Hey all,
I went for a cruise through Chapters at lunch today. I have to say, there is not a lot out there catching my eye these days! There has been a lack of book related discussion and suggestions in my life. I am really looking forward to another year of books to read because I just wouldn't know what to pick up and I don't want reading to fall off my hobby list in favour of watching LOST (so awesome) and cross-stitching (got addicted after doing my neices).
Once I finish Middlesex (so good) I will be without a "next book" for the first time in a looong time! So here is my list of oldies I plan to turn to, and new ones that I might suggest for Book Club this year.
Oldies - The Zahir by Paulo Coelho, Book of Negros by Lawrence Hill, The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
New - The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer, Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Has anyone suggested something fabulous to you lately? Seen anything on the shelves?
21.9.09
Book Club Recap
Big Thanks to Shannon for hosting Book Club on Friday!! Homemade bread and spaghetti sauce...so delicious. We just missed KD and Candice. Not to worry girls, we did relatively little discussion on Poisonwood and skipped over Cease to Blush pretty much.
Right now we are on Three Cups of Tea. How's that going for everyone?
Next time we get together we'll all be dancing up a storm at Alana and Mike's wedding! I can not wait to see this Bride walking down the aisle...and I'm very curious about the shoes?! I have not been back to the Ranche since our wedding so I'm sure I'll be flooded with wonderful memories. BD is working furiously hard to have our 1950 Chevy ready to drive to that special occasion.
So it's up to Jasmine and I to host the last two Book Clubs this year. You want to take October Jasmine? Let me know what you think.
Ta!
Right now we are on Three Cups of Tea. How's that going for everyone?
Next time we get together we'll all be dancing up a storm at Alana and Mike's wedding! I can not wait to see this Bride walking down the aisle...and I'm very curious about the shoes?! I have not been back to the Ranche since our wedding so I'm sure I'll be flooded with wonderful memories. BD is working furiously hard to have our 1950 Chevy ready to drive to that special occasion.
So it's up to Jasmine and I to host the last two Book Clubs this year. You want to take October Jasmine? Let me know what you think.
Ta!
9.9.09
Reminders, Updates, and Previews Oh My!
Reminder - Movie Date Tomorrow!
Thursday September 10, Paramount Chinook. Movie time 7:10, meet at the top of the escalators 6:45-7:00. I have heard good things!
Updates - September Book - Three Cups of Tea
How is this book coming along for everyone? Reading or opting out?
If reading...are you enjoying?
If you are opting out...why?
I am the latter. This is just not the book for me this month. Perhaps another time, and I will be very curious to hear your opinions. It seems like I know many people who have read it - so why did none of them tell me it is so darned hard to read?
Previews - October Book - Middlesex
I know I should not be jumping ahead like this, but I picked it up and could not put it down. It is a juicy, somewhat sinister story. Fabulously written. I love all the characters and might make The Virgin Suicides, also by Jeffery Euginides, my pick for next year.
I love this book! Thanks for a new fave Kristin!
Hope you all are enjoying our Indian Summer. I love this time of year.
Thursday September 10, Paramount Chinook. Movie time 7:10, meet at the top of the escalators 6:45-7:00. I have heard good things!
Updates - September Book - Three Cups of Tea
How is this book coming along for everyone? Reading or opting out?
If reading...are you enjoying?
If you are opting out...why?
I am the latter. This is just not the book for me this month. Perhaps another time, and I will be very curious to hear your opinions. It seems like I know many people who have read it - so why did none of them tell me it is so darned hard to read?
Previews - October Book - Middlesex
I know I should not be jumping ahead like this, but I picked it up and could not put it down. It is a juicy, somewhat sinister story. Fabulously written. I love all the characters and might make The Virgin Suicides, also by Jeffery Euginides, my pick for next year.
I love this book! Thanks for a new fave Kristin!
Hope you all are enjoying our Indian Summer. I love this time of year.
1.9.09
It's a Date(s)!
Long Awaited September Book Club
Where: Shannon's House
When: Friday, September 18 - 6:30-7:00
What: The Poisonwood Bible, Cease to Blush, and progress on Three Cups of Tea (which is not what any of us expected! WTF?)
Why: Because we all need wine, food, and camaraderie
Time Traveller's Wife Movie Date
Where: Chinook Paramount
When: Thursday, September 10 - 7:10
What: Tear Jerker Chick Flick
Why: You know your hubby, b-friend, date, won't watch this one with you. If he does, he'll make fun of your sobs and denounce the movie based on the fact that people can't time travel...BUT he'll beleive in X-Men or Zombie Strippers. Yeah, cause that makes sense.
RSVP here
Where: Shannon's House
When: Friday, September 18 - 6:30-7:00
What: The Poisonwood Bible, Cease to Blush, and progress on Three Cups of Tea (which is not what any of us expected! WTF?)
Why: Because we all need wine, food, and camaraderie
Time Traveller's Wife Movie Date
Where: Chinook Paramount
When: Thursday, September 10 - 7:10
What: Tear Jerker Chick Flick
Why: You know your hubby, b-friend, date, won't watch this one with you. If he does, he'll make fun of your sobs and denounce the movie based on the fact that people can't time travel...BUT he'll beleive in X-Men or Zombie Strippers. Yeah, cause that makes sense.
RSVP here
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