Thursday, January 29, 2009

Decisions, Decisions

I love my Book Club! We have just started our third year and it is such a great part of my life. Not only do I get to read awesome books, many of which I would never pick up on my own, and have great discussions that help my brain retain some of it's original function instead of turning into "mommy mush", but I have made wonderful friendships that I cherish. Tonight however, was the one part of Book Club that I don't love...having to decide on next years books! There are so many good ones to choose from (31 nominations this year) and we only pick 12, it's a tough job! After all of the voting we finally narrowed it down. The envelope please; the books we will be reading in 2009 (you are welcome to read along at home :-) ) are:
  • Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
  • The Glass Castle
  • The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society
  • I Capture the Castle
  • Into Thin Air
  • The Nazi Officers Wife
  • Peony in Love
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel
  • A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
  • Uglies
  • The Year of Living Biblically

Sounds like it will be a great year! On a slightly related note; I just finished re-reading The Great Gatsby and LOVED it! So if you are making a "to read" list, add that one to it!

P.S. Marinda I missed you tonight! I hope that you will become a long distance member of the Book Club!

4 comments:

Kristy said...

I have read the Glass Castle and it was great. It really puts your life int a new light. It was very encouraging.

Elmer said...

Just wanted to say "Dito" to everything you said...I love bookclub and look forward to it every month. :)

The Wessman Family said...

Thanks so much for posting the list, Liz! Are you reading them in this order? I'll have to make sure I get a schedule because I'd like to keep up from afar. Sounds like a fun year (and hopefully I can make it once this summer:)

The Geists said...

Holy Crap!!! That's like a book a month right!?!?!? Plus do you read the book for the ward book club? I'm sure you read a lot to Macey too, WOW is all I have to say!! Brownie points for you girl!!