March Meeting

We plan to meet again
March 28
7:00
We will read
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

3 Cups of Tea

Thanks for a good time of discussion and fun last night! A few themes we explored from Greg Mortenson's "Three Cups of Tea"
...complexity of the issues involved in education, terrorism, aid to developing countries, personal sacrifice, and family responsibilities
...importance of doing something for a cause outside yourself, whether big or small
...similarities and differences between Mortenson and Christian missionaries
...value of seeing a bigger world than just suburban Denver or even the USA
...mixed responses to Mortenson's character, decisions, personality, and philosophies
Lots of other things, too, those are just the first that come to mind! Hope you can join us in March!

Movie Coming Soon

I just disocvered that they are making a movie of My Sister's Keeper, which was our book club read for October. It is due to come out at the end of June, so maybe we can go see it together!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Sister's_Keeper_(film)

Three Cups of Tea

As promised in the evite, here is some information about our upcoming book:

http://www.threecupsoftea.com/ The main website promoting the book. There are teen and children's versions of the story too. I'm going to see if the library has the kid's one (good for those of you who need just 32 pages and pictures!)

http://www.threecupsoftea.com/wp-includes/documents/3CTReadingGuide.pdf A reading group guide that will probably provide the basis for many of our discussion questions.

http://www.threecupsoftea.com/wp-includes/documents/3CTQA.pdf An interview with Greg Mortenson

February Meeting

I just sent out the invites for the February meeting. Please come!

Saturday, February 28
7:00 p.m.

Reading Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

OK, so with a title like that how can you not read this post?!! I just finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. It was an enjoyable read, quick and uplifting but not too light and fluffy. The story takes place just after WW2. A London author is put in touch with a "literary society" from the German-occupied island of Guernesy. Told entirely through letter back and forth between the main characters, the book talks about life during and after the war and narrates the gradual friendships and entertwinings of the Islanders, the author, and her friends. There is a bit of romance, some humor, many creative situations, and some good underlying themes about the value of reading and the value of relationships and how those two things can fit together. A possible future book club read, if people seem interested. Give it a try, at least to figure out what a Potato Peel Pie is!!

Merry Christmas

Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas reading. Sorry we had to cancel our meeting. I'll send out a new evite soon for the end of January. We'll read Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson for that meeting, and The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner for our February/early March meeting. Looking forward to seeing you then!