Re: What happened to our book club?

OK...I got this list from a book club on Yahoo...

would you like to just use their old selections? we can start with their first month...and continue through...there are 40 books...so I think it will last a long time...and if we start with the older books...we will be more likely to get them from the library...or in paperback...if people are concerned about $$


can we take this to a vote? our first book (for June) would be Tuesdays with Morrie?? I hear its great...there are books that I have read...but we can either re-read...or move on to next months books??


Books We Have Read So Far:
2000:

1. FEB/MAR:--Tuesdays With Morrie, by Mitch Albom

2. MAR/APR:--Handling Sin, by Michael Malone

3. MAY: Stones from the River, by Ursula Hegi

4. JUNE: The Rapture Of Canaan, by Sheri Reynolds

5. JULY: The Persian Pickle Club, by Sandra Dallas

6. AUGUST: Midwives, by Chris Bohjalian

7. SEPTEMBER: Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood

8. OCTOBER: The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver

9. NOVEMBER: Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel, by Helen Fielding

10. DECEMBER: The Honk and Holler Opening Soon, by Billie Letts

2001:

11. JANUARY: Middlemarch, by George Eliot

12. FEBRUARY: The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks

13. MARCH: At Home In Mitford, by Jan Karon

14. APRIL: Sister of My Heart, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

15. MAY: Chocolat: A Novel, by Joanne Harris

16. JUNE: Corelli's Mandolin, by Louis De Bernieres

17. JULY: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1), by J. K. Rowling and Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls

18. AUGUST: The Bonesetter's Daughter, by Amy Tan

19. SEPTEMBER: The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant

20. OCTOBER: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, by Gregory Maguire

21. NOVEMBER: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick

22. DECEMBER: The Fat Lady Sings, by David Scott Milton and A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

2002:

23. JANUARY: Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy

24. FEBRUARY: Pope Joan, by Donna Woolfolk Cross

25. MARCH: Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare

26. APRIL: The Blue Bottle Club, by Penelope J. Stokes

27. MAY: The Power of One, by Bryce Courtenay

28. JUNE: All Flowers Die, by Andrew K. Stone

29. JULY: The Midwife's Apprentice, by Karen Cushman and Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel (Illustrator)

30. AUGUST: Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, by Marian Keyes

31. SEPTEMBER: Pretend I'm Not Here, by Chris Gavaler

32. OCTOBER: The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold

33. NOVEMBER: Crossing to Safety, by Wallace Stegner

34. DECEMBER: Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
and Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham

2003:

35. JANUARY: The Wayward Bus, by John Steinbeck

36. FEBRUARY: Empire Falls, by Richard Russo

37. MARCH: The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd

38. APRIL: Davita's Harp, by Chaim Potok

39. MAY: A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry

40. JUNE: The Distant Land of My Father, by Bo Caldwell

Re: What happened to our book club?

Tuesdays with Morrie is a great book - but be prepared to CRY!!! It is so definitely worth reading, it gives you a new outlook on life!!

The idea sounds good to me.

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Erica, that sounds good to me. I read Tuesdays with Morrie a few years ago, but I would read it again. Great book!

Plus, I like that there is a schedule of books so we don't have to come up with a voting system that changes every month

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OK...so Tuesdays with Morrie?

I'm going to go pick it up...

for those of you who have read it already...reread it so you'll be fresh...or start next month's Handling Sin, by Michael Malone

there doesn't seem to be a lot of us anymore???

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We can try it this way...and see what happens. Even if its just a few of us, its still fun.

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count me in...ive wanted to read this for such a long time! and right now i can use a new outlook on life...

By the way, how r ya Denise? Hope all is well. Tell Jerry I said hi! Talk to ya soon!!!

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I read Tuesdays with Morrie and saw the TV movie. The book was sad, but it is a touching quick read.

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i'm in...i don't always remember to get here the day of, though. I read Tuesday's but I love that book and still have it, so I will definitely do a reread.

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Hi all - I'd be interesting in joining the club can someome post how this works or send me FM. I have been trying to get back into reading and this sounds like a good way to start.

Thanks

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Hi Lauren, all you have to do is read the book and then join us on this board on the discussion date to talk about the book of the month. This month's book is Tuesdays with Morrie. I look forward to seeing you during the discussion

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I read Tuesdays with Morrie, and wasn't as choked up as I expected to be. It is a really quick read, but I'm not interested in reading it again, so I'll sit this one out.

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I'd be interested in getting in on this now. Is there a 'due date'?

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I will go to the library and get it tonight, when do we have to ahve it read by?

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Thanks Becky

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I read Tuesday's with Morrie and really enjoyed it. It was a very emotional book for me - there were a lot of personal factors... I'll have to brush up on it though. When is the date for this? I'm reading Night finally!!

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for a due date...there are a lot of people who have already read it...can we stick to the 28th for a date?

I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive...so I'll be good as long as it comes in!!!

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I haven't read this so I'll try and pick up a copy to read soon!