Please join us in reading The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames for our monthly book club read!
We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for June 30, 2019.
Continue reading “The Seven Or Eight Deaths Of Stella Fortuna By Juliet Grames”Book Review by Dinh.
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I always look forward to reading a book written by Pulitzer prize winner. Jennifer Egan won the prize for fiction in 2011 with A Visit From The Goon Squad.
Manhattan Beach, Egan’s latest novel, was named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Guardian, Esquire, The Washington Post, Time, USA TODAY, and Vogue.
Continue reading “Manhattan Beach Book Review”1. Anna Kerrigan was not wearing stockings or shoes on the beach when she met Dexter Styles when she was 11 years. Why did Styles say Anna was strong to her dad Eddie Kerrigan? Did that set the tone for who Anna would become?
2. Anna had to prove herself in order to be a diver. Anna dons a diving outfit that weighed over 200 lbs, shoes that were 35 lbs and smelly head gear. Did you find the scene believable?
3. When Anna goes to the night club and see Dexter Styles, she gave him a false name. Why did she do that? What does it imply about her knowledge of her father?
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Continue reading “ARC Review: A Shifting Of Stars By Kathy Kimbray”Goodreads summary: ebook, 450 pages, expected publication date May 28th, 2019.
A squandering emperor. A handsome stranger. A reluctant heroine. And the ancient magic that will capsize a kingdom.
Seventeen-year-old Meadow Sircha watched her mother die from the wilting sickness. Tormented by the knowledge that the emperor failed to import the medicine that would have saved her, she speaks out at a gathering of villagers, inciting them to boycott his prized gladiator tournament.
But doing so comes at a steep cost.
Arrested as punishment for her impulsive tongue, Meadow finds herself caught up in the kind of danger she’s always tried to avoid. After a chance meeting with an enigmatic boy, she’s propelled on a perilous trek across the outer lands. But she soon unearths a staggering secret: one that will shift her world—and the kingdom—forever.
Please join us in reading Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan for our monthly book club read!
We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for May 31, 2019.
Continue reading “Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan”Book Review by Dinh.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Comletely Fine by Gail Honeyman has been on my to read list for ages and I am glad that we decided to read it for our monthly read.
Everyone I know who has read it has only high praises for it, so going in I was expecting it to be great. Some have compared it to A Man Called Ove by Federik Backman, but a female version of it. I absolutely loved Backman’s debut novel so I was super excited to dig in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
Continue reading “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Book Review”1.The book starts off with descriptions of Eleanor’s job. Eleanor had been working at her job since she was 21. She said that the owner felt sorry for her and gave her the job because she had a black eye and a broken arm in a sling. What impressions did you have of Eleanor? What did you think this book was going to be about? Why do you think the author included this at the beginning?
Continue reading “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Book Club Discussion Questions”Please join us in reading Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman for our monthly book club read.
We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for April 30, 2019.
Continue reading “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine By Gail Honeyman”It’s Always The Husband: Book review by Arlene.
Before I say anything else, let me say… do yourself a favor and do not sneak a peek at the end of this book!!!
I feel this book is skillfully written and it deserves your attention page by page until the last page!
So “It’s Always The Husband”… or is it!!
Continue reading “It’s Always The Husband Book Review”1.Kate, Aubrey and Jenny were three young women from different backgrounds when they met at college. Did you think that they were likely to be best friends?
2. At the beginning of the book, who did you like the most of the three friends? Why?
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