Book Club Schedule

Book club discussions (as decided 6/28)

Sun 7/20 Animal Dreams

Sun 8/10 Wisdom of Whores

Sun 8/31 Oryx and Crake

Sun 9/21 Walk in the Woods

When are we discussing?

I've already forgotten...

Can we list the books we are going to be reading and when our projected discussion dates are for each one?

Very hard to put down indeed!

I found Animal Dreams very hard to put down and it was a pleasant distraction. I started reading it yesterday to avoid research deadlines and ended up finishing this morning...then totally cramming to get my write-up done minutes before it was do. The story was pretty compelling.

I was a bit skeptical about it at first and didn't think I would like it from summaries/reviews, but I found it pretty enjoyable. It sorta reminded me of a supermarket romance novel that I guiltily read once but was infinitely more well-written. I liked the character development and thought the message was worthwhile.

I look forward to discussing it with all of you!

Shila

Finished Novel 6/6

A few thoughts I'm jotting down before I forget everything I read:

I really liked the novel and definitely put aside other important things to read.

Codi's character bothered me. I know she was grappling with a lot of issues and was probably traumatized from being pregnant at 15, but I think she was really selfish. I was in love with Loyd, and she was so standoffish but seductive at the same time! She obviously didn't know what to do with herself, but all the moping and self-pity was irksome.

The interspersed commentary from Doc Homer was great. It was like this lens into the mind of someone losing his mind. The jumbledness, etc. was really enlightening.

**Teehee...I forgot to post this!

Hello everyone! I've already read Animal Dreams a couple of times. It isn't that common for me to re-read books anymore, so that is saying something. It seems like a very simple story though, and I'm not sure quite what about it drew me in so much. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. I'm quite a fan of Barbara Kingsolver. My grandmother is always reading terrible murder mysteries or Mauve Binchy, and I managed to convince her to read some Kingsolver, (Pigs in Heaven I think), which she really enjoyed.

I've been in my post-school, reading for the sake of reading phase of things. This means I basically read as fast as I can just to be reading something, because my brain wants to be entertained all of the time. I just finished Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, which I really enjoyed. It's good escapism, because the book places you in such a different world and is wonderfully plot-driven.  I'm about to make the plunge into another book, and I haven't quite decided what. Does anyone have recommendations for California history? I need to educate myself a bit for my job I think.

I've been trying to think what times might be best for the gchat thing. I realistically probably can't do any time before 7pm on weekdays, which might be a bit late for East Coast people, but then weekends seem tricky because people might have commitments. I suppose we can just commit to a day on some weekend and make the effort to be there. Any thoughts?

Missing you all already...

Hard to put down...

I don't know how far you guys have gotten in the book, but I started it on the metro Monday morning. I'm one of those people who, when I like a book I drop (almost) everything and read! It's really a fantastic book, and I've been recommended to read Animal, Vegetable, Mineral by Nicole Wires! I'll add that to my mile-long list. Hope everyone is faring (spelling?) well!

-R

Side Dabbling

My list includes:
- Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
- The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak