I
am a giant fan of book clubs. I take offense to the idea that book club is a
time to drink wine and grip about men. For me book club is a time to have
intelligent conversations about books—at least for an hour—and then we grip
about men :) No, we don’t—we gripe about kids :)
I
love to hear what my friends have to stay about stories, because everyone has a
different perspective. Sometimes I go into book club with an opinion of the
book, only to change my mind after talking about it.
I
love book club so much that I’m belong to two. One I’ve been in for seven
years, and even after I moved away I couldn’t give it up—but I didn’t move far…only
6 blocks. The other book club is one I started in my new neighborhood—we’ve
been at it for two years.
I’ve
found that book club is the best way to get to know people. You can tell a lot
about someone by what they like and dislike in books.
So
does anyone else belong to a book club? Do you love it? Hate it? I’m so
curious.
-Angie
Books
I’ve read in book club this year:
Faith
Precedes the Miracle
by Spencer W. Kimball
Wildwood
Dancing
by Juliet Marillier
A
Room With A View
by E.M. Forster
Outliers by Malcom Gladwell
A
Girl Named Zippy
by Haven Kimmel
Ever by Gail Carson Levine
Ella
Minnow Pea
by Mark Dunn
65
Signs of the Times
by David Ridges
A
Girl from Yamhill
by Beverly Cleary
When
the Tripods
Came by John Christopher
Seven
Miracles that Saved America by Chris and Ted Stewart
The
Great Divorce
by C.S. Lewis
North
and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell
The
Infinite Atonement
by Tad R. Callister
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The
Actor and The Housewife by Shannon Hale
Ender’s
Game by
Orson Scott Card
These
is My Words
by Nancy E. Turner
The
Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
The
Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The
Mansion
by Henry van Dyke
13 comments:
No book club here. It would be nice, but then I'd have to actually leave the house :-)
I've never been in a book club. I love reading but I guess for me it's more of a private thing. Something I enjoy just with myself.
Maybe someday...
I love my book club! We have so many different opinions on the books we read. It's awesome! :D
i would like to join a book club that reads less intense books. i still havent read the help and tho i would prob like it, i have too many other exciting books i'd rather read...enders game was a great one!
I miss book club so much. I've been in one up until the last two years. :( Maybe I'll start my own. :) Great reminder for me.
I want to join a book club! There aren't any where I live, so I've thought about pulling a group together. I'll get around to it eventually...
I used to belong to one but I stopped going after awhile because most of the time people showed up not even having read the book! And then the conversations would swerve too far afield. Too frustrating. :(
I don't, but have thought about it. It's a nice way to read books you wouldn't normally read. Have you read Kristin Hannah's "Winter Garden" -- one of the best novels I've read. Just thought I'd share. Have come to know her and she is so sweet.
I heart book clubs. I have a small one that hasn't been able to meet because of kids and holidays to come, but when we gather and discuss books...oh the joy I have is so great. Plus, book clubs are great ways for authors to get some great word-of-mouth marketing. So Go Book Clubs!
I *heart* book clubs. I'm not in one right now, but my crit group invited me to theirs. I had to decline for now with the current load of school and other callings. Hopefully I can start up soon tho. They're so much fun!
I've always wanted to be in a book club. I'm sure someday I'll find one.
I would love to be a part of a book club. But, alas I don't know anyone in Portland that likes books. Glad you have yours!!
I have always wanted to join a book club--I think I'll make that a goal for this year. :) Y'all have read some awesome books!
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