I loved "The 5 People You Meet In Heaven." I have not read "Tuesdays with Morrie" but I would like to.

How about "Confessions of a Shoaholic?" ;) I just read it and it's cute. :D

I think a book club would be a great idea! :) I'm in!

I'd considered joining one but never had enough free time to go to meetings.

I don't have a book to suggest, but I'll vote for "On the Road" as I haven't read it yet either.

The only suggestion I do have is perhaps we should stick to books that have the "suggested questions" or whatever in the back specifically for book clubs? I think someone earlier in the thread mentioned they knew several books w/ this they could recommend.

i absolutely loved this book. my cousin lent it to me to read right after my grandfather passed away in january- i think it helped me get over my initial grief with tears and laughter... it was comforting to know that my grandpa is on his own journey


on the road is ok- my dad gave me my own copy a few years ago and i've read it- i wasn't too impressed though- i spent much of the time trying to figure out where they were lol- but i do like it for the fact that it was and is so different- and that jack kerouac is such a free spirit- his writing is filled with a feverish glow- you almost feel like you are there

so even though i didn't much care for the story- i definately can appreciate the writing

I wanna be in the book club.

I vote for douglas adams, Hitchhicker's Guide, its a great book a lot of laughs and make you think.

When is the deadline for the decision on the book picked?

ms gwyn

I want in too! :)

Since The DaVinci Code has been discussed on here, we could read Angels and Demons, which is also by Dan Brown and features Robert Langdon. It's on my "to-read" list this summer already.

Tonight.

I'd like to nominate Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil by John Berendt. Here is a description from Amazon:
John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil has been heralded as a "lyrical work of nonfiction," and the book's extremely graceful prose depictions of some of Savannah, Georgia's most colorful eccentrics--remarkable characters who could have once prospered in a William Faulkner novel or Eudora Welty short story--were certainly a critical factor in its tremendous success. (One resident into whose orbit Berendt fell, the Lady Chablis, went on to become a minor celebrity in her own right.) But equally important was Berendt's depiction of Savannah socialite Jim Williams as he stands trial for the murder of Danny Hansford, a moody, violence-prone hustler--and sometime companion to Williams--characterized by locals as a "walking streak of sex." So feel free to call it a "true crime classic" without a trace of shame.

I'm interested in a book club. I usually read several books at a time. I was actually about to start a thread about recommended readings, but I'll post them here incase they would like to be considered.

So far this year I've read and have enjoyed:
Catholic Bible-cover to cover (though I keep reading the New Testament and books of wisdom( Wisdom, Sirach, Proverbs, and Psalms)
Who's Looking Out for You
White Oleander
Italian Love Stories- A Kentuckian's Journal of Tuscany (written by a Theta sister in the Louisville Alumnae chapter)
The Street Lawyer
Twelve and One Half Keys(a devotional type reading)
I Promise You A Crown(a devotional type reading)
You Are My Hiding Place(a devotional type reading)
The Celts by Juliette Wood

I have also read Under the Tuscan Sun. This book is okay...it moves kinda slow till it gets to the end, plus there are two chapters that are pretty much just italian recipes.

I'm currently reading and enjoying:
The Rosary of Our Lady
How the Irish Saved Civilization
Mythology by Edith Hamilton (mainly about roman and greek mythology)

In addition to these i have a long list of books to read that i havent gotten to yet. :P

I just thought of another good one...Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.

I echo this on "the five people...". For me it was a life perspective changing book. I am frequently thinking....which one would I be to this person or they to me?

I gave a copy of this to a dear sister who was losing her husband of 35 years to cancer, and she said it was so special to her now.

I would put this on the recommended reading list of High School seniors...

My mom gave me a copy of this book around Christmas time because in the 6 months leading up to December, I had lost 2 VERY close friends, one to cancer at age 20 and one in a car accident, also age 20.

I definitely reccomend it to anyone struggling with soemthing in life, someone who has lost someone or someone who is moving into a new phase in their life.

What's the verdict? I'm going to the beach this weekend and need to know what my reading material is going to be.

I just went to the bookstore today and stocked up for surgery- what other book am I gonna have to buy, cause I am for the book club!