1. Before reading Next Year In Havana, did you know much about the political history of Cuba? Did you learn much? Did it make you want to learn more?
2. The novel goes back and forth between Eliza Perez life in the 1950s and her granddaughter’s Marisol Ferrera’s trip to Cuba in 2017. Which story line did you enjoy the most? Who did you identify with? Did you find their stories similar?
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We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion questions for September 30, 2021.
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I was thrilled to read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, which was the winner of Goodreads Choice Award for fiction
I had previously read How To Stop Time (which I enjoyed immensely), and The Radleys, by Haig so I knew his style of writing.
The Midnight Library has been a very popular read and is still being recommended by readers.
So, does it live up to its expectation? Is it worth checking out? The short answer is yes!
Here’s why you should check it out.
Continue reading “The Midnight Library Book Review”1. At the start of The Midnight Library, Nora was depressed and anxious and nothing was going right for her. She had so many regrets. Why do you think Nora turned to suicide? Why did she think this was her only option?
2. What did you think of Nora? How did you feel about her? Could you relate to her and what she was going through?
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Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell got our attention because its title name is interchangeable with Hamlet, which is a play written by William Shakespeare. I’m not a big Shakespeare fan but I’m familiar with the play Hamlet.
We chose to read Hamnet partly because Maggie O’Farrell is a new author to us and also because it’s an historical fiction about Shakespeare’s family.
Continue reading “Hamnet Book Review”1. What was the significance that William Shakespeare was not mentioned by name but referred to as dad, husband, Latin tutor etc.? Why did the author not mention his name?
2. Agnes and her husband William, were they well suited? Why, why not?
3. What did you think of Agnes? Did you like her? Why did the author make her character a healer?
4. Why did Agnes have her first child in the woods? Why did she want to have her other kids there? What was her thought process?
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We will be reviewing the book along with our book club discussion question for July 31, 2021.
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If you have never read any of Khaled Hosseini’s books, please do so now! His 2003 debut novel The Kite Runner was a fantastic book and was a five stars read! We were curious to see if his subsequent book, A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) was just as good.
My expectations were set high since I loved Hosseini’s first book.
So, was A Thousand Splendid Suns good as his first book? The bottom line is, it’s was just as good!
Here’s why A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini gets a 5 out of 5 stars from me.
Continue reading “A Thousand Splendid Suns Book Review”1. “One could not count the moons that shimmers on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.”
The title of the book, A Thousand Splendid Suns, comes from the 17th century poem ‘Kabul’ written by Saib-e-Tabrizi. Did you like the literary and cultural reference? Did you want to find out more about the poem and Kabul?
2. Did you enjoy learning about Afghanistan and the political regime changes from the book?
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