The book thief!

I'm about a hundred pages in and loving it! When should we have it done by?

Sarah's Key

I have heard from others as WLAN that this is a terrific read. I have a copy but I haven't gotten to it yet. I would love to read it!
Too, the book I am reading right now I think many of you would enjoy. It is Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. She is the author of Seabiscuit. Unbroken is about an Olympic runner who gets drafted into the army and then becomes a prisoner of war. It is non-fiction that reads like fiction. Very, very well written.
Looking forward to Sunday!

Books for Future Reading . . . Not necessarily for the Book Club

I was doing some research, trying to expand on what authors I read since lately its been mostly Stephen King and George R.R. Martin.  I stumbled across several new and a couple established authors that I have never heard of and thought it'd be fun to read some new authors for me.  These books wont appeal to all of you, but here are some suggestions I have based on the book descriptions.

Jamie - Room by Emma Donoghue, Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay, and The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Mom- Room by Emma Donoghue, Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay,  Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford and The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Ally -  Room by Emma Donoghue, Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay and Revived by Cat Patrick

Aaron - Lamb and Fool by Christopher Moore, Calico Joe by John Grisham and  The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

Dad - The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach and Defending Jacob by William Landay

John - I'm sorry I don't really know what you like to read but I think you'd like Defending Jacob by William Landay


As a disclaimer, Fool and Lamb are very raunchy from what I've heard.  Fool is a retelling of King Lear from the Fool Pocket's perspective and Lamb is the Gospel According to Biff, Jesus' childhood friend and chronicles the years missing between his birth and the four Gospels (Religious Satire obviously).




All of these books are books I plan on reading in the near future and I wanted to share them in case any of them interested anyone else.

Who hasn't finished?

Jamie and I just both finished reading The Great Gatsby and thoroughly enjoyed it.  It truly is an American Classic and a great commentary on American Ideals, the rich and the evil that can come of the "American Dream."  Hopefully by Sunday everyone has finished and we can chat about what we found interesting, over the top, and anything else.  See you all soon!

What a great book!

I finished The Great Gatsby! What a wonderful piece of American literature! Can't wait to talk about it! Hurry you up you guys!

The Great Gatsby it is!

Wow! Let's get reading! Let's have it read by July 8th so we can discuss and ruminate at the Tiger's game.
Roaring Twenties ....here we come!

Started

Finally started reading the selection

Okay so, first I have to say that while I am not entirely against reading The Great Gatsby in our lovely little book club...I JUST read it in my intro to fiction course. Therefore, I vote we wait a while on that one.

That being said... Here are some of my suggestions:
I happened across this novel online and I think it sounds really really good.
      Crossing the Borders of Time by: Leslie Maitland
I am all for classics like...
      The Catcher in the Rye
      Lord of the Flies
      Native Son
      Their Eyes Were Watching God


I am very excited to get reading....SO LETS PICK A BOOK!

Ally

A few options

My suggestions would have to be:
~ The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
~ Night by Elie Wiesel
~ Life of Pi by Yann Martel

John

Bootlegging, Booze, and Lost Loves

The 1920's brought us great Jazz, great Art, and great literary works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, A.A. Milne, Ernest Hemingway and Alexey Tolstoy.  The Jazz Age also brilliantly ushered in the era of prohibition.  Organized Crime and Bootlegging flourished under the prohibition Amendment, creating a new breed of Millionaire.  So sets the stage for The Great Gatsby.

Our story centers on Gatsby, our lavish and eccentric Anti-Hero as he throws debauch party after party in the hopes of wooing the women across the bay.  Nick Carraway, one of my favorite narrators, watches as the "party" spirals out of control.  I'm sure most, if not all of us, have already read The Great Gatsby, but this quick read will be the perfect way to kick off our summer book club.  Plus, the great Leonardo DiCaprio is headlining a new film adaptation in December that is sure to put a great modern spin on the classic tale.

So, let's all dive into one of the most romanticized eras of all time and enjoy the timeless classic that is The Great Gatsby.  Cheers "old sport[s]!"



~Ryan

Introduction

Hello!

So we decided today that it might be fun to start a book club as a family. Therefore, I've built this blog for us to use as a forum for discussion. We can all post text (or video for the ambitious types) discussing our understanding of the books, our likes and dislikes, the merits, etc.

To start, we should throw out some suggestions for the initial book and the books to follow.

I think it would be great for everyone to read The Road, which I think is a glorious novel. Others could be The Death of Jim Loney, Black Elk Speaks, or The Thing Around Your Neck (I'm pretty sure this is the title of this one).

Anyway, welcome! I hope everybody is on board. Let's get our reading on!

Aaron