From War Horse to Water for Elephants - it's book to movie month!

I haven't posted for awhile but here's an update & schedule for the rest of this Year (!):

Finished reading The Hunger Games (also due out in theatres on March 23), and Inheritance - the finale to the Eragon book written (what seems like) a hundred years ago.

Then we moved on to War Horse in preparation for its big screen debut on Christmas day (and of course, a planned book club outing that week to go see It). It's only 150 pages. Easy, but Good read. (Also a tear jerker, but there is a happy ending)

Next up, and probably the grand finale to this Year of many books, is Water for Elephants. We could only choose This because Cristina (Who doesn't want to read it) couldnt make it to the meeting tonight. So we unanimously voted without her in favor of reading it (-; Love ya Cris! This also means we'll have another movie night soon! Yay!

T-shirts with this year's long reading list will be available soon. Let me know if you're interested in one!

Happy Reading (:

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Now Recruiting (:

Hello again (: As we near our one year anniversary (!!!!), we are attempting to recruit some new members. I posted a card on the Panera bulletin board hoping to attract some new faces to our weekly meetings. If you happen to be reading this because you saw that card, then I'm sure you have some questions. Who are we? What do we read? How much do we read at a time? When do we meet? I'll attempt to answer your questions here, and you may choose to peruse our blog further or to send me an email with any specific questions/concerns.

Who are we? Usually, "we" includes 3 working women and 1 semi-retired man. We come from diverse backgrounds that range from a grandpa to a mother of two to two of us Who claim our 4-legged critters as our children. We have one major thing in
common: we are all avid readers! We enjoy trying new genres and reading various authors (as you'll see when you check out our book choices!)

What do we read? In short, anything & everything! We have read a huge variety ranging from modern trends like "The Help" to classics like "The Sun also Rises" and "A Tale of Two Cities." We've read nonfiction, thrillers, local WV authors, mysteries, historical fiction, sci-fi/fantasy and more.

How much do we read? We generally read around 150 pages per week, although that number varies depending upon the length of the book we are reading. Sometimes we read a whole book in a week while other books may take a month. We meet weekly to discuss our progress. Which leads me to:

When do we meet? Wednesdays at 5 (or so). Meetings usually last until 7. We used to meet at Panera weekly, and then began to rotate restaurants based upon our book selection. For the immediate future, we'll be meeting at Panera.

Sound interesting? Come to a meeting & try it out! We'll be reading a political satire called "Deer Hunting with Jesus" for next Wednesday's meeting. A kindle or other reading device is recommended, as our local book selection is generally lacking. We can download a new book in seconds while your trip to Morgantown takes hours out of your reading time (:

Email me at n_foley@yahoo.com with any additional questions. Hope to see you next week!

Happy Reading!

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Happy October!

We finished The Sun Also Rises for our last meeting, and I think Hemingway was redeemed slightly after everyone's first impression in The Paris Wife. Although the redeeming quality was probably the fact that he made Jake Barnes impotent - but we wont discuss that here (-;
Next meeting: no reading assignment but we Are meeting at Mountaineer Grill on Wed.
Next book: In the spirit of Halloween, we've chosen WV author Ruth Ann Musick's "The Telltale Lilac Bush & Other WV Ghost Tales." We're contemplating a meeting at the Weston Asylum for the following week's meeting. Will keep ya posted!

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The Paris Hemingway

So we think The Paris Wife & The Sun Also Rises are extremely similar. I suppose one could've guessed as much! We're only halfway through - finishing it up for Next week. Meeting @Panera, 5o'clock, Wednesday. See ya there!

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Robopocalypse & Gone for Good

OK, so I have neglected my blogging for the last couple of weeks. Oh well. Robopocalypse was OK... creepy in a futuristic sort of way. I think we all wished that it would've moved a bit faster, but Gone for Good made up for that tenfold. Harlan Coben's book was crazy fast-paced and filled with suspense. We had planned to read half for this week, but this book is sort of like that old once-you-have-one-potato-chip-you-eat-the-whole-bag idea & no one was able to put it down after just one page. The whole book was "legit" in a quasi-awesome kind of way (OK so I made that up bc Coben's overuse of the already ubiquitous "legit" drove me absolutely mad, and his insane repetition of "quasi" everything made me wonder if he in fact did anything for REAL). Rant over. If you love to have your mind twisted into a thousand directions at a zillion miles per hour, if you just love a good suspense-filled mystery, Gone for Good is highly recommended. If you don't have 3 solid evenings to devote entirely to reading, then this is not for you... you'll get frustrated at the little tickle in the corner of your brain saying "who dunnit?" and be driven to insanity. OK maybe not. It's good. It's fast. It's the little red Corvette of books, and you should read it (:

Next up: going classic again with Hemingway's (yes, that big arrogant jerk we learned all about this summer in the Paris Wife) The Sun Also Rises. It's on every top 100 list I looked up (a grand total of 2). We're reading all 251 glorious pages for next week. Meeting at Vito's (the pizza Nazi! ) in clarksburg (: See ya there!

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Sarah's Key

We all enjoyed Sarah's Key (: Had a fantastic discussion at BW3's over some Dauntless-style food. It was interesting to each of us to learn about the French role in the Holocaust - a role that none of us (not even the social studies teacher!) knew about. If you're anti-Holocaust (aren't we all!?), Sarah's Key is still a worthwhile read.
Next up: Robopocalypse. Meeting to be held next Wednesday @5 at Colacessno's in Fairmont. Plan is to read half unless it's really riveting (Haha, robots... riveting... nevermind). If you love it, read the who thing (:

Followed by: a murder mystery by Harlan Koben called Gone for Good. We're trying to think ahead a bit now so that those of you who can't keep up can skip one book & start on the next. We should all be able to meet back up to discuss Gone for Good in a few weeks!

Happy Reading!

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Divergent!

Consensus: Divergent is a quick, easy read. Rather than the original plan of reading it in 2 weeks, I think it took us all 2 days to finish! Very formulaic young adult on many levels (boy meets girl, boy flirts with girl, girl doesn't realize that boy is flirting, girl realizes she likes boy... and so on!), but the concept of five factions is new, unique, and gives you something to think about. Which faction would you choose? Or would you be divergent? I certainly recommend this book to anyone who likes dystopian societies, anyone who enjoyed The Hunger Games, or anyone looking for a quick & easy escape read. Divergent is slotted to become a trilogy with the second book coming out next year. Film rights have already been sold as well, so be on the lookout for Edward Cullen's replacement: Four. They better cast him better than they did Edward (-;

Next up: Sarah's Key. We've had multiple recommendations for this one, so I have pretty high expectations. Gerald & Lea will both be out of town next week, so there's no meeting for 2 weeks. We're planning to read the entire book by that time.

A little late, our next meeting will take place in a Dauntless location (that's a Divergent reference): Bw3's. 5pm, 2 weeks from now. Be dauntless! Be there!

Happy reading of Sarah's Key!

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