Saturday, January 28, 2012

Books Discussed at Book Club January 2012


Here's the list of books we talked about last week at book club:

Karen W read:
Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James a fun look at what might have happened after Pride and Prejudice

Tessa read:
Persuasion by Jane Austen because it felt like time for a re-read. I think there's something in the air!

Jessica N read:
Framed by ? : sorry I'm not sure which Framed this is!
Bone by Bone by Caroll O'Conner: a murder mystery favorite!

Julie read:
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt: catching up with last month's book club

Sam read:
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose: story of Lewis and Clark

Stuey read:
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: interesting look into the life of a famous nerd who was sometimes not so very nice.
Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard: the story of the assassination of James Garfield

Michelle read:
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull: to keep up with her daughter who read them all in a month or so
Narnia series by C.S. Lewis: to continue keeping up!
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff: only said that this was eye opening

Jessia A read:
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson: fun thriller, scary... and I can't really remember what else she said!
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: loved it, well four stars worth anyway
I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells: thought it was okay but that it caused sleep problems
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo: found it accidentally at the DI, read it in an hour or so
Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen: this Robin Hood re-telling come comes out next month, she read it on NetGalley, which lead to a discussion on exactly what that is.

Jenny read:
Don't Stop Now by Julie Halpern: a fun road trip book
Looking for Alaska by John Green: she did not really like this one, feels John Green needs a therapist... a discussion ensued!
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins: a fun romance with an awesome boy named Cricket

Trina
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr: the third of this series, she said it was okay
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park: a Newbery winner of the past and really really good
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen: one of those books everyone needs to read!

Suey read:
Persuasion by Jane Austen: needed a re-read!
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: loved it, five stars worth.
Delirium by Lauren Oliver: another dystopian, a little slow at first, crazy at the end

Whew! We talked a lot about a lot of books! Awesome.

5 comments:

  1. To be fair, I thought John Green HAS seen a therapist, not that he needs to see one. ;)

    I like that you do these recaps. Even though I was there I'm sure others appreciate it. And did you see? Jessica marked Before I Go To Sleep as a TBR.

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    1. LOL on the John Green thing... I knew it was something like that! :)

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  2. You DID talk about a lot of books! I'm impressed!

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  3. As always, thank you thank you for creating this record!! I can always point to these posts as evidence that we do, in fact, talk almost exclusively about books at book club.!

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