It's hard to believe that it has been two years since I gathered together some girls who loved to read and formed a book club! In the past year, we saw a few members leave, but we picked up some new people along the way.Overall, it's been a tough reading year for us, but there … Continue reading Book Club Christmas Party 2014
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Book Club Reviews A Memory Keeper’s Daughter
Last night, we had Book Club at a local Mexican restaurant (the cheese! the margaritas!), and we talked about The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards.Book Title: The Memory Keeper's DaughterAuthor: Kim EdwardsPublication Date: 2006Genres: Adult Fiction, Realistic FictionGoodreads Rating: 3.6 Stars Book Club Rating: 3.5 StarsThis novel received mixed reviews from the group... Some of us (me!) thought it was deep-thinking and … Continue reading Book Club Reviews A Memory Keeper’s Daughter
Book Review: The Thirteenth Tale
“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.” ― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale
Book Review: The Museum of Extraordinary Things
“Love like this wasn't what he'd planned or wanted or expected, surely it was indeed a trap, for even when you tried to run away, it followed you through the grass and lay down beside you, it overtook common sense and willpower.” ― Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Scottish Romances and Kilts: Outlander Book Review
“But just then, for that fraction of time, it seems as though all things are possible. You can look across the limitations of your own life, and see that they are really nothing. In that moment when time stops, it is as though you know you could undertake any venture, complete it and come back to yourself, to find the world unchanged, and everything just as you left it a moment before. And it's as though knowing that everything is possible, suddenly nothing is necessary.” ― Diana Gabaldon, Outlander
How to Pick a Book…
….for Book Club. (Obviously, if you need any help choosing a book to read, you can check out my Book Recommendations page or read my Book Reviews)This month, it was my turn to choose the novel for our book club to read. Of course, every book club has its own routine, and often, book clubs will go with … Continue reading How to Pick a Book…
Book Club — January 2014
Last night, we held our book club meeting for January. One year ago, we were discussing our first book ever, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, at Barnes and Noble. Last night, we met at Pour, the local wine bar, to discuss our twelfth pick. (You can see a list of books we read in 2013 … Continue reading Book Club — January 2014
Book Club Festivities!
A year ago, I was immersed in math and business and not at all excited about it. Give me words! Give me ideas! Because I missed reading and I missed discussing good literature, I started a book club. My friend Simone was in Library Science classes with me in undergrad, and so we thought up … Continue reading Book Club Festivities!
Book Review: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
“Neel takes a sharp breath and I know exactly what it means. It means: I have waited my whole life to walk through a secret passage built into a bookshelf.” ― Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Two Thought-Provoking Books I Loved
I didn't have much time to read this summer, with school and working full time. But I did manage to pick up two books that really blew me away: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Orphan Master's Son.