Meeting date: Saturday 26 May, at 5:30pm Pacific, 6:30 Mountain, 7:30 Central, 8:30 Eastern. For Australians, that’s 10.30am on Sunday the 27th of May.
The CRC book club chats take place in the Gold Star Chat Room.
New members are always very welcome. Please take the time to read about the Concentric Reading Circle here. We meet nine times a year, skipping June, August and December.
Let's see which books you would like for future chats. Please have a look at the 2007 reading list published here and send me a PM with your choice from the list. You can also let me know if you have book choices for me to add to the list. Coming up in July is A Season in Verona with Tim Parkes.
You can click HERE to buy The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time from Amazon.
My copy should come in my mailbox next week.
I'm very much looking forward to seeing you at the next meeting! Leslie.
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I'm going to start reading it tomorrow. And the good news is, I have got a friend here at work who has the July book - the 'calcio' or soccer/football book by Tim Parkes that we are reading and discussing in July.
I've read it before, years ago, but am glad it seemed so popular again now. There have been a few threads on the topic in the last month in the Italy forum.
I'm in the middle of writing mid year school reports but am taking a break as my letter 's' just flew off the laptop and after much mild cussing - from me, I thought it might be wise to take a break for a minute.
Originally posted by Leslie: Now Tigger, tell me again - why did it win all those awards?
And what's the plot? Did something happen to that dog?
Leslie, that's absolutely adorable and looney at the same time.
It's still okay if we lurk even if we haven't read the book, right? I'm still looking for a summer book to read after the spring term ends and I was thinking War and Peace (seriously!) or the Tale of Two Cities (I adore Dickens); but even an eight week period does not seem as though it is enough time to tackle those projects and have a decent break before the fall term begins again.
Cindy ~ "Follow your Bliss." Find where it is, and don't be afraid to follow it. ~ Joseph Campbell
Posts: 771 | Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | Registered: 16 November 2005
Do you like Tim Parkes? The soccer/calcio/football book is up next! It's so different from his others that I have. I really liked it last time I read it.
Crikey! I hear thuds, crashes and all sorts of things I shouldn't be hearing. Pyewacket was very aptly named!
I do like this book and my daughter has just enjoyed it as well - I know you'll have a good time discussing this one, but, as it will be in the early hours in the UK, I don't think I'll be able to stay awake enough to join this one (or if I did, my comments might be a bit incoherent!)
Posts: 1401 | Location: London, UK | Registered: 20 September 2006
Originally posted by Leslie: Cindy - I'll be looking for you! Do come.
Do you like Tim Parkes? The soccer/calcio/football book is up next! It's so different from his others that I have. I really liked it last time I read it.
Crikey! I hear thuds, crashes and all sorts of things I shouldn't be hearing. Pyewacket was very aptly named!
Although I am aware of his work, I haven't had the pleasure of reading any of them. I get blue just thinking of the several books I have bought over the past few years and never had a chance to read yet.
Cindy ~ "Follow your Bliss." Find where it is, and don't be afraid to follow it. ~ Joseph Campbell
Posts: 771 | Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | Registered: 16 November 2005
I get blue just thinking of the several books I have bought over the past few years and never had a chance to read yet.
Yes, me too! In fact, I just ordered three of Marlena De Blasi's books from Amazon - I can hardly wait for them to arrive so I can start living in Italy (vicariously, of course)!
This is a fantastic book and one of my favorites! I'd like to give you one of the reasons why but I'm not sure if that should be more left to the book club chat! I will try and peep in during that time but I might find myself in a spontaneous road trip for the weekend. We will see
Well - "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" was an interesting book - I finished it last night.
It's very relevant to my job! I think a lot of us probably work with autistic children or maybe even adults. I got more out of this book than I have ever got from the annual teacher inservices I have to go to. I suppose it's more enjoyable to read about a subject than be lectured to on it.
What do you think? Or, come and tell us tomorrow. I look forward to meeting with those who have read the book, or who are interested in it, or who have an interest in the subject matter.
I also look forward to hearing your opinions about it even if you can't make the chat tomorrow. Feel free to PM or email me any comments you wish me to add in for you.
Nancy, have you tried half.com for A Season With Verona? You may find a gently used or new copy there. Of course, Amazon also sells used copies.
I buy so many books that I have started buying used books from reputable dealers on Amazon and other sites.
"I am a Southerner. I like the feel of these words. I could no more be otherwise than I could shed my outer skin or change the color of my eyes." Willie Morris
Posts: 1538 | Location: on the Alabama River | Registered: 22 July 2002
I loved the audio book of Mark Haddon's "Incident". It was very well read.
Two relevant comments:
I've just finished reading "Born on a Blue Day" by Daniel Tammet, who is diagnosed as a high functioning autistic savant. Daniel attempts to describe how he sees numbers (in color, texture, size, and personality [5 is loud, 4 is shy]). I found Daniel's book fascinating. Helps to understand autism better.
Today at the library, I picked up a copy of Mark Haddon's 2006 book, "A Spot of Bother." Haven't started reading it, yet.
Charity
Posts: 1750 | Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA | Registered: 11 May 2003
Book Club chat in 15 minutes - and I tell you, if I had a webcam plugged in to show you what the kitten is doing while I try to get my notes straight and focus...
She's up the curtains right now as I type. OK, she's stopped and is trying to chew through her new scratching post. Now she's jumping from the scratching post to the bookcase to the chair onto my keyboard.
Where does the transcript get stored when it's done? I've just finished this book, which I found really fascinating and I want to see what others thought about it.
Beebee
Posts: 2007 | Location: London, UK | Registered: 09 September 2002
Slow Travel Talk 
