8 of us met to discuss Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. Bee Branch’s mother, Bernadette is a MacArthur Genius award winning architect who hasn’t had a project in years. When her behavior becomes a little over the top, her husband decides it is time to take action and have her committed. Most of the action takes place leading up to this deciding moment. What I haven’t described isRead More →
Eight of us met to discuss The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. It was a lively discussion, though mostly it was about the Paris husband, Ernest Hemingway. Is it a chick novel? We decided that it was not. Is it safe to say that their marriage, while not long lasting, made a lasting impression on both Hadley and Ernest? Yes. Maybe we will read a classic Hemingway book to roundRead More →
Ten of us met to discuss Fifth Ave, 5 a.m. by Sam Wasson in August. Ellen graciously filled in to lead the group this month. The book is subtitled, “Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman.” Some of the discussion was about whether or not modern women were sufficiently represented by Hepburn’s character. Ellen mentioned that “some of the biographical material on Capote was also interestingRead More →
Seven of us met in July for an excellent discussion of The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker. When the earth slows its rotation, the days getting slowly longer and the nights following suit, Julia is grappling with the usual problems of a thoughtful middle school age child. It is a lovely book, at times bleak, at times hopeful. Other books that folks are reading and recommending are: TheRead More →
Seven people met in June to discuss Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Read about the cultural causes of plane crashes, the 10,000 hours of practice to proficiency and other interesting bits about what makes someone a success in this life. It is more interesting than it appears at first glance. Or pick up one of these titles that book club folks are reading. (There must be a trend in recent fictionRead More →
Seven people met in May to discuss Home by Toni Morrison. I forgot to mention the books and movies that people mentioned during the April meeting, so here they are for your reading and viewing pleasure: The Master starring Philip Seymour Hoffman The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman The Life of Objects by Susanna Moore Bleachers by John Grisham Some Assembly Required: a Journal of My Son’s first Son byRead More →
Starting in May, we will start meeting regularly from 6:30-7:30 pm on the second Tuesday of the month.This is in order to accommodate the changing hours of the library. We will be open from Monday-Thursday from 9am-8pm, Friday 9-6pm, Saturday 9-5pm and Sundays 1-5pm. By ending the discussion at 7:30, this should give you time to finish your library transactions before we close for the evening. In April, seven ofRead More →
Nine of us met to discuss Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James. (I almost wrote Jane Austen, because it is a sequel of sorts to Pride and Prejudice.) Most people enjoyed it but it was a hard book to discuss. Mostly we were able to compare and contrast James’ style to that of Austen. It was agreed that she did a fine job with the style and the characters.Read More →
Seven of us met in the Teen Room this past month to discuss Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland. It was a good discussion. We started off looking at examples of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s art glass windows and lamps that were central to the book. If you are interested in feminist history, art history and turn of the century New York, then pick this book up. There was notRead More →
Every January we meet to discuss our year in books. We had a wonderful turnout this year with 11 people. We even had birthday cake with someone celebrating their birthday! There were many books discussed so without further ado here they are: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (the audio version) The Book of Mormon (okay, thisRead More →
