Sucka's Book Club

Well, happy readers, I don't know if anyone finds these book club entries helpful. But, hopefully some of you have picked up one or two of these from the selections already made. Next up is "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.

For those movie goers put there. Cormac McCarthy also wrote "No Country For Old Men", that won the Oscar for Best Picture. This is the only book of his that I read, but I really loved it. It definitely grips the reader and keeps you till you can't put the book down. It isn't really written in chapters, but more breaks, and it took a moment to get into the style of the book. Once you do, however, it is pretty great. Well, readers, enjoy . . .

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Well, everyone it is about that time again to talk about another delightful little read. This next book was recommended by my mom and I really liked it. It is a very quick read and will keep you hooked. It is called "Ella Minnow Pea", and as the title indicates it is about the alphabet. Well, picture the Hollywood sign, now instead of the Hollywood the people of this land have giant letters of the alphabet that they more or less worship. The main character is writing correspondence to I can't remember who, when all of sudden the letters start to fall and crumble. Well, the town takes it as a sign that those letters can never be used again in writing or the like. You can imagine where the story takes you and it is very interesting the way the author deals with all the missing letters. I hope I have done the book justice with my summary and I hope you enjoy this quick read!!

Sucka's Book Club

So, I hope people are enjoying the book club. I have a lot of time to read on tour, especially on our many bus trips, so I go through a fair amount of books and want to pass on the good ones to you.This next selection is "Water for Elephants". I thought it was a very easy read that totally held my attention. It is about a traveling circus in the 1940's. A very interesting time and story. I hope you enjoy it!!

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Well, I hope you enjoyed "A Thousand Spendid Suns" I thought it was a wonderfully thought provoking novel very relevant to today's society.

Now my next choice has been around for awhile, but it is one of my favorite books of all time. I really hope you enjoy it.

The Time Traveler's Wife

This book has everything and reads like a movie, it is actually slated for theatres in 2008 with Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana, so read it before all the hype. I don't want to talk about it too much, but rather allow the reader to experience the book how the author intends, as a journey - enjoy!!

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Call me Oprah, I'm starting a book club and it was inspired by a great, great book I just read, "A Thousand Splendid Suns". This book is by Kaheld Hosseini, who you might remember from such books as "The Kite Runner", which I also read. The book was recommended to me by my friend Melissa Harres and I am so glad she did. The author has a very easy to follow form of writing, you just flow from thought to thought. I thought "The Kite Runner" was good, but didn't deserve all of the hype. This book, however, I couldn't put down. I like to not know too much about a book before I read it, to really get the author's perspective as you read.

The book follows two women's journeys in Afghanistan and it deals with a lot of relevent issues. I found myself wanting to educate myself more on their culture and the war at present. It deals with a lot of heavy issues very blatantly and unapologetically. If you are looking for a good read that will give you that accomplished feeling of going on a journey then this book is for you. I will try to offer up book ideas on a monthly basis, as I will be reading a lot in the next year. I hope you enjoy the first installment and go get that book! You won't be disappointed!