My book club has been meeting for over thirteen years. That’s a really long time and we’ve read plenty of good books, a few great ones, and a few stinkers. What book club hasn’t? On January 19th, we choose our books for the year. Yep, the year. We each come up with 1-2 choices, pitch it to the [...]
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Cutting for Stone By Abraham Verghese (Vintage, Paperback, 9780375714368, January 2010, 688pp.) The Short of It: Full of sorrow and pain, wonder and joy. The Rest of It: Such a heartfelt tale and so popular among readers. What’s left to say? Well, lots. In case you are not familiar with the plot, here is the [...]
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet By David Mitchell (Random House Trade Paperbacks, Paperback, 9780812976366, 512pp.) The Short of It: Elegantly written, but a bit too slow for me. The Rest of It: I’m at a loss for words and cannot describe this book properly so here is the blurb from the publisher: The [...]
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A Canticle for Leibowitz By Walter M. Miller (Harper Voyager, Paperback, 9780060892999, May 2006, 352pp.) The Short of It: First published in 1960, A Canticle for Leibowitz is at once a telling tale of what happens to civilization after a nuclear war, and a reminder that history has a tendency to repeat itself. The Rest of [...]
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If you visited me earlier in the week, you may have read this post where I expressed my anxiety anticipation over my book club’s yearly selection meeting. Well, we met at Border’s last night to select twelve books and let me tell you, it was hard to limit myself to two books. I came in [...]
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