November Update

So October was "The Sympathizer." This month was "Tatiana" by Martin Cruz Smith.

December will be "Justine" by Lawrence Durrell. January 2017 will be "LaRose" by Louise Erdrich.

More Sympathy

Since only one of the members present (Ann, Anne Marie, Art, Greta, Janice) had finished the book and all thought it was worth the extra time we will be continuing with "The Sympathizer" for the month of October. Good reading!

July Update

Courtesy of Art:

Our July meeting was a cheery one although we missed the presence of three of you. There wasn't a deep discussion of the book Skyfaring due to most of us having read little or none of it...so far. We can give it more attention in August when we have read more.

We did discuss language quite a bit. Art is working on French with the Duolingo app, Tony found that they also offer Turkish, and for Greta there is Catalan for Spanish speakers. Sorry, I don't remember if Anne Marie is working on a course as well.

Our upcoming books are:

August

The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan

September

The Sympathizer: A Novel, by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Overdue Update

Our March book was unanimously enjoyed. "Lolly Willowes" by Sylvia Townsend Warner. It was the first "Book of the Month Club" selection in 1926.

Our April/May/June book was "A Brief History of Seven Killings" by Marlon James. Even though there was a lot time to complete this big book, nobody had. Some were put off by the unrelenting violence and others struggled with the Jamaican dialect. Personally, I liked it but I did put it aside several times to get a break from the violence.

All of us who do NOT have second homes in Europe were in attendance.

Our July book is "Skyfaring" by Mark Vanhoenacker, a non-fiction book.

Our February Book

January's book, "This Is How You Lose Her," by Junot Diaz. Was thoroughly enjoyed by all. For February we read "A Mercy," by Toni Morrison. Greta and Art were absent and missed. Although the book was well liked and admired by all, there was little discussion of the book. Why was that? Our March book is yet to be selected.