading experience?
Here's how we're going to do this:
1. Think of a book you'd like us to read (remember our group, what you think would encourage spritely conversation, something that has some good sort of merit, something we haven't all read)
2. Voice your suggestion as a comment to this blog post. Include the book's title and author
3. We'll assemble the choices and the secret book-choosing committee of the Book Group will hopefully pare them down to 2 or 3 fantastic stand-outs.
4. We'll vote on Wednesday (secret ballots or blind voting or some such no doubt), and start the flow of excitement for our next book.
final thing I'll say: happy TUESDAY. and.......why aren't you all on the first floor of the hbll? it's basically THE place to be. if you're an accounting major.
I saw Britt today in the HBLL and she has actually finished Book Thief. Which must mean that: (a) I'm.....behind.....in reading and (b) you probably are too and (c) our next successful gathering is approaching.
Final Discussion of Book Thief will be held 7 pm on Wednesday October 14th. (As always, location will be 732 N 800 E #33. And contrary to some book group members' beliefs, the fireplace in that location is fake, so won't be flickering). Anyone want to volunteer to lead our thoughts and musings? Bring a divine eatable?
AND. (What's been keeping everyone from sleeping at night): what book will house our next reading experience?
Here's how we're going to do this:
1. Think of a book you'd like us to read (remember our group, what you think would encourage spritely conversation, something that has some good sort of merit, something we haven't all read)
2. Voice your suggestion as a comment to this blog post. Include the book's title and author
3. We'll assemble the choices and the secret book-choosing committee of the Book Group will hopefully pare them down to 2 or 3 fantastic stand-outs.
4. We'll vote on Wednesday (secret ballots or blind voting or some such no doubt), and start the flow of excitement for our next book.
final thing I'll say: happy TUESDAY. and.......why aren't you all on the first floor of the hbll? it's basically THE place to be. if you're an accounting major.
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