Two of our members made have already made suggestions for our August read:
Christina suggested the new Colum McCann book, Transatlantic.
http://www.amazon.ca/Transatlantic-ebook/dp/B00BATWLSY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370471866&sr=8-1&keywords=transatlantic
Sarah suggested Dear Life by Alice Munroe
http://www.amazon.ca/Dear-Life-Stories-ebook/dp/B008ADUHKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1370471902&sr=1-1&keywords=dear+life
welcome to the NEW bookclub blog, your participation encouraged.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
july book
Next month's book will be The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover—then she inexplicably disappears. When Michael next sees her, he is a young law student, and she is on trial for a hideous crime. As he watches her refuse to defend her innocence, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna may be guarding a secret she considers more shameful than murder.
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover—then she inexplicably disappears. When Michael next sees her, he is a young law student, and she is on trial for a hideous crime. As he watches her refuse to defend her innocence, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna may be guarding a secret she considers more shameful than murder.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
June 4 meeting
Not sure what is happening, our erstwhile leader James seems to be AWOL.
Lets meet and discuss whatever we have been reading, have a cold beverage, and plan a course of action for July.
Monday, April 8, 2013
may book
Next month's book will be The Bartender: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Axel Matfin *The Author will be in attendance!*
PLEASE NOTE: The May meeting will take place on MONDAY, May 6th 7:00pm
Action, Adventure, Intrigue! Mercenary bartender Tom Wolfe thought he was out of the game. Then a package lands in his lap that's more than he bargained for. Inside; a loaded handgun and a note telling him to watch his back. Will he find out who his secret admirer is? Down there, down in THE DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
april book
next month's book will be Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
It's a big one! Get started on it soon.
It's a big one! Get started on it soon.
England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years, and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe oppose him. The quest for the king''s freedom destroys his adviser, the brilliant Cardinal Wolsey, and leaves a power vacuum and a deadlock.
Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell. The son of a brutal blacksmith, a political genius, a briber, a bully and a charmer, Cromwell has broken all the rules of a rigid society in his rise to power, and is preparing to break some more. Rising from personal disaster - the loss of his young family and of Wolsey, his beloved patron - he picks his way deftly through a court where -man is wolf to man.'' Pitting himself against parliament, the political establishment and the papacy, he is prepared to reshape England to his own and Henry''s desires.
In inimitable style, Hilary Mantel presents a picture of a half-made society on the cusp of change, where individuals fight or embrace their fate with passion and courage. With a vast array of characters, overflowing with incident, Wolf Hall re-creates an era when the personal and political are separated by a hairbreadth, where success brings unlimited power but a single failure means death.
Monday, February 11, 2013
march book
next month's book will be Great Apes by Will Self
Like Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, Great Apes is a strange and twisted tale, a surreal satire on the human condition, and an omen for those who wander too far. After a long night of partying, Simon Dykes, a successful British painter, wakes up to find that his girlfriend has turned into a chimpanzee. In fact, the world Simon once knew has become a planet of apes. Convinced he is still human, Simon is confined to the emergency ward of a hospital and put under the care of Dr. Zack Busner, clinical psychologist, radical psychoanalyst, maverick drug researcher, and media personality. Written with the glittering satiric edge that is Self's hallmark, Great Apes is a hilarious, disturbing, and truly unforgettable novel.
Like Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, Great Apes is a strange and twisted tale, a surreal satire on the human condition, and an omen for those who wander too far. After a long night of partying, Simon Dykes, a successful British painter, wakes up to find that his girlfriend has turned into a chimpanzee. In fact, the world Simon once knew has become a planet of apes. Convinced he is still human, Simon is confined to the emergency ward of a hospital and put under the care of Dr. Zack Busner, clinical psychologist, radical psychoanalyst, maverick drug researcher, and media personality. Written with the glittering satiric edge that is Self's hallmark, Great Apes is a hilarious, disturbing, and truly unforgettable novel.
Friday, February 1, 2013
suggestions for february book?
Please post any suggestion for our February read in the comments, OR bring the book to our next meeting, Tuesday, February 5th, 7:00pm
See you soon!
See you soon!
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