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The Glass Castle

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Our book club was small this month, but as always, the conversation was quality. November’s theme was “a book about a family.” It should be noted that the theme was not “a book about a GOOD family,” or “a book about a healthy, functional family…” because it wasn’t any of those things. The Glass Castle … Continue reading The Glass Castle

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Crazy House by James Patterson

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Blog guest written by Tyler Brown After taking a summer off to accommodate our members' busy schedules, Book Club came back strong! Our theme this month was "a thriller or suspenseful novel." Tyler chose this month's read, and he selected Crazy House by James Patterson. As the cover suggests, the book was compared to the … Continue reading Crazy House by James Patterson

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The Snow Child

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Guest written by Emily ChessFor January, I was tasked with selecting a “Cold Book” for the month, and with lots of snow and extra chilly temperatures hitting West Virginia in January, The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey seemed like a perfect pick. Published in 2012, this 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist transported us from our cozy … Continue reading The Snow Child

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An American Marriage

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November 2021 book club Guest written by Brittany Furbee For the November book club meeting, I was asked to select a book about an unconventional family. My selection was An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. This book, which was selected for Oprah's Book Club 2.0. and the winner of the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction, … Continue reading An American Marriage

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Things we lost to the water

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Guest written by Sujal Modi For the month of September, I selected the book Things We Lost to the Novel. Written by Eric Nguyen, the book was featured on the list of books recommended for a summer read by President Barack Obama (keeping in line with the theme of September, a book recommended by a celebrity). … Continue reading Things we lost to the water

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A Confederacy of Dunces

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What a train wreck… but where was the train going?

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Flowers For Algernon

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Guest written by Elise Soto Sci-fi July pick by Elise Soto For sci-fi July we read Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes which was Published in 1959. We all agreed that while this was technically Syfy it ended up being more of an existential read. It brought up a lot of emotions and thoughts about … Continue reading Flowers For Algernon

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All The Light We Cannot See

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"The book really demonstrated how radio was a tool to spread knowledge, music, culture and love"

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To Kill A Mockingbird

April 16, 2021 by justjaime, posted in Uncategorized

April book club was great! The theme was: A book you were supposed to read in school, but didn’t. Maureen picked To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Emily Umble pointed out that this also falls into the category of banned books, and the group agreed what a shame that is. Despite the use of … Continue reading To Kill A Mockingbird

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Where the Crawdads Sing

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January's book club was well attended, we even welcomed a new member Sujal who added a lot to the conversation. Despite being spread out across the country, it's such a comfort knowing we are all experiencing a book together. Mary Hageman Oldham picked the book and we all agreed that it's our new favorite read! … Continue reading Where the Crawdads Sing

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