Hi all,
Due to popular demand we will be moving book club back a week to Tuesday 3/30. We hope that with this new time we will get to see more members come! It will also give some of us more time to finish the books :)
See you next week!
-Heather
p.s. Rhonda since we were planning on dinner at your house tomorrow for book club can we still come over? Just kidding!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
CONGRATS TO RAMBO & DENISE
I just wanted to let everyone know that both Denise and Rambo ran and completed the LA marathon today! Great job and we can't wait to hear about it at book club!
-Heather
-Heather
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Book Club Tuesday March 23
Hi everyone!
It is already that time again! We are scheduled to have book club one week from today on Tuesday March 23rd at Rhonda's house. We will be discussing the books Moloka'i by Alan Brennert and Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer.
Hope to see everyone there!
-Heather
It is already that time again! We are scheduled to have book club one week from today on Tuesday March 23rd at Rhonda's house. We will be discussing the books Moloka'i by Alan Brennert and Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer.
Hope to see everyone there!
-Heather
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Book Club Recap 2/2/10
Attendees: Callah, Christopher, Denise, Heather, Lisa, Michelle, Nathan, Rhonda, and Tina...Cooper was there riding the spin bike :)
I am feeling a little on the lazy side so this recap might not be as long as some of the others!
The Hunger Games-most of us liked this book. It was an easy read and a page turner. Most of us had finished it so long ago that we didn't remember specific details. Denise didn't care for it as much as some of us and that is because she listened to a horrible reading of it. Denise played us some of the book and it sounded like a person talking to a bunch of little kids with the slowness and the tone of voice. Anyone would not like the book that much if it was read like that! It was almost unanimous that the ending sucked. Most of us thought that she could have done a better job at wrapping the book up and still making it so that the next book would continue on with the first. I read the second and I liked it more than the first, but I know that Valesca didn't :) We talked a little about how they are going to be making a movie of it and what the movie would be like. That was about it for that book.
Push (Precious)-for this one we talked both about the book and the movie. For the members that watched the movie and read the book we thought that it was a pretty accurate portrayal of the novel to film. Some of us thought that the movie was better than the book. Mo'Nique did an awesome job portraying the mom and we all agreed that the last scene with her was the best! A few of us wanted to walk out of the movie because it was so disturbing and we all know that this story is what actual people do go through.
We also had some fun talking about Chi Running and the clinic that Rhonda and Christopher did. Tina told us some stories about The Biggest Loser. Callah made some delicious peanut butter cookies and had to go home early because she was sick from the kiddos (we hope that you are feeling better Callah!). Denise made some awesome french bread and talked about all of her bread adventures (and food adventures). There was a story she told about a restaurant that was in a kitchen (I forgot the name of it). We had some yummy snacks and wine :)
Next book club is on TUESDAY MARCH 23rd. We are hoping that some of our long lost members will join us! I honestly can't remember what book we decided on reading for the next one. I know that Christopher was tired of "Vagina books" and he is currently into reading nonfiction. So, here are the two that it was between. Rhonda, can you tell me what book it was that we chose?
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by John Krakauer http://www.amazon.com/Where-Men-Win-Glory-Odyssey/dp/0385522266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265344975&sr=8-1 Christopher is currently reading this book and suggested it and said that he is enjoying it so far. John's books have been pretty good in the past too.
or
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert http://www.amazon.com/Molokai-Large-Print-Alan-Brennert/dp/1429943238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265345141&sr=1-1 Perhaps we can read both of them since book club was moved back a little?
Lastly, it seems as though some people are not getting these emails from me :( If you get this email can you let me know? I just want to know who is not getting it. Also, sorry about the junk emails that come after I send out updates!
-Heather
I am feeling a little on the lazy side so this recap might not be as long as some of the others!
The Hunger Games-most of us liked this book. It was an easy read and a page turner. Most of us had finished it so long ago that we didn't remember specific details. Denise didn't care for it as much as some of us and that is because she listened to a horrible reading of it. Denise played us some of the book and it sounded like a person talking to a bunch of little kids with the slowness and the tone of voice. Anyone would not like the book that much if it was read like that! It was almost unanimous that the ending sucked. Most of us thought that she could have done a better job at wrapping the book up and still making it so that the next book would continue on with the first. I read the second and I liked it more than the first, but I know that Valesca didn't :) We talked a little about how they are going to be making a movie of it and what the movie would be like. That was about it for that book.
Push (Precious)-for this one we talked both about the book and the movie. For the members that watched the movie and read the book we thought that it was a pretty accurate portrayal of the novel to film. Some of us thought that the movie was better than the book. Mo'Nique did an awesome job portraying the mom and we all agreed that the last scene with her was the best! A few of us wanted to walk out of the movie because it was so disturbing and we all know that this story is what actual people do go through.
We also had some fun talking about Chi Running and the clinic that Rhonda and Christopher did. Tina told us some stories about The Biggest Loser. Callah made some delicious peanut butter cookies and had to go home early because she was sick from the kiddos (we hope that you are feeling better Callah!). Denise made some awesome french bread and talked about all of her bread adventures (and food adventures). There was a story she told about a restaurant that was in a kitchen (I forgot the name of it). We had some yummy snacks and wine :)
Next book club is on TUESDAY MARCH 23rd. We are hoping that some of our long lost members will join us! I honestly can't remember what book we decided on reading for the next one. I know that Christopher was tired of "Vagina books" and he is currently into reading nonfiction. So, here are the two that it was between. Rhonda, can you tell me what book it was that we chose?
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by John Krakauer http://www.amazon.com/Where-Men-Win-Glory-Odyssey/dp/0385522266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265344975&sr=8-1 Christopher is currently reading this book and suggested it and said that he is enjoying it so far. John's books have been pretty good in the past too.
or
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert http://www.amazon.com/Molokai-Large-Print-Alan-Brennert/dp/1429943238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265345141&sr=1-1 Perhaps we can read both of them since book club was moved back a little?
Lastly, it seems as though some people are not getting these emails from me :( If you get this email can you let me know? I just want to know who is not getting it. Also, sorry about the junk emails that come after I send out updates!
-Heather
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Book Club Tuesday February 2nd
Hi everyone!
Just a little reminder that book club is next week (Tuesday 2/2) at Rhonda's house. We are discussing the books The Hunger Games and Push. If you haven't read the books they are both very quick reads! We hope to see everyone there even if you haven't read the books!
-Heather
Just a little reminder that book club is next week (Tuesday 2/2) at Rhonda's house. We are discussing the books The Hunger Games and Push. If you haven't read the books they are both very quick reads! We hope to see everyone there even if you haven't read the books!
-Heather
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Did you get my recap?
Hi all,
I did a recap of our last book club, but it appears as though some of us didn't get it. I am hoping that this email goes to all of us. If you are interested in what happened at our last meeting and would like to know what books we are reading for our next meeting and when that meeting is you can go to www.rhondasbookclub.blogspot.com (it will be the post before this one).
-Heather
I did a recap of our last book club, but it appears as though some of us didn't get it. I am hoping that this email goes to all of us. If you are interested in what happened at our last meeting and would like to know what books we are reading for our next meeting and when that meeting is you can go to www.rhondasbookclub.blogspot.com (it will be the post before this one).
-Heather
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Book Club Recap 12/1/09
Our last book club of 2009!
Attendees: Callah, Christopher, Denise, Heather, Julie, Lisa, Rambo, Rhonda, & Tina.
First, I must say that Rhonda is on the ball this year! She had all of her Christmas and Hanukkah decorations up and she had TWO Christmas trees! Her place looked really good. She said "this is what happens when you don't have a job!"
Callah, Rhonda, and I were the only ones that read Last Night In Twisted River by John Irving. We all three liked it, but all of us are Irving fans and we all recognized that if you are not an Irving fan you may not like this book. Some members said that it was hard to get into the book. We all did not think that it was our favorite Irving book, but we liked it.
Rhonda had a hard time with the big time lapse of the characters. The main character Danny starts off in the book at 12 and at the end of the book he is in his 60s.
I thought that it felt like this book was John Irving's autobiography. So much of the book seemed to be about him. To me, it felt like he sometimes made fun of himself and his style of writing. A similarity that I pointed out was that Irving and Danny Angel both wrote stories that went on to receive Academy Awards for the screenplay in the same year. There were many times when I knew what was in the book was something that happened to Irving. It made me question what was real and/or true in this book and what was not.
We all thought that Irving tied up the book really well and there were really no loose ends. We talked about how Irving ties up his books really well and the reader doesn't feel like they need the story to continue on. Callah wasn't so sure she liked the ending about Lady Sky (I liked the story of Lady Sky when we were first introduced to her). Callah and Rhonda also wished that Irving told us who was driving the Blue Mustang. We also discussed how the themes of the bear, New Hampshire, cutting off of a hand, and other stuff I can't remember that seems to be in many of his novels.
Keo did not make it to book club :(, but he said that it wasn't his favorite book. I would have to agree, but I liked it. If anyone wants to read an Irving novel you should read The World According To Garp.
Valesca had suggested the book The Hunger Games at the last book club as another selection after LNITR. She had said that it was a great book. Rhonda and Tina read the book and they said that it was great! They said that they couldn't put it down. It took Rhonda a day to read and Tina three days, which is a record for her. They really loved the book and couldn't praise it more. They didn't want to talk about it since they wanted all of us to read it. That means that this book will be one of our next books for book club!
Our next book club is going to be on Tuesday February 2, 2010 at Rhonda's house 7pm. We will be reading TWO books! The first one is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259822212&sr=8-1 If you get your books from the library you will have a long wait. I went to put a hold on it the other day and I was #100 in the hold list, yikes! Rhonda and Tina have a copy and if you want to borrow the book I am sure that they would lend it out. The other book is Push by Sapphire http://www.amazon.com/Push-Novel-Sapphire/dp/0679766758/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259822367&sr=1-1 This book is what the movie Precious to based off of. I went and saw the movie last weekend and I really liked it. I suggested that if you want to watch the movie and read the book you should go and watch the movie first. The performances were so well done and I think that it will enhance the characters in the book. Also, most books are better than the movie and since the movie was good you should watch it first so that you won't be disappointed :)
After we discussed the books we talked about other stuff, which I am drawing a blank on now :) We talked about Rhonda's new spin bike and the trapeze class she took with Denise. We talked about running and if anyone is interested Denise is going to be doing the LA marathon next year!
See you at Rhonda's party or in the New Year!!!!!
-Heather
Attendees: Callah, Christopher, Denise, Heather, Julie, Lisa, Rambo, Rhonda, & Tina.
First, I must say that Rhonda is on the ball this year! She had all of her Christmas and Hanukkah decorations up and she had TWO Christmas trees! Her place looked really good. She said "this is what happens when you don't have a job!"
Callah, Rhonda, and I were the only ones that read Last Night In Twisted River by John Irving. We all three liked it, but all of us are Irving fans and we all recognized that if you are not an Irving fan you may not like this book. Some members said that it was hard to get into the book. We all did not think that it was our favorite Irving book, but we liked it.
Rhonda had a hard time with the big time lapse of the characters. The main character Danny starts off in the book at 12 and at the end of the book he is in his 60s.
I thought that it felt like this book was John Irving's autobiography. So much of the book seemed to be about him. To me, it felt like he sometimes made fun of himself and his style of writing. A similarity that I pointed out was that Irving and Danny Angel both wrote stories that went on to receive Academy Awards for the screenplay in the same year. There were many times when I knew what was in the book was something that happened to Irving. It made me question what was real and/or true in this book and what was not.
We all thought that Irving tied up the book really well and there were really no loose ends. We talked about how Irving ties up his books really well and the reader doesn't feel like they need the story to continue on. Callah wasn't so sure she liked the ending about Lady Sky (I liked the story of Lady Sky when we were first introduced to her). Callah and Rhonda also wished that Irving told us who was driving the Blue Mustang. We also discussed how the themes of the bear, New Hampshire, cutting off of a hand, and other stuff I can't remember that seems to be in many of his novels.
Keo did not make it to book club :(, but he said that it wasn't his favorite book. I would have to agree, but I liked it. If anyone wants to read an Irving novel you should read The World According To Garp.
Valesca had suggested the book The Hunger Games at the last book club as another selection after LNITR. She had said that it was a great book. Rhonda and Tina read the book and they said that it was great! They said that they couldn't put it down. It took Rhonda a day to read and Tina three days, which is a record for her. They really loved the book and couldn't praise it more. They didn't want to talk about it since they wanted all of us to read it. That means that this book will be one of our next books for book club!
Our next book club is going to be on Tuesday February 2, 2010 at Rhonda's house 7pm. We will be reading TWO books! The first one is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259822212&sr=8-1 If you get your books from the library you will have a long wait. I went to put a hold on it the other day and I was #100 in the hold list, yikes! Rhonda and Tina have a copy and if you want to borrow the book I am sure that they would lend it out. The other book is Push by Sapphire http://www.amazon.com/Push-Novel-Sapphire/dp/0679766758/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259822367&sr=1-1 This book is what the movie Precious to based off of. I went and saw the movie last weekend and I really liked it. I suggested that if you want to watch the movie and read the book you should go and watch the movie first. The performances were so well done and I think that it will enhance the characters in the book. Also, most books are better than the movie and since the movie was good you should watch it first so that you won't be disappointed :)
After we discussed the books we talked about other stuff, which I am drawing a blank on now :) We talked about Rhonda's new spin bike and the trapeze class she took with Denise. We talked about running and if anyone is interested Denise is going to be doing the LA marathon next year!
See you at Rhonda's party or in the New Year!!!!!
-Heather
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