Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Open Season by C.J. Box


Joe Pickett is portrayed as a very human character, complete with flaws, and who makes mistakes. Do you agree with his pursuit of the case, despite the consequences to his family and career?



For more information about the author and other books by C.J. Box, visit his site at:

http://www.cjbox.net/

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Books for April

Below are the books we will discuss in April, join in and blog about what you have read! Have another book you would like to discuss? Let us know by posting a book you would like to discuss!

  1. Mystery: Burglar in the Rye by Lawrence Block


  2. Romance: Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea


  3. Literary Classics: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller


Have time to come to the book discussion in person? Visit our website for dates and times of our Book Discussions.

Monday, March 3, 2008

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

Question: In Doris Lessing's novel, The Golden Notebook, writer Anna Wulf suffers from writer's block. She claims that world events have overwhelmed her until she feels that her words are an insignificant weapon against the injustices and tyrannies of the present day. How do you feel that this sort of writer's block may have affected writers - and novelists in particular - after the terrorist attacks on 9/11?