It’s no secret that I love books. I say “books” instead of “to read” because not only do I like to read, but I love to think, talk, and write about books in general. I started a book club this past fall to satiate my craving to talk about literature. We’re still working out the kinks (seeing as how I’ve never even attended another book club before) but we haven’t killed it yet.
Last month, we read “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, and lo and behold, one member of the book club brought (gluten free) POTATO PEEL PIE! It was so fun!
One of the things I love most about book club is the tangents we get on-about books. It doesn’t matter to me if we’re talking about books we hate:
My examples:
-The Great Gatsby. Yuck! And I’m an AMERICAN STUDIES MAJOR!
-The Handmaid’s Tale. I was warned and did not heed the counsel to stay away!
-Wicked. Yes, the book based on the popular Broadway show. Broadway does it SO much better!
-Girl with a Pearl Earring. I also watched the movie a couple years after reading the book thinking it would be better, it wasn’t.
-Their Eyes were watching God. Can’t explain my dislike, it just wasn’t good!
Or if we’re talking about memorable first lines (Just for fun I’ll let you guess what lines come from what books)
-“Last Night I dreamt I went to Manderly again”
-“Call me Ishmael”
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
-“Happy families are all alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in it’s own way”
-“ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair”
Of course we talk about books we’ve read. I like to even talk about books I haven’t read (but probably should)
-1984
-Catcher in the Rye
-Pride and Prejudice
-Crime and Punishment
-Lord of the Flies
-Great Expectations
-The Chronicles of Narnia
Clearly even writing this blog post is more of a self-indulgence rather than something I think our blog readers are actually INTERESTED in reading.
In short, I like books.
My examples:
-The Great Gatsby. Yuck! And I’m an AMERICAN STUDIES MAJOR!
-The Handmaid’s Tale. I was warned and did not heed the counsel to stay away!
-Wicked. Yes, the book based on the popular Broadway show. Broadway does it SO much better!
-Girl with a Pearl Earring. I also watched the movie a couple years after reading the book thinking it would be better, it wasn’t.
-Their Eyes were watching God. Can’t explain my dislike, it just wasn’t good!
Or if we’re talking about memorable first lines (Just for fun I’ll let you guess what lines come from what books)
-“Last Night I dreamt I went to Manderly again”
-“Call me Ishmael”
- “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
-“Happy families are all alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in it’s own way”
-“ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair”
Of course we talk about books we’ve read. I like to even talk about books I haven’t read (but probably should)
-1984
-Catcher in the Rye
-Pride and Prejudice
-Crime and Punishment
-Lord of the Flies
-Great Expectations
-The Chronicles of Narnia
Clearly even writing this blog post is more of a self-indulgence rather than something I think our blog readers are actually INTERESTED in reading.
In short, I like books.
Liz, I want to cuddle with a blanket and read a book. You have some tempting books listed.
ReplyDeleteLiz, it's fun to get the perspective of a real reader. I agree with you about Gatsby and The Girl with the Pearl Earring. I wasn't the biggest fan of Potato Peel Society as a piece of fiction, although I really appreciated the historical aspect of it--all new to me. There are so many good books I have yet to read, even classics. Thanks for leading the way as a reader and critic. You're fun to follow.
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