books on my to read list

enrique's journey by sonia nazario
a ny times reporter wrote this account of a honduran boy's search for his mother who disappeared into the u.s. it also won a pulitzer.

you're not you by michelle wildgen
a seductive novel about the relationship between a charismatic als patient and her impressionable female caregiver.

half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie
a nigerian author's masterful novel uses the 1967 genocide in biafra as a backdrop for a nuanced tale about decent people in moral chaos.

what is the what by dave eggers
this is an as told story based on the harrowing life of sudanese refugee valentino achak deng.

riley's fire by lee merrill byrd
byrd's first novel follows the metamorphosis or riley martin, age 6, gravely injured in a blaze of his own making. the burn hospital where riley recovers sees its share of quirky miracles.

WHAT WE ARE READING IN AUGUST

after a long debate including a long distance call to angela, we decided that this would be our august read. the next soiree will be august 22nd a friday at the brown bordello. more details to follow on the blog. remember to use the blog and leave us comments, book reviews and suggestions. amanda would really like recipes. :o) please bring any books you are done reading and do not want to keep for your collection and we will have a little book exchange at our next meeting. that way you can cleanse or purge and then pick up something borrowed and maybe even blue? ha ha

easter island

thank you to amanda and jonathan hall for hosting book club this evening. we had quite a spread of healthy food including a wonderful fruit salad in an iced salad bowl courtesy of ryan and bethany. elizabeth brought some great sparkling soda including a peach/pear combo that really tickled our taste buds. she also brought blood orange which we left with amanda and theron to enjoy. the book discussion was diverse with some members having read the entire book and others half way through. we discussed character development, geography and botany and heard from a danish reviewer that amanda found who wanted greer to be more flamboyant, strong, hotblooded, sexy or at least SOMETHING to make her come alive? i guess he really had a thing for greer, huh?