Unbroken movie!!!

Hey all, I just saw that Angelina Jokie is directing "Unbroken" (Laura Hillenbrand) and it's set to release 12/25/14. That's a long wait but I'm so excited that they are making this great story into a movie!! 

Karyn 

December/ January

Hey all-
First of all, I hope that everyone that was able to attend the last book club enjoyed it- thanks again to Tracy for hosting!

Secondly, a reminder and a plea- for Dec/Jan, we are combining the months (so that people will actually have the time to read and attend). We are reading Running the Rift, but we need a host for our next meeting! If you're interested, feel free to comment, text me, or email me at kirstendana@gmail.com. Somebody pleasepleaseplease volunteer!

Thirdly, our pick in February is The Forgotten Garden, and it's on the longer side- if you've got downtime during the holidays (ha!), it might be a good idea to get started on this before February.

Also, you guys made it weird. Hurry up- someone email me a photo and their favorites list so I can highlight another reader. It may also be a good source of ideas for Christmas gifts for someone you know!

Lastly, let's make January book-club-outreach Month. I know that things get busy and I'm also guilty of not being there for every meeting, but it would also be nice to get some new people in on the discussions. We should all make a point of inviting someone new!

SO- have a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and get reading!

November date!

Hey all,
Our November pick, Wild by Cheryl Strayed, will be discussed at:

Tracy's house- 13628 Ascension Rd; Tigard 97224
Sunday, November 24th
7 pm

Hope everyone's enjoying the book- look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Happy reading!

November

Reminder-
November's pick is Wild by Cheryl Strayed.

Tracy has offered to host (with, I'm guessing, some encouragement from a certain neighbor of hers that is beyond enthusiastic about the book).  Look for an upcoming post about the meeting time, but get started!

I also have heard that it's an engaging read, so make sure you're referring to the year's list in case you want to get ahead.

Happy reading!

October

Hey all-
sorry this post has taken me so long to get to you- but we have a date!

Let's discuss The Night Circus next Sunday, October 27th
8 pm
at Symposium Coffee
12345 Main St
Tigard

I'm excited to discuss this with you all- again, sorry this post took a bit to get to you. Hope you're all enjoying it- see you then!

Happy Reading!

WWII Recommendations

Last weekend, we had a great discussion surrounding City of Thieves by David Benioff, and several people recommended further reading about WWII. And so, we compiled this- a list of books surrounding the theme of WWII. These are NOT books we're strictly reading for club; rather, they are recommendations from fellow readers. Enjoy! Feel free to add others in comments.

1. Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi (from Tracy)
2. The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow by Krystyna Chiger and Daniel Paisner (from Stacy)
3. The Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (from Kiersten)
4. Backing Hitler: Consent and Coercion in Nazi Germany by Robert Gellately (from Kiersten)
5. Walking Since Daybreak: A Story of Eastern Europe, WWII, and the Heart of Our Country by Modrus Elestein (from Kiersten)

And, two books that we've already read as a book club but that we highly recommend for anyone that wasn't around yet:

6. Unbroken: A WWII Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Lauren Hillenbrand (from the archives)
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (from the archives)

One last note- the US movie premiere date of The Book Thief has changed multiple times, but most recently I can tell it was changed BACK to Nov 15th. Sorry for correcting you Tracy- I'm not sure why the date has changed, but the Zusak said it was November, so I'm trusting him.

September

Hey all!

For our next choice, we are reading City of Thieves by David Benioff, and we will be meeting to discuss at...

Karyn's house
13026 SW Ascension Dr. Tigard

Sunday, Sept 29th
8 pm

Also, a quick word- we have had a few people express concerns about the material in this book, so please consider that when reading. I haven't begun yet, but I hear there are some graphic bits, and we wanted to relay that info to you. If this book isn't for you, that's okay.

We also have a host for next month, but none after that- please let me know if you're interested in hosting one of the upcoming gatherings! 

Happy Reading!