I'm still embarrassed about getting last night's location wrong!
Thanks for hosting a wonderful meeting Helen--it's going to be hard for anyone to top the sushi in a boat (not that we are into the competition thing!).
Here's a list of suggested books for the remainder of the year:
The Black Swan
One Thousand White Women (hmmmm--another book with One Thousand in the title--a theme ala Amy's bee thing?)
Packing for Mars
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Born to Run
Peeping Culture
I don't know anything about these, so if someone wants to pipe in with a summary, please do!
On another note, I mentioned that Vancouver is hosting a readers and writers event--here's the link to the website. Looks pretty cool. http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/
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ReplyDeleteOK, I’m the one that nominated a lot of books last night. I’ve been keeping a list. =) If we’re looking for non fiction, than I should edit. Currently, I’m reading Even Silence Has An End by Ingrid Betancourt It is the raw account of what it is like to be a woman held as a political prisoner in the Columbian jungles for 6 years. The other non fiction is Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach A humorous look at space travel. (Why is it impolite for astronauts to float upside down during conversations? Just how smelly does a spacecraft get after a two week mission?) Might be a fun read.
The other books are novels.
Crooked Letter Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (title comes from the way kids are taught to spell Mississippi) – crime novel, set in rural Mississippi, getting great reviews. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/28/AR2010092805310.html
Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli is set during the Viet Nam War. A Nancy Pearl favorite. It starts with the fall of Saigon and a female photo journalist NOT wanting to flee with the American pull out. The story goes back to the beginning and you learn why.
One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus – listed as alternative history (not sure how that differs from historical fiction) As one Amazon reviewer writes: The premise is based on an honest request made at a peace conference by a Cheyenne Indian Chief in the year 1854 to trade white women for horses. The book is written through the eyes of Mary Dodd who marries Little Wolf, chief of the Cheyenne nation. A friend recommended to me since she has read it more than once and love, love, loves this book. I’ve also seen good reviews on several other book club sites.
That’s it. Whew!
OK, I'm throwing another title into the hat. Freakonomics. Not sure if anyone else has read. Currently out in film version.
ReplyDeleteI just purchased We Need To Talk About Kevin at Borders. It's in paperback at $15. I'll be happy to share when I'm done but I can't promise when that will be. It looks like a very dark story...
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