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Tag Archives: book groups
Lillian Jackson Braun’s “The Cat Who Could Read Backwards”
During our August 2011 meeting, the Just Desserts mystery fiction group discussed Lilian Jackson Braun’s first Cat Who… mystery, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards.
This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on August 18th, 2011. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about this book (and series) in a reply comment to this blog post, below.
Join us next on September 29, 2011, at South Branch Library (6:30 p.m.), as we discuss the very first “Aunt Dimity” novel, by Nancy Atherton, Aunt Dimity’s Death. Titles for the remaining meetings in 2011 are now posted on the BookGuide web site.
And, for additional reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list. Or, if you’re logged into your account on Facebook, you can visit the Events page for the Lincoln City Libraries, and mark whether or not you plan to attend upcoming sessions of Just Desserts!
What do you think of The Cat Who Could Read Backwards?
Elizabeth George’s “In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner”
During our May 2011 meeting, the Just Desserts mystery fiction group discussed Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley mystery, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner.
This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on May 19th, 2011. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about this book (and series) in a reply comment to this blog post, below.
Join us next on June 30th, 2011, at South Branch Library (6:30 p.m.), as we discuss author Sarah Graves’ The Book of Old Houses. Additional titles for upcoming months’ discussions have also been posted to the Book Groups page on the libraries’ BookGuide web site.
And, for additional reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list. Or, if you’re logged into your account on Facebook, you can visit the Events page for the Lincoln City Libraries, and mark whether or not you plan to attend upcoming sessions of Just Desserts!
What did you think of In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner?
Discuss this….
The five finalists for this year’s One Book One Lincoln program will be announced Monday.
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the selection committee, this year chaired by Donna Marvin and Mary Jane Humphreys.
In addition to reading many nominated titles, the committee discusses whether particular books offer enough in “meat” for discussion and consideration for the whole community.
This leads to an ongoing question about book groups–why are some books so great for promoting discussion, when other perfectly good books fall flat? I ran into my friend, Barb, at Leon’s this week, and this was the question on her mind, too.
A few years ago, as part of my Notable Books reading, I read Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air.” I loved the story, but put it down and didn’t think much more about it. Then, as I ran into more and more people who’d read the book, I couldn’t believe all of the different ways in which people thought about it, and wanted to talk about it. And then I had plenty to talk about, too! My theory is that the people in that book inspired opinion after opinion, and their intense interactions during the blizzard on the mountain kept us talking, and talking, and talking.
So…what books have you found to be great at promoting discussion? Any books that YOU loved that fizzled when it came to kindling a conversation?