Wednesday, December 12, 2012

To do or not to do, that is the question

Dearest Sisters,

I have felt for some time now that we should have a book club. I know, one more thing to add to our crazy life's, but... I think it could be really fun. Let me know what you think. We could start in January!!!.... :)

19 comments:

  1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is really good.

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  2. Awesome! OK who wants to pick the book for January? Should we do The Alchemist? Or Jenn, do you want something else? Who wants Feb? :)

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  3. Are they books we have already read or books we want to read?

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  4. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

    See Jane Run by Joy Feilding

    The Brothers Karamazov by Fydodor Dostoyevsky

    The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

    Wifes and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, and Pam Morris

    Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

    1984 By George Orwell

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin

    The Book Theif by Markus Zusak

    North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

    The Mill on the Floss By George Eliot

    Trinity by Leon Uris

    Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese

    North and South #1 by John Jakes

    Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg

    Mid Ocean by T. Rafael Cimino

    Comments? Thoughts? :)

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  5. North and south by elizabeth gaskell!!!!!!! I watched the miniseries on netflix and loooooove it!!

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  6. Should we start with that since Jenn has read The Alchemist already?

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  7. Here are some others I'd like to read.

    Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

    East of Eden by John Steinbeck

    Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

    Animal Farm By George Orwell

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

    Cross My Heart by Julie Wright

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    Snow White, Blood Red by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

    The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman

    Succulent Wild Woman by Sark

    Unwind by Neal Shusterman

    Rena's Promise by Rena Kornreich Gelissen

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

    Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

    The List by Melenie Jacobson

    Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles

    If Looks Could Kill by Kate White

    Prisioners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl

    Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montaomery

    The Agency(A Spy in the House) by Y.S. Lee

    Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

    Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Michael Mason

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  8. Since only Me, G, and Jenn have responded, maybe if we each pick 3-5 books then we can get a list together for the year. Then it's not a mad rush to go find the book to read each month. :) Should we start off the new year with North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell? And then maybe something romantic for February? Thoughts? Suggestions?

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  9. yes, yes, yes, and yes.....

    January- North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

    You have quite the list there. Let's start with that and say by January 5 we have to turn in our list of 3-5 books and go from there.

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  10. OK awesome! I think North and South will be a great read. It seems pretty cheap on Amazon too. :)

    I know, my lists are kinda long... but some of the books I just love and then others I've wanted to read for so long, and then the rest look sooo good.... :)

    Love ya both!
    <3 Shan

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  11. These are my 5 book suggestions.

    The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman

    Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese

    The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

    Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

    :) ~Shan

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  13. Jon read Unbroken.... He said its way sad. Same with the Pianist. We can still read them but I vote not by each other.

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  14. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho*
    Life of Pi by Yann Martel*
    The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel
    The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry

    I'm looking for a good love story for Feb.

    *means I have already read them.... but I would love to read them again! :)

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  15. I think the best romantic book ever is Pride and Predjudice of course by Jane Austin, but I already picked North and South for January, so I feel bad saying we should read my pick for Feb too. :)

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