Already there are suggestions for enough books to take us through all of 2008.
Kim and a few others have suggested a series of books about travel. Kim's choice would be "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Darlene and Nicole have suggested mysteries. Darlene likes "The Painted House" by John Grisham. Nicole, "Death at LeFenice" by Donna Leon.
Anyone else want to weigh in?
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Sorry I couldn't make the meeting last night. I've been temporarily reassigned to cover Oxnard and Port Hueneme, which means more night meetings! Ugh.
I'm interested in the travel/journey theme, as well. I was going to suggest Alentejo Blue by Monica Ali, who wrote Brick Lane. Brick Lane would be another good one, but many of you may have already read it. Alentejo Blue is based in Portugal and is about the lives of the residents of a small village and visitors to their town.
I haven't read it yet, but it's on my list of "To Read" books.
I know Margaret sent an email about the next book, but did you guys pick out others for this series of three, as well?
Nevermind my question. I just didn't read down to the next post!
Hey all,
I loved the discussion Wednesday -- thank you all for making this such a pleasure to look forward to each month.
Once we work our way through travel and mysteries, I'd like to see what you guys think of a little speculative fiction. I've mentioned "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood to a few of you (and Margaret's actually read it!). It's a book I'd love to get some feedback on from this group (and I'd enjoy rereading)
Of course, I understand if you guys aren't the kind of sci-fi/speculative/interstitial writing geeks I am.
Or, as another thought, we could do three Atwood books at some point. She's got plenty of books to choose from. That way, we could read Alis Grace, which Margaret had recommended, Oryx and Crake if you guys are open to it and one other.
I have always resisted sci-fi. I have historian's brain. But maybe Allison could suggest sci-fi/speculative fiction that is more accessible to folks like me.
I love Michelle's suggestion of Alentejo Blue. And I look forward to our travel series.
Also a trio of Margaret Atwood books certainly would be fascinating.
It seems to me we could have the best of both worlds if we combine Allison's suggestions. We could do three Margaret Atwood books and at least one of them could be speculative fiction, e.g., Oryx and Crake or The Handmaid's Tale. Atwood is all over the map, so it would be interesting to explore various aspects of her writing.
I'm a fan of travel writing, too, and would love to dip into some of that. Maybe a Bill Bryson--he can make me laugh out loud on public transportation. Is anyone offended by random F-bombs? He tends to work potty language into made-up city names.
So many books!
I would love to read Atwood. Her books sound fascinating. I just love this club!
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