Book discussion AND election of new books - Thurs August 1 - THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner

[Alice Aman]

Hi everyone --

  Next Thursday, August 1st from 6pm to 8pm, we will meet in the Freed-Montrose Library conference room, downstairs to discuss THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner.  David will be leading the discussion.  Afterwards, those who are interested in socializing are welcome to join us at THE BLACK LAB Restaurant located next door to the library.

  And also, we will be electing new titles to update our future reading list.  So please, if you have attended at least twice, send me the name and author of a book (or two) in advance (by July 30) so I can put it on our ballot.  The ballot is at: http://www.houstonbookclubs.org/Montrose/ballots/Aug1-2013.html  I will update this location if I get more suggestions.  Please check the ballot before next Thursday if you have time as we usually vote by passing the ballot around the room during the discussion. The more prepared you are to vote, the less you will need to be distracted from the discussion.

  Hope to see you next week.

 --Alice

http://www.houstonbookclubs.org/Montrose

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  Upcoming Titles

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Aug 1 -- THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner (publ 1929) 350 pages

Notoriously "difficult," this novel is actually one of Faulkner's more accessible works once you get past the abrupt, unannounced time shifts--and certainly the most powerful emotionally according to some reviews.

 This story of the fall of the Compson family, an aristocratic Southern family, mirrors the fall of the Old South after the Civil War.

  --David leading discussion

Sep 5 -- THE TRIAL by Franz Kafka (publ 1925) 300 pages

Breon Mitchell translation recommended (but not required) and available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Trial-Translation-Based-Restored-Text/dp/0805209999/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359660505&sr=1-2

  The terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.

  --Will leading discussion