Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Book Group Selections for 2010 to 2011
- Beast of the Jungle by Henry James
- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
- Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua *
- City of Thieves by David Benioff *
- Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa *
- The World Below by Sue Miller
- Great Books by David Denby
- Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
- All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville West
*Reviewed.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
To E or not to E?
That is the question on the minds of many Sixth Street Book Group Members...
Here is what Consumer Reports said...
Named Amazon Kindle 3G & Wi-Fi the best choice for use every where.
Here is what Consumer Reports said...
Named Amazon Kindle 3G & Wi-Fi the best choice for use every where.
Barnes & Noble Nook 3G & Wi-Fi is a "step-behind" in almost all respects....
Sony is coming out with a new reader that hasn't been reviewed yet.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sixth Street Book Club Rules
1. First meeting in September we select 9 titles to be read that year.
2. In order for a book to be considered, it has to be recommended by a member who has read it.( If the book is selected by the group, this member becomes a sponsor. The sponsor presents an author bio and comments about the book.)
3. The book has to be available in paper back.
4. Each member has 7 votes.
5. The nine books with the highest number of votes are selected.
6. The last meeting of the year is held in June. During that meeting members talk about books they are planning to read on their "vacation" from book group.
7. We try hard to adhere to one voice at a time!
2. In order for a book to be considered, it has to be recommended by a member who has read it.( If the book is selected by the group, this member becomes a sponsor. The sponsor presents an author bio and comments about the book.)
3. The book has to be available in paper back.
4. Each member has 7 votes.
5. The nine books with the highest number of votes are selected.
6. The last meeting of the year is held in June. During that meeting members talk about books they are planning to read on their "vacation" from book group.
7. We try hard to adhere to one voice at a time!
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua
Majority except one enjoyed reading book. Discussion centered around speculating what China is like today...based on one members visit 10ish years before and two documentaries that another member saw. And that this was written like a Chinese opera, folk tale, legend and whether the characters were flat or fully realized. I didn't read afterword...it contained lots of good stuff that helped you understand novel and author...so if you didn't read it ... do so. One of his influences was SINGER...that's when I misspoke. I felt that the novel reminded me of legends--folktale with repetition, three sons, one of whom was very good, ...it felt like Fiddler on the Roof....written not by Singer, however, Sholem Aleichem.
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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua
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