Hi All,
Here are a few of the titles we bandied about during our last meeting:
The Empty House
Cane River
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
A Peculiar Grace
The Death of Bees
Waiting to be Heard
Inferno
The Winter Garden
The Sweet Magnolia Series
Life's A Beach
Just Breathe
A Far Piece to Canaan
Losing Faith
The Flight of Gemma Hardy
One Thousand White Women
and something by Tami Hoag
We are a diverse group with a love of diverse books and for each other. For all of us who have had tough times this year, I'm glad we have each other. See you in August, the topic is spicy.
The NRA Book Club - The Nerdy Readers Association
Friday, July 19, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
1920 - 1940 (ish)
Greetings All,
Since only half of us were able to attend the February meeting I was able to keep up and take notes on what everyone read. I will not mention the book I read that I didn't like, that would be a waste of space.
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
In the Fall by Jeffrey Lent
After You've Gone by Jeffrey Lent
Crazy Ladies by Michael Lee West
All of these books come highly recommended.
See you March 9th at Rebecca's
Since only half of us were able to attend the February meeting I was able to keep up and take notes on what everyone read. I will not mention the book I read that I didn't like, that would be a waste of space.
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
In the Fall by Jeffrey Lent
After You've Gone by Jeffrey Lent
Crazy Ladies by Michael Lee West
All of these books come highly recommended.
See you March 9th at Rebecca's
Monday, December 24, 2012
Melissa's adventures
Picture 1: riding in a boat on the Ganges. It looks so comfy!
Picture 2: riding a camel in India
She also was teaching English to some Buddhist monks.
What an Adventure...
Picture 2: riding a camel in India
She also was teaching English to some Buddhist monks.
What an Adventure...
Monday, November 12, 2012
Cops?
November was another fun meeting with lots of book titles bandied about. The topic for this month was cops, but it was really more of a guideline.
Through the Door by Jodi McIsaac
The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner
Burnt Mountain by Anne Rivers Siddons
The Geneva Trap by Stella Rimington
Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
Started Early Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons
Finding Casey by JoAnn Mapson
The Passage and The Twelve by Justin Cronin
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan
The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood
The Space Between Before and After by Jean Reynolds Page
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Adler
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Gone by Lisa Gardener
A Wanted Man by Lee Child
Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
books by Margaret Truman
The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
The Shadow Girls by Henning Mankell and Ebba Segerberg
Happy Reading!
Through the Door by Jodi McIsaac
The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner
Burnt Mountain by Anne Rivers Siddons
The Geneva Trap by Stella Rimington
Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
Started Early Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons
Finding Casey by JoAnn Mapson
The Passage and The Twelve by Justin Cronin
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan
The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood
The Space Between Before and After by Jean Reynolds Page
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Adler
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Gone by Lisa Gardener
A Wanted Man by Lee Child
Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
books by Margaret Truman
The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
The Shadow Girls by Henning Mankell and Ebba Segerberg
Happy Reading!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
With September Comes Change
Our theme this month was change
and we discovered that every book contains some form of change because that is
what drives plot forward. Since the
original intent of book club was to reach outside our comfort zone to find
reading material I think this month was a wonderful chance to explore.
Our little group has undergone lots of change since we started. It used to be me, talking to my friends about books, then convincing them to take time to come to my house and talk some more about books, and finally us cajoling each other into trying something new. One friend in particular required some convincing to even participate. She kept saying things like “I don’t have time to read,” and “But I read so slowly that I wouldn’t have anything to talk about.” That person proudly shared 5 titles with us this meeting that she read in the past month.
Another friend will begin a journey soon that will take her away from us and her normal day-to-day life for 6 months. I can’t help but think this journey will change her life, maybe in only small ways, maybe in very large ways. We will miss her creativity, insight and humor until she comes back and we wish her well.
Our little group has undergone lots of change since we started. It used to be me, talking to my friends about books, then convincing them to take time to come to my house and talk some more about books, and finally us cajoling each other into trying something new. One friend in particular required some convincing to even participate. She kept saying things like “I don’t have time to read,” and “But I read so slowly that I wouldn’t have anything to talk about.” That person proudly shared 5 titles with us this meeting that she read in the past month.
Another friend will begin a journey soon that will take her away from us and her normal day-to-day life for 6 months. I can’t help but think this journey will change her life, maybe in only small ways, maybe in very large ways. We will miss her creativity, insight and humor until she comes back and we wish her well.
Our membership has changed over
time and our group dynamic has as well.
As we share not only our reading recommendations but also our thoughts,
feelings, experiences and knowledge, we build relationships within the group. We find friends to spend time with, we find
kindred spirits to share ideas with, and we support each other in small and
very large ways.
Here’s what
we discussed: (in alphabetical
order by title so as not to show favoritism)
Title
|
Author
|
11/22/1963: A Novel
|
Stephen King
|
Around the World in 80 Dates
|
Jennifer Cox
|
Going After Cacciato
|
Tim O'Brien
|
Gun Games
|
Faye Kellerman
|
Present Danger
|
Stella Rimington
|
Ruth's Redemption
|
Marlene Banks
|
She's Such A Geek! women write
about science, technology & other nerdy stuff
|
Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders
|
Something Fierce
|
Carmen Aguirre
|
Started Early, Took My Dog
|
Kate Atkinson
|
The 19th Wife
|
David Ebershoff
|
The Brass Verdict
|
Michael Connelly
|
The Chocolate Thief
|
Laura Florand
|
The House at Tyneford
|
Natasha Solomons
|
The Kingdom of Men
|
Kim Barnes
|
The Notebook
|
Nicholas Sparks
|
The Slave Across the Street
|
Theresa Flores and Peggy Sue Wells
|
The Things They Carried
|
Tim O'Brien
|
The Wedding
|
Nicholas Sparks
|
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior
and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
|
Luis Carlos Montalvan
|
What in God's Name
|
Simon Rich
|
What is the What
|
Dave Eggers
|
Wild: From Lost to Found on the
Pacific Crest Trail
|
Cheryl Strayed
|
Witch and Wizard
|
James Patterson
|
World War Z: An Oral History of the
Zombie War
|
Max Brooks
|
Monday, August 20, 2012
Fifty Shades, Yellow Silk and “Give me back my wiener!”
We had a great time at our annual summer barbeque and the
theme for August was once again “hot” summer reads. Thanks go to our wonderful hosts for a
rollicking good time (and to their indulgent neighbors who did not call the police). Here’s what we read:
The Ladies
of Missalonghi by Colleen McCollough
Around the
World in 80 Dates by Jennifer Cox
True
Believer by Nicholas Sparks
The
Postmistress by Sarah Blake
In One
Person by John Irving
The Sisters
Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Rules of
Civility by Amor Towles
The Infinite
Tides by Christian Kiefer
The House at
Riverton by Kate Morton
The Saint of
Lost Things by Christopher Castellani
The Night
Villa by Carol Goodman
Friends
Lovers Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith
Saturday, July 7, 2012
get in line to buy this book
Wilderness by Lance Weller
I have read hundreds of books. I read while I eat, I listen to books while I
drive, I sleep with the light on so if I wake up in the middle of the night I
can read some more. I love to read. I am usually in a hurry when I read because
there are so many books waiting to be read (and so much of real life demanding
my attention). That kind of reading
works well for ordinary books, but Wilderness is no ordinary book. It is a work of art made of words. I was drawn gently into the story with its
rich images and complex characters. I
refuse to discuss or disclose plot because every description I have read falls
short and I wish everyone could experience the book the way I did, completely
without warning. Like so many of my favorite
books, the story builds slowly with seemingly unrelated threads forming a
pattern of relationships. The story has a unique rhythm that is best
enjoyed by completely immersing yourself in it.
With each chapter I thought wow, it just can’t get better than this, and
then it did. I hope you have the same
experience I did, when I closed the back cover I immediately opened the front
cover to read it again. http://www.bloomsbury.com/Wilderness/Lance-Weller/books/details/9781408829202
http://www.amazon.com/Wilderness-A-Novel-Lance-Weller/dp/1608199371
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