Re: [Book Club] October Book Club: Thursday, 10/28, 7:30pm

[Sara Yablon-Smith]

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On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Thalia Pascalides <tha...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi everyone!

 

So fall is here, it's back to school time, and getting cool enough outside so that it's kind of nice to come inside and curl up with a good book.  For next month, the book is "Lacuna" by Barbara Kingsolver, which is supposed to be terrific (summary below).

 

Thursday, 10/28

7:30pm

250 Summer Street #2, Somerville, MA

~8-10 min walk from Porter and Davis T's and I have a visitor permit and a driveway for parking

 

It's also that time of year when some folks have moved away and some have moved to town, so feel free to invite friends and coworkers along. Feel free to come even if you're unable to read the book and just want to come for dinner & drinks, too. Hope to see you!

 

Thalia

 

Book Summary:

Kingsolver's ambitious new novel, her first in nine years (after the The Poisonwood Bible), focuses on Harrison William Shepherd, the product of a divorced American father and a Mexican mother. After getting kicked out of his American military academy, Harrison spends his formative years in Mexico in the 1930s in the household of Diego Rivera; his wife, Frida Kahlo; and their houseguest, Leon Trotsky, who is hiding from Soviet assassins. After Trotsky is assassinated, Harrison returns to the U.S., settling down in Asheville, N.C., where he becomes an author of historical potboilers (e.g., Vassals of Majesty) and is later investigated as a possible subversive. Narrated in the form of letters, diary entries and newspaper clippings, the novel takes a while to get going, but once it does, it achieves a rare dramatic power that reaches its emotional peak when Harrison wittily and eloquently defends himself before the House Un-American Activities Committee (on the panel is a young Dick Nixon). Employed by the American imagination, is how one character describes Harrison, a term that could apply equally to Kingsolver as she masterfully resurrects a dark period in American history with the assured hand of a true literary artist. (Nov.)

 

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[Kristin Eifler]

Hi Thalia -- I won't be able to make it on the 4th, but I also may not
be able to make it this Thursday, either - so don't factor me into
date changes. I also have barely started the book...

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Thalia Pascalides <tha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm not sure who was going to be able to attend book club this Thursday but
> something's come up on my end for this week, and I am hoping to postpone
> bookclub until next week, Thursday Nov. 4th. Would those who were planning
> to attend this Thursday be able to make next Thursday?
>
> Thanks!
> Thalia

[Stacy Harper]

I'm there. Next Thursday for sure. 

Stacy

[Kristin Eifler]

sorry that i won't be able to make it, but have a great time! still
reading the book.

[Emily Jeep Klingaman]

Hello Lucky Book Club,
I requested the book from the library system weeks ago and was holding
my breath it would come in. It didn't! By then it was too late. And
Thursday night I'm going to pack for a weekend getaway. I'm sorry to
miss the gathering because I really enjoy our discussions! I'm
especially sorry in this case because I know you are heading south in
January, Thalia.
Emily


On Oct 25, 6:00 pm, Thalia Pascalides <thal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alrighty, book club officially postponed.
>
> Thursday, 11/4, 7:30pm

> 250 Summer Street #2, Somerville, MA
>

> Let me know if you'll be able to make it!
> Thalia

[Sara Yablon-Smith]

hey guys

sadly I can't make it either on thursday. i have to go to some kind of work event for Andy. 

and with Thalia leaving Boston, I think we may need to see if we can drum up some more interest in book club before it dies out! let me know if you are interested in keeping it going or would like to stop until january and then try to each recruit a couple of friends or just want to throw in the towel....

sara

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[devon]

i'm in, i'm in! and next semester i will be around for book club nights! 

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[devon]

i'm in, i'm in! and next semester i will be around for book club nights! 

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Sara Yablon-Smith <sara.yab...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Emily Jeep Klingaman]

I'm in, too.  I dig our evenings and it gets me reading.  I'll ask a couple people if they are interested.  Emily

>>> devon <dev...@gmail.com> 11/2/2010 9:16 PM >>>

[Devon Wilson Hill]

I'll try to rally support, too.

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[Kate Hoagland]

I'm in as well!

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