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Ink Sun Feb 25 2007
Unread Books
What books are on your to-read pile right now?
— Alice Maggio / Comments (7)
Tyler / February 25, 2007 11:54 PM
The Liar's Club by Mary Karr
Independence Day by Richard Ford
Set This House on Fire by William Styron
Taylor / February 26, 2007 8:46 AM
My queue is a little dry at the moment, which is rare for me. I've been trying to track down a copy of The Bridge by Ian Bainks, to no avail, however.
Lori / February 27, 2007 8:54 AM
The Hummingbird's Daughter
Uglies/Pretties (from the pile of shared books w/ my 11 year old)
The Ungerground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto, which is available in it's entirety on his website: http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/underground/index.htm
Alice / February 27, 2007 9:59 AM
My to-read pile is embarrassingly large. One of my resolutions for this year was to read more of my unread books and stop buying so many new books. I've been making some progress. Next up on my pile are:
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
On Pilgrimage by Jennifer Lash
I'm really into travel writing...
anne / February 27, 2007 3:34 PM
I'm only about 15 pages into Thunderstruck by Eric Larson, and I'm a little stuck, so technically it's still on my "to do" list. I think I'm going to go back and reread The Namesake as I just saw the preview for the movie adaptation.
Veronica / February 28, 2007 12:31 PM
The Hummingbird's Daughter, of course. I'm only 200 pages in, so I've got to hunker down with it if I want to finish by meeting time.
I also started reading Maureen Dowd's Are Men Necessary?, which is surprisingly less insightful than I thought it would be. Part of me wants to toss it off and part of me wants to finish it so I can ridicule it properly. I'll probably finish it because I do love a good ridicule.
Beyond that I don't know what I'll read next! I guess I'll have to see what jumps out at me.
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November 2009
Travel Writing
by Peter Ferry
In this debut novel, high school English teacher Peter Ferry witnesses a fatal car accident and becomes obsessed with learning about the life of the victim, Lisa Kim.
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Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, November 9, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!
November 9
Travel Writing
by Peter Ferry
October 12
Lords of the Levee
by Herman Kogan and Lloyd Wendt
September 14
The Echo Maker
by Richard Powers
August 10
La Perdida
by Jessica Abel
July 13
Every Crooked Pot
by Renee Rosen
June 8
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
May 11
Passing
by Nella Larsen
April 13
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris
March 16
The Book of Ralph
by John McNally
February 9
A River Runs Through It
by Norman Maclean
January 12
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
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Josh H. / February 25, 2007 1:54 PM
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
The Book of Dave by Will Self
And about two-three months of back-issues of Monthly Review and Harper's Magazine.