Book Club

the idea of reading something in oprah's book club because i think we all love oprah...

although i think i'll read blink anyway on my european journeys though i won't be around to discuss. 

What about Michael Chabon's new one (I think it's Yiddish Policemen's Union)? Or Nathan Englander's new novel -- Ministry of Special Cases?

I have read both Blink and Middlesex. I really liked Middlesex and I would be happy to refresh my memory on either of these books if everyone else wants to read them. Bel Canto has been on my list for awhile, so I'd love to read that, but I'm also happy to read the Michael Chabon book b/c I've never read anything by him. Another book I've heard is really good is The Other Boleyn Girl... - Erin

Here are books that I've wanted to read for a while:

1) The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

2) Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

3) Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

4) Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

5) A History of Love by Nicole Krauss

6) Either of the two books published by Nicole Krauss' husband, Jonathan Safran Foer

7) Books mentioned already: Blink, Middlesex, A Thousand Splendid Suns

8) Something by Paulo Coelho

9) Prep by Curtis Sittenfield

10) Looking for Alaska by John Green

Books that I've read and love and would probably read a million times:

1) Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

2) Jhumpa Lahiri's two books that are out (The Namesake and Interpreter of Maladies)

3) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

4) Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

5) Life of Pi by Yann Martel

6) There are others, but I have to get off this particular computer, so I'll come back later mayhaps.

Ciao bella!
Daisey

has been on my list too...

Ok, My several selections are pretty basic, I included links to the book when you click on the titles:

Also, I'll soon be posting the link to the book club's FIRST PICTURES!!! woo-hoo 

1) Anything By Haruki Murakami : A japanese surrealist writer whose books read like a dream. I've read allot of his books, but may I suggest A Wild Sheep Chase?

another cool writer, also japanese is Natsuo Kirino: No one more eloquently depicts love, sex and violence and makes it cool, gives it life like her. I read Grotesque- awsome, horrifying and raw. She has a new book out that I'd like to look into: What Remains

or anything from the Beats Generation, you know, One flew over the cuckoo's nest?

I'd like to read more by Williams Burroughs .

his book junky was amazing- especially for a crack addict 

Books suggested by my friend that sound really cool 

2) Midnight in the Garden of GOod and Evil 

3) Less than Zero

Also, so we can decide which book we want to read, we should probably narrow the choice to three books. So after everyone has pitched the stories that you are interested in,  look at all of them and consider which is cool. email the top three books you want to read, than, maybe we could do a re-vote out of the three most popular books and decide from this list what we should read~ Sounds democratic, i wonder if it will work?  

Another idea, each person gives a list, and everyone votes out of that list which one they are most interested in. this way, everyone gets to choose a book!

also, do we want to make a list for the future too?  

Eat, Pray, Love--my good friend just told me this was amazing

Blink

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Prep (I already read it but it's very entertaining)

 The Time Traveler's Wife ( I heard this was good)

I'll be back on July 5... see you guys after that!

happy reading,

Kira

well, I'm down to read whatever we decide on....the last non-academic related book I read was probably something by Dr. Suess, so I'm not picky at all ;)

 miss you all!

-Kyra-aka-Killa Ky :)

hi all -

sorry i missed the last meeting. hope you had a margarita for me :)

 here are my picks for next time:

a thousand splendid suns

a history of love

life of pi

man of my dreams

the sheltering sky

an obedient father

I know I'm difficult, but I've already read Eat, Pray, Love and Prep. Both were really good, though, so I'm open to reading them again. The author of Prep also came out with a new book, so we could look into that.

My top three to read, I guess, would be:

Life of Pi
The Time Traveler's Wife
Bel Canto

I'd also be down for a Haruki Murakami book. Anything other than The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, b/c I've read that one...
-Erin

it seems we have the most votes for life of pi. Any objections?

For some reason, my last comment was deleted, or something. The computer fucked up somehow. Yuck.

Anyhow, "Life of Pi" is an amazing read and journey. I would totally read it again and again, and a few more times after that.

On a totally random note, my little cousin, who is matriculating into Smith in the Fall, told me about this graphic novel she was assigned to read for one of her hum requirements. It sounds fascinating:

It's called: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Strapati

Amazon.com link: http://www.amazon.com/Persepolis-Story-Childhood-Marjane-Satrapi/dp/0375...

There's another one I'm interested in reading called "American Born Chinese" which recently one the Printz Award (the Pulitzer for YA/teenish novels.)

Amazon.com link: http://www.amazon.com/American-Born-Chinese-Gene-Luen/dp/1596431520/ref=...

I will definitely be checking out both after I finish reading this memoir I'm working on ("Straight Up and Dirty" by Stephanie Klein)

Okay, that's it! Just thought I would add a cent or two. I just like talking about books news/sharing booky things even though we won't read it for the book club! :D

Apologies for the no clinking links. I was a bit peeved that they aren't underlined in blue for your clicking convenience. But cut and paste them on your little web browser thingy!!!

As aforementioned, I'm down to read anything.  The synopsis for this book sounds great, so let me know when you all decide!

Amy, I'm dying without you..........