These Are A Few of Our Favorite Things

Our December Book Club had us meeting at Gingers for our Holiday Party, sharing appetizers and treats, beverages and storytelling.  We talked about the beginning of the book club, in July 2007, and that some are still members of that start, which will be starting it's 6th year next summer.  On this blog, we are fortunate, that we can look back to see what was read.  Some members mentioned they liked some books, and a comment was heard, "Didn't we read that in book club?"  There continues to be new members joining our group, bringing new thoughts, new shared likes and stretching our ability to open our mind to new books to read, some we thought we would never enjoy.  We may not like a book, we don't always agree, but we agree to common civility of our discussion, and to our pleasure, humor and laughter!

Thank you to Diane, I am copying the list that she sent out with the list of everyone's favorites that they have read recently. 

Char
The Paris Wife, Paula McLain 

The Murderer’s Daughter, Randy Susan Meyers              

Barb 
View from Delphi, Jonathon O’Dell

One Thousand White Women, Jim Fergus

Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay                 

Monica
Trickster’s Point, William Kent Krueger  

Pat
Holiday Inn, Kevin Kling

In the Shadow of the Angel, Kathryn Blair

The Tomten, Astrid Lindgren

Ginger
The  Cape Ann, Faith Sullivan

Iron Lake, William Kent Krueger

Ellen Foster:  A Cure For Dreams

Diane
Secret Keepers, Kate Morton

The Roundhouse, Louise Erdich

Botany of Desire, Michael Pollen

Cora
Pearl of China, Anchee Min

Annette
Life of Pi, Yann Martell

Sue
Pot Luck Club series, Linda Evans Shepherd

The Hotflash Club series, Nancy Thayer

Isil
50 Shades of Grey series, E.L. James

Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz

Istanbul: Snow, Orhan Pamuk

Mary
Running the Rift, Naomi Benaron

Light mystery series, Louise Penny

Natalie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith

Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck

Book Club members -- please share any other comments or thought you have about some of your favorite books you have recently read or any other suggestions for books you think others might enjoy!  These listed were members that were at the December book club.  We missed many others that weren't able to attend that evening, so hope they will share their thoughts with us.