Book Club Votes

[aero63]

Okay folks time once again to vote on which book we would like to read for the club. I am excited and hope this season's is as fun as last.

I chose Susan's suggestion and one other.

Real Murders by Charlaine Harris

Now repackaged, the first Aurora Teagarden mystery by "New York Times" bestselling author Harris finds this Southern librarian and member of the Real Murders Club hunting the person behind a terrifying killing spree. Though a small town at heart, Lawrenceton, Georgia, has its dark side-and crime buffs. One of whom is librarian Aurora "Roe" Teagarden, a member of the Real Murders Club, which meets once a month to analyze famous cases. It's a harmless pastime-until the night she finds a member killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. And as other brutal "copycat" killings follow, Roe will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game, one that casts all the members of Real Murders, herself included, as prime suspects-or potential victims.Charlaine Harris, who has been writing mysteries for over twenty years, is a native of Mississippi. Born and raised in the Delta, she began training for her career as soon as she could hold a pencil. Though her early works consisted largely of poems about ghosts and (later) teenage angst, she began writing plays when she attended Rhodes College in Memphis, and graduated to books a few years later.

Still Alice by Lisa Genova


An extraordinary debut novel about an accomplished woman who slowly loses her thoughts and memories to a harrowing disease -- only to discover that each day brings a new way of living and loving.

Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty years old, she's a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a world-renowned expert in linguistics with a successful husband and three grown children. When she becomes increasingly disoriented and forgetful, a tragic diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's disease changes her life.

As the inevitable descent into dementia strips away her sense of self, fiercely independent Alice struggles to live in the moment. While she once placed her worth and identity in her celebrated and respected academic life, now she must reevaluate her relationship with her husband, a respected scientist; her expectations of her children; and her ideas about herself and her place in the world.At once beautiful and terrifying,...

So there you go folks. Hope you like the choices!

[susanny]

Thanks for finding the blurbs about the books for us. Do you know, they made a movie in the 90's about a woman like the one in Still Alice. It was a very sad movie.

[Blossom/Jackie W.]

Antoinette; just so that you know... I did vote; just didn't put a message in as well.

[Deleted]

I vote too ;D

[mary57]

I am hoping that this book is easy to find in a store, I put a request in at the library and there are only 4 copies in the system (all of Toronto) and 19 people already on the list ahead of me.

[aero63]

Mary, my little library only caters to the school children, elementary. So, I buy my books. Borders had this but the one I went to only had a hardcover of it. I don't know about other places.

[susanny]

Aero, doesn't your library share within a certain area? For instance, my library is part of the larger system encompassing two counties from which to pull a book. I also have the option of going state-wide to find one, although I believe there was a minimal charge of a couple of dollars for one. I do hope you are able to find one. What about you, Mary? Can you go outside of Toronto? Also there are used books to be found on line. I really didn't think there'd be that many people waiting to read this series. Probably because of the popularity of her more recent series.

[aero63]

Sue, my library is only part of this tiny town. I have tried to go to the next state over before, but I am not a resident there and got rid of that state's license.

I bought the hardcover and it was the only one that I could find. I will be able to pass it on to others and get credit at a used book store for exchange trade.

I would appreciate it if as you get them, you let me know. It looks as though five people voted so I will wait till I hear to get the dates and all set up.

[aero63]

Was wondering how everyone is coming along with getting the book?

[susanny]

Thank you for reminding me...I have to call and renew it again. Whew! Still holding out and not reading it though.

[mary57]

I haven't been able to find a copy yet.

[Blossom/Jackie W.]

I've booked it Antoinette from the library.... haven't gotten the call yet that it's in

[aero63]

Thank you

I bought it. Susanny, go ahead and read it, just take notes for when we start the discussions. I don't want you to have to keep renewing it. I think I will go ahead and start it and take notes also.

[susanny]

Wondering what's going on with the book club. I have the book out until Jan. 12. Does anybody else have it yet?

[Blossom/Jackie W.]

I've not gotten a call from the library yet. I hope to get into town today... I'll check. They may have it; just not called me.

[aero63]

I was thinking today to go ahead and set a reading schedule. Those that dont' have it can catch up, as it is really easy to read. What say ye?

I'll check in tomorrow nite.

[susanny]

I think you already know my response. I'm going to have to start over, hehehe. Sometimes memory problems are a good thing. An old read can sometimes be a 'new' read.

[Blossom/Jackie W.]

Go ahead Antoinette; the book hasn't come in yet.....

[aero63]

Okay, I thought that we could do chapters 1 through 5 (pp. 1-84). We should be able to zip right through those.

We could meet back up to discuss it on Friday the 17th.

Time to break out the electric blankets and hot cocoa and settle in for some afternoon readings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah

[mary57]

Go ahead I still haven't been able to find it. I can't believe it's this hard to get my hands on a copy.

[susanny]

1-5, got it. Thanks. I wonder why it is so hard to find these copies? I feel bad we all can't read it.