We had a delightful meeting at Judy's after walking to her house in daylight with an open river! With some members out of town, the six of us who attended were Annie, Ellen, Jo, Judy, Kathy, and Nanc. In addition to discussions about school violence and the eloquent and strongly committed students from Stoneman Douglas High School, we caught up on each others lives, including finding out that Kathy Day-Carey is going to be moving to NC for the next few years. She'll still be around from time to time visiting her daughter and grand daughter (and Jojo), and hopes that she'll be able to make some book club meetings on occasion. Oh, and we also talked about Before the Fall by Noah Hawley!
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| Open water view from the top of Judy's driveway |
It was such a wonderful gathering last night! Thank you so much for hosting, Judy! I am going to miss each and every one of you while gone over the next three years, but start planning a trip to Salida CO or Leland, NC! I love this little group, and even though I haven't been a regular member, I have considered it a highlight in my life events when I am able to join you. Our topics are so varied, whether colorfully discussing the book, or flying loftily in the philosophical realm, or tumbling down a rabbit hole of silliness! I love it all.
Happy trails to all, whether to the deep corners of the world, through the garden corner of your yard, or through the imaginary world of books. 'Til our roads meet again!
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~Kathy Day-Carey
I enjoyed the voice of Scott Burroughs as he navigated the fame and media assault from the power-hungry news manipulators. I hope this helps people to recognize that its parallel, Fox News, attempts to control the news and shape events to fit their political message. This is a way to gain riches and power by convincing people that they are losing, and target their anger and blame into big collective forces.
I learned how each very different character tried to live in this world of diverse cultures.
I learned how each very different character tried to live in this world of diverse cultures.
~ Ellen Bowles
Next Book: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You I'm Sorry by Fredrik Backman
Location: Christe's
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Christe's
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Future meetings:
Thursday, May 10, 2018 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman at Julie's
June ??, 2018 - The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman at Linda's
June ??, 2018 - The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman at Linda's
Possible selections for the future include:
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stroud
- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
- The Boy Who Knew Too Much by Cathy Byrd
- In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides
Books we've read so far:
January 2014 - Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
February 2014 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
March 2014 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
April 2014 - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
May 2014 - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
June 2014 - Breaking Free by Marilyn Sewell
July 2014 - The Orphan Train by Kristina Baker Kline
August 2014 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
September 2014 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
October 2014 - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
November 2014 - The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
December 2014 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2015 - No book. Watched The Book Thief
February 2015 - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
March 2015 - Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
April 2015 - The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
May 2015 - The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
June 2015 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
July 2015 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova
August 2015 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
September 2015 - Ruby by Cynthia Bond
October 2015 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
November 2015 - No book. Watched To Kill a Mockingbird
December 2015 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2016 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
February 2016 - Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
March 2016 - Brooklyn by Colm TóibÃn
April 2016 - Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
May 2016 - Jewelweed by David Rhodes
June 2016 - One Woman's River by Ellen Kolbo McDonah
July 2016 - Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
August 2016 - Deep Water Passage by Ann Linnea
September 2016 - This Road I Ride by Juliana Buhring
October 2016 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
November 2016 - No book. Watched The Boys of '36
December 2016 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2017 - About Grace by Anthony Doerr
February 2017 - Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates
March 2017 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
April 2017 - No book - meeting canceled
May 2017 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
June 2017 - The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier also watched The Girl with a Pearl Earring
July 13, 2017 - Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
August 2017 - No book - meeting canceled
September 2017 - A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
October 2017 - Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
November 2017 - The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
December 2017 - No book. Holiday gathering.
January 2018 - To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
February 2018 - Wonder by RJ Palacio
March 2018 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
