Next meeting and book vote

[Daryl Schilling]

We’re reading a fiction book and have now 6 book suggestions. Please vote for your first and second choices! and I’ll tally the votes.
The next meeting is by Zoom @ 7:00 on March 2.

>“Butter,” by Asako Yuzuki, is a Japanese novel inspired by the real-life “Konkatsu Killer,” about a female journalist, Rika Machida, who becomes fascinated with Manako Kajii, a woman in prison for murdering lonely businessmen with her cooking. The story follows Rika’s interviews with Kajii, which turn into a culinary and psychological exploration of misogyny, obsession, and gender roles, as Kajii’s rich, indulgent food awakens something in the journalist. The novel, a bestseller in Japan and the UK, was translated into English in 2024. 464pp.

>”1984,” by George Orwell. In a dystopian world, Winston Smith rebels against Big Brother’s totalitarian control by starting a forbidden love affair and secretly writing against the regime. 320pp.

>”Silas Marner,” by George Eliot. A weaver’s life is shattered by false accusations and stolen gold, but he finds redemption when a mysterious child appears at his doorstep during a snowy night. 216pp.

>“Sense and Sensibility,” by Jane Austen. Two sisters, one rational and the other emotional, navigate love, heartbreak, and societal expectations in early 19th century England. 272pp.

>“James,” by Percival Everett. The retelling of Huck Finn from Jim’s perspective. 305pp.

>”The Echo Maker,” by Richard Powers, an Oliver Sachs-like novel in which the protagonist suffers from a rare but real, mental condition called Capgras. In this condition, people believe that some people nearest to them are imposters. 464pp.

[Grace Huenemann]

Thanks, Daryl.  

My votes:

1) Sense and Sensibility

2) Silas Marner

After having just read Virginia Wolf’s discussion of these writers in A Room of One's Own, I’m ready to revisit them in their own words.

Please save Butter, James, and The Echo Maker for future consideration.  They all intrigue me.  I would re-read 1984, but not now, when the current dystopia is eating so much of my time and attention. 

Eager to see what we choose,

Grace

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[Danna Schilling]

1.  Sense and Sensibility

2.  Butter

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[Ruth Sheldon]

My first choice would be 1984 because it is being referenced a lot these days and I can barely remember it. Second choice would be James. I have already read it, but I thought it was cleverly done and I wouldn’t mind reading it again. I hope this is the way I was supposed to submit my vote .

> On Jan 29, 2026, at 3:55 PM, Daryl Schilling <artm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> We’re reading a fiction book and have now 6 book suggestions. Please vote for your first and second choices! and I’ll tally the votes.

[Alan Bauer]

1. Butter

2. Silas Marner

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[Grace Huenemann]

I’ll repeat my choices, just to put them in this thread with the others.

1) Sense and Sensibility

2) Silas Marner

Bottom line for me is that any would be OK.

Daryl, have you decided how to weight the first/second choices?

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[Kari Hopperstead]

Hi all,

My votes are 

1) Butter

2) James

Thanks!

Kari 

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