What are we reading in May?

Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim

Description: In this "New York Times" bestseller Sedaris returns to his deliriously twisted domain: hilarious childhood dramas infused with melancholy, the gulf of misunderstanding that exists between people of different nations or members of the same family, and the poignant divide between one's best hopes and most common deeds. In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives - a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.

Sarah picked our book for this month. She read one of his previous books, and enjoyed it. She said that he gives you a lot to laugh at, and even more to think about. Sarah really enjoys his view on the everyday craziness that life has to offer. I think we would all agree that family gives us enough to laugh at!

Happy Reading!

Half Way Point

I am about half way through. I got a late start. So far it is good. Hopefully I can finish by this weekend. I am looking forward to the discussions afterwards when we are all done. 

Truckin' Along...

So, interestingly, my husband and I have been reading The Shack out loud together. It's been great to stop and think aloud as we read. I am about 3/4 the way through and so far it has been an enjoyable read. I'm at a point that I think it's about the hit the fan (don't want to spoil anything, so I'll leave it there), so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens. I wonder if this is one of those books that the real discussion comes at the end???

Drink Some OJ

Bri Bri!! I am sorry you are sick! If you do not have a book cracked I know you are sick. So, drink some Vitamin C and eat yummy chicken soup!

I read the first part of the book on the plane ride from Philadelphia and I cried. I am just at the part of the book where he is heading to the shack... I will check in shortly.

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Miss you girls!

Sick of being SICK!

It seems that the baby and I have been trading back and forth every bad germ you can imagine for the last month. Now, the big boys (my husband & oldest son) are in on the fun. I assure you they need even more tlc than the baby and I combined ever needed. This has led to a major lack of sleep. So every time I've had a free minute, it's light's out. I'm am completely exhausted.

I tell you this because this is one of the first times that life has prevented me from reading at all. Sounds strange, but this has never happened to me before. I am the person that has a book with her at all times. If I have a free minute (literally, I only need about 5 minutes) I will pull my book out and read. I feel that the time has been wasted if I did not read for that 8-10 minutes I was waiting in the school pick-up line. I remember one time my sister Sarah came to a Dr's appointment with me, we both sat down to wait...and in complete unison pulled a book out of our purses. Like we had been practicing that move forever! We just looked at each other and laugh.

Fellow Readers, it is with a sad heart that I tell you I have not even started The Shack yet. I am excited to get started. I hope to begin this week, maybe even tonight. Please, if you have started, give me some thoughts. How's it going for you? Give me some juicy details to whet my appetite.

Where is our shelfari thing?

I like that thing - can we put it back up?

Yeah!!

I finished Need as well........I DEFINITELY do not compare it with the Twlight Series. I don't like Carrie Jones' style of writing either. It seemed very elementary. Looking forward to The Shack. Happy Reading!

April Book Selection

The Shack by William Paul Young

Description: A grieving father receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him to meet in the Oregon wilderness where his daughter has been abducted and murdered. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant, "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?"

Fellow book club reader Alicia was kind enough to select our book for this month. I think we can all agree that there are lots of questions and controversy when it comes to God. I am looking forward to this book, and the discussions we have while reading it. Thanks, Al!

Also, keep in mind that we are always looking for new material. We appreciate all suggestions. I, for one, am really enjoying the variety we've had so far. That's exactly what we were looking for when we came up with this idea. Please be sure to email me if you have a book for us to read.

Happy Reading!

Bri