Results are In -- The Book Theif Wins

Results are in and our next book will be The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
Let's aim to have this finished by the second week of November - additional details to follow. Get your copy today!

Time to Vote for the Next Book!

Please use the poll below to vote. Poll closes Sunday night. Winner to be announced Monday.

Here's Some Info:

1. The Book Thief (rated 4.38 on good reads) - about a girl who steals books, death narrates and set leading up to WWII

2. The Master of Margarita (rated 4.3 on good reads) - set in 1930s, Satan is the main character and a talking tom cat (enough said, Tpad is intrigued!)

3. Water is for Elephants (rated 4.01 on good reads) - send in 1932 a boy becomes part of a circus, he falls in love with the main dancer but she is married and instead he learns how to reach (love) with an elephant

Meeting #3 - I win!

Monday night was our third meeting and we discussed The Road. The meeting had to be moved to The Gingerman last-minute due to yucky weather.

We had some beers and good conversation. The best part was I read the whole book and WON A PRIZE! Tracy won some chocolate coins. My prize was a coke in a bottle for knowing what the father found for the boy. Tracy's question was to name the ship they found. Way to go Richard on themed prizes! Carly got some gingersnaps for knowing where they found the flares (not so themed, but delicious).

Some things we talked about: Would we ever eat people - no!, Was there a theme about God or no God - we think this was not the intention, Is the book male chauvinistic - we think no, but is male-centered. Why no names, no chapters, no punctuation - adds to get into the desperation -- going on and on, no attachments, nothing left, etc.

Will we see the movie? Not sure I want to see some of that stuff, but curious and good cast. Maybe a group field trip to come...

Meadows lost his book and didn't read at all. He should be catching up now since we lent ours to him.

Please send requests for our next book to valerie.klimko@gmail.com Her and TP will narrow down list and I will post the top choices for voting.

Until then, read some comics.

Done!

Less than 24 hours until the meeting and I just finished the book. So, I'll admit, I just started reading it on Friday, but I did it - read the whole thing. Not sure how I feel about it yet - we'll discuss tomorrow! And I don't think I want to see the movie...