Next Up: The Eyre Affair

Katie has chosen The Eyre Affair for our April book!

 
Despite being written in 2001, The Eyre Affair takes place in an alternate version of 1985 where the Crimean War has waged for hundreds of years and time-travel - and much stranger things - are commonplace.  The story follows a female protagonist named Thursday Next who is a "Literatec Operative," meaning...she investigates literary crimes.  In this alternate reality, literature is taken as seriously (if not more) than religion...for example "Baconites" go door to door trying to convince people that it was Bacon who actually wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare.  As you may be able to guess, the literary crime in question involves Jane Eyre...for the rest of the story you'll have to read it yourself!  So let's get a thread started about when we want to meet up next :)

Next Up: The Year of Living Biblically

Christine has chosen The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs as our next book!

 

As Amazon.com's best book of Sept. 2007 review states: "Though no fatted calves were harmed in the making of this book, Jacobs chronicles 12 months living a remarkably strict Biblical life full of charity, chastity, and facial hair as impressive as anything found in The Lord of the Rings. Through it all, he manages to brilliantly keep things light, while avoiding the sinful eye of judgment."

For a year, the author intends to follow the commandments of the Bible as literally as possible: not just the well-known ones (like "Thou shalt not kill") but the obscure ones as well (such as wearing clothes of mixed fibers).  And it's supposed to be quite the laugh...can't wait to see what Mr. Jacobs delivers!  Again, let's start a thread about when we want to meet up next, Christine...if you wanna take the lead on this that'd be super!

Catch-Up...for those who have just joined us

There's a few that've just joined...Miss Ernst, Miss Dooley...and Christine was here last time, but she's relatively new as well!  So, a recap of previous reads in case anyone wants to try these out!

First off, The Thirteenth Tale...great gothic mystery!

Next, Probation...an interesting look into the psyche of a closeted homosexual male.

And lastly Zeitoun a true story of struggle during Hurricane Katrina.

Next Up: Unbearable Lightness

Lyndsey has chosen Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi (er, I think it's Degeneres now??) as our next book!  The very book that sparked this headline:

Should make for some very interesting discussion!  Let's get a thread started in the comments section about dates/times etc.

P.S. Once I get you're email...all new comments and posts should show up in your inbox! :)

Let's Get This Party Started!!

Hey ladies!  I thought it would be fun if we had a space that is solely dedicated to the book club...that way we can send out reminders, bounce book choices off of eachother, and ask for help with food/beverages, etc!