Tag: books

I’m now in two book clubs & I’m so excited! I love reading but I definitely get in routs and will stick with the same types of books or authors & not branch out.
I’ve really enjoyed the nestie girls book club~ it’s encouraged me to read novels I might not normally pick up. So far I’ve really enjoyed what we’ve chosen~ The Namesake & Water for Elephants. Our next novel is Middlesex. I’ve been warned that it’s a little slow at first, and I think I’m going to start it this weekend so we’ll see! Oh and the July book is Memory Keeper’s Daughter which I read last summer. I might need to reread it though because some of the parts & characters are a little fuzzy.
I had mentioned in our last couple Chi O alum meetings about starting a book club and at the most recent meeting there was a lot of interest. Today we sent out the email to start it! The first book chosen by the leader of the group is Plum Wine. I’ve never heard of it before, but it’s about an American teacher teaching English in Japan. I’ve requested it from the library. I’m so glad and I feel so blessed to have friends to intelligent discussions with about books.

I found this book at the library. I have really enjoyed reading Philippa Gregory’s The Other Boylen Girl & The Constance Princess, so I thought I’d start the beginning of the trilogy. I told a co-worker I was reading this and she warned me that it was really bizarre. She was RIGHT! It was more than a lil too incestual for me, but I was still interested in the overall story. I was very happy to finish it last night, but of course now I want to see what happens to the characters (the children from Wideacre), so I’ll probably start The Favored Child tonight. Happy reading!