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| Believe me I also like books, I love the feel and the smell of them but I have a kindle and do not know how I ever lived without it , they are awesome
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I was curious about the amazing "Kindle" until I was given a 'review' by the new owner. It seems like a gift made especially for him, any many other readers out there.
I would have to side with Frances, though; I like the feel of a book in my hands and the knowledge that someone else may have already enjoyed reading it. The more worn the copy, the better the book (usually).
Keep writing your interesting thoughts on your newsletter, Frances.
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Posted by: Grandma Nancy
I just read the May Newsletter and was struck by two of the coincidences I found.
It seems I visited the same library as Frances did.
Not only that, but I joined a book club when I was in high school and remember going 'uptown' to get money orders to pay for the books I ordered. To Kill a Mockingbird was a Book of the Month Club selection and I never forgot my first reading of this book over 50 years ago!
Not to be missed is the fact that I, too, was caught reading Gone with the Wind in study hall in high school.
I guess we have a lot in common!
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| One thing I have found is that there are alot of people who would like to find a club to join. It may be that the best way to find a group is just to start one yourself. Even 3 or 4 people can make a good group. As you develop a common interest or culture of the core group, members can be added who have similar ideas. On the other hand a bit of diversity will promote stretching and growth!
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Posted by: Nancy
I had the pleasure of attending a meeting of a Book Club in Tucson a few weeks ago. What a wonderful experience I had as a guest. The ladies are terrific and I only wish I lived closer and could join them on a regular schedule. If your Club is anything like this one, you are lucky indeed!
I am suggesting several of their selections to a local Book Club here in IL.
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Jack. that's a great connection. I am not familiar with that book but will look into it. It would be wonderful to have an author attend a discussion!
The Festival was a huge success here!
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| I have just read "Abandoned and Forgotten" by Evelyne Tannehill and it is a great story from WWII. I talked to her at the Tucson book festival and she is a wonderful lady and very supportive of book clubs. Have a look at www.abandonedandforgotten.com and recommend it to your club. Evelyne will come to local meetings here in Tucson and will respond to questions from your club.
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| Love the March newsletter!
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| I am reading Mountains to Mountains about Dr. Farmer, an american doctor working in Haiti. It seems to be on the order of Three Cups of Tea, which was such a fantastic and inspirational story. I am about a third way through and can't put it down!
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| I highly recommend The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as a book club selection. The ending is a 'must discuss'!
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| Our club tried out the discussion questions posted on this site. We didn't stick to them as a list of "1,2,3" questions, but using a couple of them that would seem appropriate for our selection helped stimulate the flow of conversation. I'll definetly take the list to our next discussion!
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DIVISADERO by Michael Ondaatje (ENGLISH PATIENT). I'm gonna wait for the movie, maybe I will be more compelled. The introduction to the book grabbed me. Just like ENGLISH PATIENT, the author flips time sequences and characters. I did get attached to the characters, but I was disappointed in the ending. The story didn't go anywhere. Many of the fragments were not tied together. I had the opportunity to listen to it on audio book, so I did feel the characters were more real. Did anyone else read it and have an impression?
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| I hope everyone checks out the General Discussion Questions and finds them helpful.
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| Here's a question for you book clubs.... do you use discussion questions when you meet that are specific to that book? Where do you find them? I see there are some websites out there, and I wonder if anyone has found them hepful?
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In Response to Frannie: Hey Frannie! I and my friends are devouring this well written tome! It is refreshing to burn through these pages night after night and truly enjoy the book for being a "well written story". A good old fashioned get lost in and muse about..........of course the similarities next to Hamlet are the added icing to this thought provoker. Makes me wish there were illustrations of the dogs, or at least 1 of Almondine included in the text..................Also amazing is this is the author's debut literary showcase! Amazing talent..............I will read anything Mr. Wroblewski writes!
( This book is a book club selection for our book club).
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| "The Story of Edward Sawtelle" is getting much attention. It's a debut novel and sounds really interesting about a mute boy, his dog and a mystery.
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I think the Elvis book sounds like a fun one to consider for our next book. I have written down the titles of 2-3 others (Of course I don't have them with me here at work) and will try to get to the Library to get the actual books so we can look at them when we meet on the 26th.
Jan
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Oh, that sounds like a fun meeting on "Elvis Takes a Back Seat". Yes, sadly appropriate for August.
In AZ we're reading "Smilla's Sense of Snow" to cool at least our minds!
I'm thinking Politics for fall.....
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Has anyone read "The Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold or "The Ice Queen" by Alice Hoffman and, if so, what did you think of either or both? Avid reader.
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| "Elvis Takes A Back Seat" by Leanna Ellis is an easy summer read. Don't be fooled by the title, it touches on some tough subjects: adjusting to death of a husband, teenage temptations, single parenting, adoption, etc. But it's blended with some Elvis mania that still exists.......Our bookclub will discuss the book, play an Elvis trivia game, and watch one of his movies this Friday. An interesting choice for August, don't you think?
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| So sure enough, our club read "3 Cups of Tea" and found it to be quite an inspirational story. Greg isn't your every day kind of guy in the sense that he has incredible drive , focus and determination. But the fact remains that one person, with that kind of passion, can change so many lives!
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| thank goodness we got our friend Jan on the right track and into our private club! now she sees the benefit of the header with meeting info(date and place especially!)
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| Are we meeting tonight (July 1)? If so - where?! After missing last month I am up to date with my reading but totally out of the loop re our meeting dates and locations! Jan
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| I'm on vacation visiting my sister and met some of her friends. Several of them have read "3 Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson. Each of them told me what an impact the book had on them. Apparently it is quite a facsinating story and Greg Mortenson is an incredible person. I will be adding it to my list and recommending it to my group for sure!
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Did you see that Bob Dylan got a citation from the Pulitzer Prize Committee for his "impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power "?
That's pretty cool. I know I remember very well when I first heard his music!
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| I didn't appreciate the movie Atonement very much, either. It's always hard to watch a movie when you've already read the book. I was moved more by the characters in the book, and I had to read the twist a couple of times for it to sink in. I did like the score of the movie, though!
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| Saw the movie Atonement last weekend. After reading the book, I found the movie to be somewhat lacking. Beautiful scenery, good acting but midway through it became very draggy and out of sinc. Since I already knew the story's ending, I was anxious to see how the movie script would handle various time elements leading up to the surprise ending. Unlike the book, the fate of the characters was very clear.
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| I finished reading "The Friday Night Knitting Club" last night. It seems to be in all of the book stores and on one of the best seller lists. I found it to be very 'warm and fuzzy' but not much substance otherwise. In a way the relationships between the women in the knitting club remind me of our book club relationships. Warm and fuzzy, BUT we have way more substance!!
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| I found a magazine called "Bookmarks" It is "for everyone who hasn't read everything". Lots of book reviews and a Book group profile!
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| Have you noticed the new "Author Quote of the Day" feature?
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| Sue, for my club I have a spot on our club's page under "Club Info" where I list possible future selections. You could really have a page here for yourself to do the same thing.
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| I just saw a review in New Yorker about a book that might be fun to read one of those times when we don't want something heavy. It's called "Beginner's Greek" by James Collins. I wish there was a way to keep track of new books that I think "hmm, interesting" but don't want to buy in hardback.
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| Sue, that sounds intriguing. I'll check it out!
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| I am reading, or I should say browsing, an interesting book. It is called You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination by Katharine Harmon. It's a collection of artists' maps that chart things other than literal geography. It's interesting to think of the term "map" in a broader way and exciting to contemplate what I might want to map.
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| our club toasted the new year at our January meeting with Mimosas! Also on hand was a fortune cookie for each of us since we were discussing "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan"
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I found a perfect picture book for my 2 very different daughters. Come to think of it, it could apply to my sisters and me as well! Different, but sharing some same interests, and of course the way we feel about each other.
Sisters, byDavai McPhail
I'm a sucker for a sweet storybook!
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| I see the movie "Atonement" is being released. If your book club read this book, why not take a field trip to the movie together?
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| If your book club is meeting this December, how about everyone bringing a storybook to "show and tell" about and then donate them all to an organization collecting for Christmas gifts?
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