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March 24, 2008
Literary Reconstruction: our book club lists from the early days
Here's a list Anne put back together in June 2004; I'll add in dates and rearrange as we edit this list!
Shipping News - Annie Proulx
Two Old Women - Velma Wallis
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
The Color of Water - James McBride
My Forbidden Face - Latifa
Girl With Pearl
Death Comes to the Archbishop - Willa Cather
The Bondswoman's Narrative - Hannah Crafts - June 2003 (pool party night!)
The Spell of the Sensuous - David Abram
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
The Virgin Blue
Paradise - Toni Morrison
The Nine Parts of Desire - Geraldine Brooks
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
Instance of the Fingerpost - Iain Pears
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
The Bonesetter's Daughter - Amy Tan
The Heartsong of Charging Elk - James Welsh
(Shame on me - no particular order!)
And here's another list from Anne sent in March 2002: This is most likely our very first round, since Postville is number 1!
Sarah
A Fine Balance- Rohinton Mistry (currently reading)
The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood – many layers
Interpreter of Maladies-Jhumpa Lahiri – short stories both US and India (Pulitzer)
Suzie
Peace Like a River – Lief Enger – local author
Dali Lama (anything)
Bone Setter’s Daughter – Amy Tan – mother daughter stuff btwn China and USA
Roberta
One Thousand White Women – Jim Fergus
The Heartsong of Charging Elk – James Welch – Native American left behind in France
Personal History – Katherine Graham – ran the Washington Post
Anne
Postville – Stephen Bloom
Founding Brothers –Joseph Ellis
Big Chief Elizabeth – Giles Milton
Schedule:
April 10- Me (=Anne) – Postville – Stephen Bloom
May 8 – Donna – A Fine Balan ce – Rohinton Mistry
June 12 –Suzie- Bonesetter’s Daughter – Amy Tan
July 10- Roberta -The Heartsong of Charging Elk – James Welch
August 14 – Sarah- The Interpreter of Maladies – Jhumpa Lahiri
And while we're talking about books here's a book about books:
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
by Ann Fadiman (daughter of Clifton Fadiman, former chief editor at Simon Schuster.)
Posted by s-gang at March 24, 2008 12:44 PM | Books
Comments
I have read a couple of these and they are very good.
Posted by: Aoleon at April 13, 2008 08:09 AM