goods and fruit. Thank you book group members! I always learn something in our
discussions whether highlighting something I missed or understanding the use of a symbol
(the color blue, the spool of thread), or connecting the dots. What did I come away with this time?
What have I learned? Families may feel special but underneath we share similarities, there
is usually one child who may feel or act different, families can be comprised of secrets that may
or may not surface. And the most important ingredients in the family mixture: Communication
& Love & Forgiveness.
Once again, I include the titles from book group members, book titles that are tried
and true and shared.
- Commonwealth: A Novel by Ann Patchett (2016)---Contemporary Fiction, Family Sagas, Multiple Perspectives, Sweeping, Sardonic, Engaging
- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016)---Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Character Driven, Lyrical, Witty, Russia, Communism, House Arrest
- Lilac Girls: A Novel by Matha Hall Kelly (2016)---Historical Fiction, Strong Female, Compelling, Holocaust
- Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss--- Non Fiction, Language Arts, Humor, Grammar How- To
- Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (2008)----Historical Fiction, Farming, Mississippi, Race Relations, WW2 Veterans , Plot Driven, Haunting, Moving, Compelling
- News of the World by Paulette Jiles (2016)---Historical Fiction, Western, Post Civil War Texas, Indian Captive, Native Americans, Orphans, Character Driven, Compelling, Descriptive
- Want to Read (Main Feature in BookPage): Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (2017)---Historical Fiction, Experimental, Buddhism, Debut Novel, Ghosts, Grief, Religion, Complex,
- What are you reading?
We also voted in our next 2 selections for our
2017-2018 Book Discussion year:
BIOGRAPHY: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
NONFICTION: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin
by Eric Larsen.
Note:
Our next gathering will be Thursday, April 6 at 10 AM -
we will be discussing our nonfiction selection.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans & their Epic Quest for the Gold at the Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown
"If we didn't have libraries,many people thirsty for knowledge would dehydrate."
Megan Jo Tetrick, age 12, Daleville, IN