Friday, May 30, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Book Club Title for May 22
Our next selection for Book Club is Catch 22 by Joseph Heller.
I will be posting more info on the book when I have more time!
Okay, I have more time!
Check out this link to Time magazine's 100 top novels: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html Any future book club selections in this list?
Have a good one clubbies!
T
Monday, April 7, 2008
Scribbles Book Club Selection for April 24
Hello bloggers!
I'm sitting in my apartment with the sun shining through my curtains and I am grateful that winter is past! Hallelujah!
I hope that you enjoyed The Glass Castle and found it triumphant and thought-provoking.
The book that has been chosen is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
Here is what Amazon.com has to say:
Mark Haddon's bitterly funny debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a murder mystery of sorts--one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole. Fifteen-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone is mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child's quirks. He takes everything that he sees (or is told) at face value, and is unable to sort out the strange behavior of his elders and peers.
Late one night, Christopher comes across his neighbor's poodle, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork. Wellington's owner finds him cradling her dead dog in his arms, and has him arrested. After spending a night in jail, Christopher resolves--against the objection of his father and neighbors--to discover just who has murdered Wellington. He is encouraged by Siobhan, a social worker at his school, to write a book about his investigations, and the result--quirkily illustrated, with each chapter given its own prime number--is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Haddon's novel is a startling performance. This is the sort of book that could turn condescending, or exploitative, or overly sentimental, or grossly tasteless very easily, but Haddon navigates those dangers with a sureness of touch that is extremely rare among first-time novelists. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is original, clever, and genuinely moving: this one is a must-read. --Jack Illingworth, Amazon.ca --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
I hope that you enjoy it and I look forward to seeing everyone on April 24 at Scribbles!
If you have any questions, please throw an email my way!
Enjoy this sunny day!
Traey
I'm sitting in my apartment with the sun shining through my curtains and I am grateful that winter is past! Hallelujah!
I hope that you enjoyed The Glass Castle and found it triumphant and thought-provoking.
The book that has been chosen is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
Here is what Amazon.com has to say:
Mark Haddon's bitterly funny debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a murder mystery of sorts--one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole. Fifteen-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone is mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child's quirks. He takes everything that he sees (or is told) at face value, and is unable to sort out the strange behavior of his elders and peers.
Late one night, Christopher comes across his neighbor's poodle, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork. Wellington's owner finds him cradling her dead dog in his arms, and has him arrested. After spending a night in jail, Christopher resolves--against the objection of his father and neighbors--to discover just who has murdered Wellington. He is encouraged by Siobhan, a social worker at his school, to write a book about his investigations, and the result--quirkily illustrated, with each chapter given its own prime number--is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Haddon's novel is a startling performance. This is the sort of book that could turn condescending, or exploitative, or overly sentimental, or grossly tasteless very easily, but Haddon navigates those dangers with a sureness of touch that is extremely rare among first-time novelists. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is original, clever, and genuinely moving: this one is a must-read. --Jack Illingworth, Amazon.ca --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
I hope that you enjoy it and I look forward to seeing everyone on April 24 at Scribbles!
If you have any questions, please throw an email my way!
Enjoy this sunny day!
Traey
Thursday, February 28, 2008
And the winner is.......
Greetings!
Your suggested book titles went into the hat, and the winner is, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls! The Glass Castle is a memoir. The first line reveals to the reader what kind of life the author lived:
"I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster."
Such a great first line! I hope you all enjoy it and don't forget our next meeting is March 20 at 7:00 at the Scribbles Cafe. Wear your sandals, it will be the first day of Spring you know! (Thank goodness!)
I will be posting links to The Glass Castle on here very soon!
Happy Reading!
Tracey
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Book Club Meeting Cancellation - 2-21-08
Greetings everyone!
I hate to tell everyone this, but Sandy and I have decided to cancel the bookclub meeting tonight because of the inclement weather. (Now as soon as I send this, the sun will come out and it will be 70 degrees!)
I have a suggestion for us that we discuss Mayor of Casterbridge at our next meeting which is on March 20th (the first day of Spring) at the beginning and then discuss our March book at the end of the meeting. Or, we can simply meet and let the conversation guide us.
Now, here is the question readers, what to read next? I've already received some suggestions on the blog, but I wanted to solicit everyone for their picks. If everyone can get them to me by Sunday, February 24, I will place your titles in a hat and choose the next read. So, please I know that there is something out there that you've been eyeing!
Take care everyone and be safe tonight and I am so sorry to have to cancel!
Sincerely,
Tracey (859) 908-0777
I hate to tell everyone this, but Sandy and I have decided to cancel the bookclub meeting tonight because of the inclement weather. (Now as soon as I send this, the sun will come out and it will be 70 degrees!)
I have a suggestion for us that we discuss Mayor of Casterbridge at our next meeting which is on March 20th (the first day of Spring) at the beginning and then discuss our March book at the end of the meeting. Or, we can simply meet and let the conversation guide us.
Now, here is the question readers, what to read next? I've already received some suggestions on the blog, but I wanted to solicit everyone for their picks. If everyone can get them to me by Sunday, February 24, I will place your titles in a hat and choose the next read. So, please I know that there is something out there that you've been eyeing!
Take care everyone and be safe tonight and I am so sorry to have to cancel!
Sincerely,
Tracey (859) 908-0777
Friday, February 15, 2008
Meeting next Thursday!
Hello readers!
Don't forget our book club meeting on Thursday, February 21 @ 7:00 at Scribbles Cafe in Alexandria, Kentucky! I look forward to seeing you all then and be ready to choose a book for next month.
My pick? Atonement by Ian McEwan
What's yours?
Tracey
Don't forget our book club meeting on Thursday, February 21 @ 7:00 at Scribbles Cafe in Alexandria, Kentucky! I look forward to seeing you all then and be ready to choose a book for next month.
My pick? Atonement by Ian McEwan
What's yours?
Tracey
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