An interesting article from USA Today. I think the book club should plan a trip to Chicago. In addition to the places in the article, we could visit the Chicago central library.
http://www.kittravels.com/graphics/clips/GO_CHICAGO.pdf
Mary
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
House of Broken Angels
Characters in House of Broken Angels arranged by part
https://www.bookcompanion.com/thoba_character_list2.html
https://www.bookcompanion.com/thoba_character_list2.html
Friday, November 30, 2018
Monday, November 5, 2018
Books from Ginny
Ginny sent me this last month
“I just finished reading a book for my book group entitled “Empty Chairs.” It’s written by a Madison author, Anne Davidson Keller. I really liked it and I thought you might enjoy it too. It takes place in 1944 and is about a family living on a farm in North Carolina. It’s told from the perspective of the youngest boy - age 11-13. It was easy to get into and I found it to be a fast read. “
I didn’t find this at the Milwaukee Library, but it is available from Amazon as a paperback or on Kindle. Sounds good.
Another book Ginny mentioned that her group read is Tortilla Curtain by T C Boyle. Her group liked it. I read it when it first come out. Has anyone else read it? I don’t think we’ve read any of his books in bookclub.
This is what Wikipedia and the Chicago Tribune have to say about it.
The Tortilla Curtain is a novel by U.S. author T.C. Boyle about middle-class values, illegal immigration, xenophobia, poverty, and environmental destruction. In 1997 it was awarded the French Prix Médicis
Étranger prize for best foreign novel.
"A compelling story of myopic misunderstanding and mutual tragedy."
--Chicago Tribune
Jackie
“I just finished reading a book for my book group entitled “Empty Chairs.” It’s written by a Madison author, Anne Davidson Keller. I really liked it and I thought you might enjoy it too. It takes place in 1944 and is about a family living on a farm in North Carolina. It’s told from the perspective of the youngest boy - age 11-13. It was easy to get into and I found it to be a fast read. “
I didn’t find this at the Milwaukee Library, but it is available from Amazon as a paperback or on Kindle. Sounds good.
Another book Ginny mentioned that her group read is Tortilla Curtain by T C Boyle. Her group liked it. I read it when it first come out. Has anyone else read it? I don’t think we’ve read any of his books in bookclub.
This is what Wikipedia and the Chicago Tribune have to say about it.
The Tortilla Curtain is a novel by U.S. author T.C. Boyle about middle-class values, illegal immigration, xenophobia, poverty, and environmental destruction. In 1997 it was awarded the French Prix Médicis
Étranger prize for best foreign novel.
"A compelling story of myopic misunderstanding and mutual tragedy."
--Chicago Tribune
Jackie
Sunday, October 28, 2018
The LIbrary Book
At book club I mentioned the The Library Book by Susan Orlean as recently published and getting great reviews. There was another good review in the Sunday Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Here's a link:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2018/10/16/susan-orlean-library-book-1986-fire-los-angeles-central-library-book-review/1611675002/
And the listing on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/The-Library-Book/dp/B07DQT7Y4X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540658332&sr=8-1&keywords=the+library+book+susan+orlean
Perhaps it's a book we should read in the future. I've downloaded it in audible form, so I'll let you know my thoughts after I finish it.
Mary
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2018/10/16/susan-orlean-library-book-1986-fire-los-angeles-central-library-book-review/1611675002/
And the listing on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/The-Library-Book/dp/B07DQT7Y4X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540658332&sr=8-1&keywords=the+library+book+susan+orlean
Perhaps it's a book we should read in the future. I've downloaded it in audible form, so I'll let you know my thoughts after I finish it.
Mary
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
The Great American Read
Some of you may not be aware that the results of the Great American Read were announced on Tuesday, Oct 23rd. Here's a link to the results.
https://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/results/
I only voted for one book, and it was the winner! No surprise that it was To Kill a Mockingbird--one of our favorites. Jean will be happy to see that Pride and Prejudice was in the top five.
Mary
https://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/results/
I only voted for one book, and it was the winner! No surprise that it was To Kill a Mockingbird--one of our favorites. Jean will be happy to see that Pride and Prejudice was in the top five.
Mary
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Destinations for Bookworm Globetrotters
Nice story from Fodor's travel. Some interesting places to include on your travels.
https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/beyond-the-page-10-fascinating-literary-destinations-for-bookworm-globetrotters
https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/beyond-the-page-10-fascinating-literary-destinations-for-bookworm-globetrotters
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