Category: Book Club
My Book Club Shortlist 2016-2017
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Fever
Saturday I met with my book club to discuss, Fever by Mary Beth Keane. Fever takes the reader to the turn of the twentieth century in New York. There we follow the life of Mary Mallon, alias Typhoid Mary. She was a carrier of typhoid although she was never sick with it. It was believed […]
My Book Club's Longlist 2015-2016
My Book Club's Picks 2015-2016
The Memory of Love
After finishing The Memory of Love late last Friday night, I was truly sad to see page 445 arrive. It seemed to come so quickly for me. I started reading on Wednesday and read non-stop anytime I was free through to Friday. I could have just been pushed by time since I was discussing it […]
Super Sad True Love Story
It’s the future and our world has turned into a giant social media mess. From +800 statuses, to +1500 credit ratings, to communicating with äppäräts, teening, and staying young. Gary Shteyngart creates an hysterically frightening in-your-face plastic world that is nothing more than society today exaggerated. From the first pages of the novel we meet […]
The Hare with Amber Eyes
The Hare with Amber Eyes was the sixth book read in my book club this school year. When I voted for it I thought the book was going to be about something completely different. On the onset I was a bit put off and disappointed. I really wanted to know more about netsuke. Netsuke are […]
Ladies Coupé
Ladies Coupé is the story of Akhila and six other women that she meets on the train. Akhila is searching for the answer to the question ‘Can she live alone?’ Traditionally in Indian culture women are supposed to get married and if that doesn’t happen their only other alternative is to live with family. […]
The Brief Wondrous Life of Osacar Wao
Entering the world of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was like going for a ride on that extremely high and swirling roller coaster ride at a theme park. As the roller coaster bumps, grinds, and plunges us to the depth of fear, we recuperate while wanting more. That’s the same intensity I felt […]
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