Books We Discussed at our November 18, 2010 Meeting
At the "What'cha Been Reading?" Book Club we casually discuss anything we've been reading while enjoying snacks. It is fun and a great way to find out about books worth reading.
* Scott Pilgrim (Series) by Brian Lee O'Malley
--Effectively melds romance, video games, rock music, and cool artwork
--"He shouldn't go out with her! He's a cheater!"
--"He's like Joe Jonas."
* Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
--The book is "pretty good."
--"The cover is misleading because the girl doesn't look African-American like she is in the book."
--She is sort of like Amelia Earhart
* MacBeth by Wiliam Shakespeare
--It is "good but sad"
--The language isn't too difficult to understand
--"My school keeps calling and harassing my mom to attend a play of MacBeth for $4 a ticket!"
* Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer
--"Oh snap! She became a vampire for him! And had a kid! OMG!"
--"I like it because it's not realistic and I like to escape from the real world."
* Series of Unfortunate Events (series) by Lemony Snicket
--"I stopped at book 7 because I got bored."
--"My teacher said it was 'too little' and didn't count much toward my reading requirements."
* US History Textbook
--"I used to try to be sick so I could avoid reading it, but I started to get into it."
--The British are "liars" because they promised the slaves they'd have freedom if they fought the colonialists but never stuck to their word
* The Wizard of Oz (series) by L. Frank Baum
--If you've only seen the movie, the books are quite different. In the first book, for example, the Tin Man uses his axe to take down a flock of attacking birds.
--The characters are very colorful and imaginative
* Dr. Seuss books
--"I have a acrush on the Cat in the Hat. I'd go on a date with him."
--We all admitted we've had crushes on characters from books (and other forms of media) at one time or another!
* Next Month's "What'cha Been Reading?" Book Club Meeting
Thursday, December 16, 3:30 pm. Please join us!
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