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Date Posted: 06:27:05 02/04/00 Fri
Author: Marla
Subject: Re: The Next Book
In reply to: Courtney 's message, "Re: The Next Book" on 10:49:29 02/03/00 Thu

I think we should vary our selections, and not stick to a particular genre, but I also think you should pick a book that really appeals to you. If it happens to center around the themes of friendship and family, then all the better, but don't feel like they must. The advantage of this type of club is that everyone can bring their own tastes to the group, which means the rest of us might be exposed to a particular author or genre that we may not have considered reading before. TIP: Go to bn.com or amazon.com and do a search for a particular theme that interests you. You never know what might come up.

As for favorite books, I'm all for listing personal faves, but I don't think they should necessarily become a book club selection because at least one person from the group would have already read it. I think part of the appeal of the club is that it brings a new book to everyone.

If you're reading on your own and looking for new books, consider these:

(1) An American Tragedy, Theodore Dreiser
(2) A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole
(3) Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
(4) Henry and June, Anais Nin
(5) Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
(6) Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
(7) The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams
(8) East of Eden, John Steinbeck

Each of these touched me for different reasons, either because of their humor, compelling characters or story, disturbing imagery, or a combination of the above. Basically, I couldn't put any of them down as I was reading them, which is always a clear indication that they've affected me.

> I will try to pick a book by this weekend. Since
> we've done a friendship type book should we stick with
> it or move on to another genre? I'm completely open
> to suggestions.
>
> By the way, is anyone interested in having their
> favorite
> book be a book club book? I'm not thinking of
> anything or anyone in particular, but maybe someone
> has been touched by a book they have read and would
> like us all to share in that experience.
>
>
>
>
> > Dave, I'd be happy to post your thoughts to this site
> > while you're out of the country. Feel free to send
> > them to my work (mmisek@ahma.com) or home
> > (mjmno1@aol.com) account.
> >
> > Catherine and Courtney, you two are the next up to
> > choose. Can you each come up with a book for us to
> > read over the next couple months, so Dave can take
> > them with him on his travels?
> >
> > > I should be done with the book by the end of the
> > week.
> > > Since I'm leaving for Cuba in about two weeks (or
> > > less?), it might be a good idea to figure out the
> > > books for the next couple of months. Then I could
> > > take them with me to read. I wouldn't be able to
> > > discuss them, per se, but I could e-mail a response
> > to
> > > one of you to post on here (and maybe you could
> send
> > > the collected responses to me, or something like
> > that).
> > > Let me know if you think that would be possible.

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Replies:

Re: The Next Book -- Marla, 13:30:49 02/04/00 Fri
- Re: The Next Book -- Catherine, 16:15:40 02/04/00 Fri
  - Re: The Next Book -- Marla, 06:45:04 02/07/00 Mon
    - Native Woman author? -- Sarah, 10:54:13 02/07/00 Mon
      - Re: Native Woman author? -- Courtney, 11:15:38 02/07/00 Mon
  - Re: The Next Book -- Courtney, 11:11:22 02/07/00 Mon