September's Book

Our book for September is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. Here are some links of interest:

Wikipedia's entry about the book (caution, contains plot spoilers!)

An interview with the author

A longer interview with the author

Some discussion questions

Other discussion questions

Washington Post review of the book

New York Times review of the book

The Curious Incident...

Our book for late August or early September (I haven't picked a date yet) will be The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. It is a story written from the perspective of a 15 year old boy who has autism. A summary...

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.

This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.

Some links...

Wikipedia article about the book

Reading group questions

Different reading group questions

The Princess Bride

Our next book will be The Princess Bride. It is a humorous fairy tale, hopefully a fun choice for summer reading. The book was, of course, made famous by the movie of the same name. Part of our discussion will involve comparing the book and the movie, so you can watch even if you don't have time to read! (Or, do both!) A few links...

Wikipedia article about the book

Internet movie database article about the movie

Reading group questions

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Here are some links for our next book, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

Amazon.com link

Wikipedia link (caution, contains lots of plot spoilers!)

Author's website (includes a book excerpt and some reading questions)

Reading Group Guides questions

Apparently this book was made into a TV movie at some point, too, but I'm not sure how to get ahold of it. I read Wicked by this same author and really liked it, and enjoyed the musical based on the book as well.

The Red Tent

Our next book will be The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Here are some links you may find interesting...

Amazon's description of the book

The author's website

Author's responses to some frequently asked questions about the book

Discussion questions from a reformed Jewish perspective

Reading Group Guides discussion questions

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Some links about our upcoming book:

Wikipedia's Article about the series

A little snippet about a movie version--have you seen it?

Amazon.com's page--I often enjoy reading the customer reviews

The author's website--above average, and fun to look at!

Reading Group Guides discussion questions (my starting point for our questions)

Recipes

Want the recipes from our Three Cups of Tea meeting? A sweet and a salty, just for you! (This link will take you to the recipe section of my personal blog, feel free to look around!)

Pretzel Snackers

Raspberry-Topped Cream Tarts