July’s Read – Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart is an English-language novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe published in 1958. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first African novels written in English to receive […]
April Reading: Wench by Dolen Perkens-Valez
Enjoyed reading this book and creating a whole different world in my mind. I appreciate the author’s characters and the story of a different time and reality. Reading guide from […]
The American by Henry James
These are bothe book covers which depict The American. Interestingly enough in the film version Matthew Modine is The American. Discussion Question from Lit Lovers 1. Notice Christopher Newman’s name. […]
Books for 2012
Month Book Author January 31 The American Henry James February 28 One Thousand White Women: The Journal of May Dodd Jim Fergus March 27 The Book Thief Marcus Zusak April […]
Our 2011 Favorites
Best Book for 2011 from our little book club #1 – Little Bee recommended #2 – The Art of Racing in the Rain #3 – Freedom #4 – The Immortal […]
Losing My Religion
Here is a review of the book. We can use it to begin our discussion for this month. http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/2009/04/the-intrigue-of-william-lobdel.html This website is one that I have used frequently to […]
For discussion- FREEDOM
Reading Questions for Freedom by Jonathan Franzen By Amy Root/Amy Root’s Wordshop, Inc., courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux Oprah.com | September 17, 2010 Spoiler alert: Reading questions may contain […]
Review of Freedom
‘Freedom’ video book review with Ron Charles The Washington Post’s fiction critic reviews Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Freedom.’ (Ron Charles/The Washington Post) click for link
Room by Emma Donoghue
This book was written before Jaycee Dugard was found but this book kept reminding me of that story. Then one of our members, Veronica, mentioned that she found a site […]
Reviews of Wally Lamb’s first novel in 10 years
The Washington Post Review said it well, ” A great story is buried in Wally Lamb’s avalanche of a novel, “The Hour I First Believed” Here is the New York Times […]