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Tag Archives: book club choices
Book Club Selections for next year
We had book club last night to discuss Dorian Gray. It made a good book for discussion. You might try it, too. We also chose our 12 books for next year’s reading. We had some discussion about each of the … Continue reading
Book Club Choices Part 3 (final)
There’s a bit of my red chair in the corner there. That’s where I’ll be reading most of the book club books this year—especially in the winter time . . . You are holding up well under this strain of … Continue reading
Book Club Choices Part 2
Ready for the next 17 choices?? Maybe you can get some idea of our members by the variety of books they’ve suggested . . . Freedom Jonathan Franzen The Glass Castle Jeanette Walls The Great Train Robbery Michael Crichton The Help … Continue reading
Book Club Choices
My book club is in the throes of deciding which books to select to read next year. We meet all twelve months of the year so we need 12 books. Your mission, “should you choose to accept it”, will be … Continue reading