I heard this on Fresh Air today and it struck me.
She loves “Blue Velvet” but also “Meet Me in St. Louis”, “The Virgin Suicides” but also “Power Puff Girls”. She has read Silvia Plath but never interpreted her writing as a call to stop shaving her armpits. She is on antidepressants but [...]
I picked up a few books the other day: Darwin’s Ghost: Origin of the Species Updated, The Metrosexual Guide to Style: A Handbook for the Modern Man, and The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness. No, I’m not trying to evolve. These aren’t the sort of books I’d normally read, [...]
Last night we had the book discussion on An American Childhood by Annie Dillard. We had it over at Amy’s place this time. She made a tasty vegetarian lasagna. We had salad, garlic bread, and wine also. The discussion itself was nice, although there wasn’t much to discuss in some sense [...]
I spent some time last night at Kaldi’s reading The Silmarillion. Okay, I’ve read The Lord of the Rings a couple times, always been interested in Tolkien’s world and have appreciated the amazing beauty and completeness of it, but I have never read The Silmarillion until now. It’s brilliant. The mythology is [...]
The next book discussion will take place on Monday, September 29th. Stephanie will be hosting this one and we’ll be reading Flatland. More details forthcoming.
Continue reading about Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
In our discussion of Phantastes, for the first time, there wasn’t a consensus on the quality of the book. Stephanie, Adam, and Troy felt that the writing was generally poor and difficult to get through, with many run-on sentences and such. Amy and Jamin found it relatively easy to “get into” and feel [...]
Thanks to everyone for coming to the dinner/discussion. The food was delicious, the company most excellent, and the discussion engaging. It was good to see that everyone enjoyed TWHF as much as I did.
The next book discussion will be held on Monday, September 8th. We’ll be reading Phantastes.
We’ll discuss the menu and [...]
Okay, the book discussion will take place this Thursday at 8pm at my house. Sorry for all the rescheduling; it’s been hard to find a day that works for everyone.
In addition to the discussion, some of us we’ll be meeting earlier (6pm) to cook and enjoy a meal together. We’d like to get [...]
The book discussion for Till We Have Faces has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 8pm. Hope to see you there.
For the next book discussion, we’ll be reading Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. The discussion will take place on Thursday, August 7th at 8pm. I think this is a book everyone will enjoy, so try to make it!
