For December:
Transatlantic by Colm Toibin
For January:
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
September's Meeting
There were five of us (missed you Mairtin and Art) and nobody had finished the book all the way but a great discussion ensued anyway. The book Boy, Snow, Bird is well written and full of puzzles. Why the strange names? What about the mirrors? Why was Snow banished so abruptly?
Greta has since finished it and sent the following link for us:
Helen Oyeyemi.
Since most were close to finishing the book we decided not to delay the October book, Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes by Per Petterson
For November we will read Transatlantic by Colum McCann.
Happy reading all!
Greta has since finished it and sent the following link for us:
Helen Oyeyemi.
Since most were close to finishing the book we decided not to delay the October book, Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes by Per Petterson
For November we will read Transatlantic by Colum McCann.
Happy reading all!
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Catching up and moving forward
The book for July was "Every Day Is for the Thief" by Teju Cole. Not only was every member present but five out of seven had finished the book! We are checking the record books but this may be a first. The consensus? An excellent read of the right length (hence the high completion rate) but more a travel piece or memoir than a novel.
The book for August is "Family Life" by Akhil Sharma.
September's book is "Boy, Snow, Bird" by Helen Oyeyemi.
And looking ahead all the way to October, "Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes" by Per Petterson.
Check out those library books, fire up those Kindles and start reading.
The book for August is "Family Life" by Akhil Sharma.
September's book is "Boy, Snow, Bird" by Helen Oyeyemi.
And looking ahead all the way to October, "Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes" by Per Petterson.
Check out those library books, fire up those Kindles and start reading.
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
APRIL BOOK
Our book selection for April is
THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, by Jonathan Lethem
"The Fortress of Solitude is the story of Dylan Ebdus growing up white and motherless in downtown Brooklyn in the 1970s. It's a neighborhood where the entertainments include muggings along with games of stoopball. In that world, Dylan has one friend, a black teenager, also motherless, named Mingus Rude. As Lethem follows the knitting and unraveling of their friendship, he creates an overwhelmingly rich and emotionally gripping canvas of race and class, superheros, gentrification, funk, hip-hop, graffiti tagging, loyalty, and memory. The Fortress of Solitude is the first great urban coming of age novel to appear in years."
THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, by Jonathan Lethem
"The Fortress of Solitude is the story of Dylan Ebdus growing up white and motherless in downtown Brooklyn in the 1970s. It's a neighborhood where the entertainments include muggings along with games of stoopball. In that world, Dylan has one friend, a black teenager, also motherless, named Mingus Rude. As Lethem follows the knitting and unraveling of their friendship, he creates an overwhelmingly rich and emotionally gripping canvas of race and class, superheros, gentrification, funk, hip-hop, graffiti tagging, loyalty, and memory. The Fortress of Solitude is the first great urban coming of age novel to appear in years."
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Catching up
So, in December we all agreed that "The Corpse Washer" is a beautiful book.
In January we were again in agreement that "All the Light We Cannot See" is an excellent read.
In February those in attendance were Ann, Janice, Mairtin and AM. All thought most highly of "An Unnecessary Woman" by Rabih Alameddine. It's well written and a very intriguing protagonist.
Our book for March is "Open City" by Teju Cole.
Will our string of excellent books continue? Join us at Delancy Street to find out. Happy reading!
In January we were again in agreement that "All the Light We Cannot See" is an excellent read.
In February those in attendance were Ann, Janice, Mairtin and AM. All thought most highly of "An Unnecessary Woman" by Rabih Alameddine. It's well written and a very intriguing protagonist.
Our book for March is "Open City" by Teju Cole.
Will our string of excellent books continue? Join us at Delancy Street to find out. Happy reading!
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