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LisaM

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9. I have to ignore the book part, in general.

Reply to LuckyLib (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:51 PM

Jun 2017

We have read some good books here and there. And, I told myself a long time ago, I joined a book club to read stuff that was more mainstream than I usually pick (otherwise, I probably would have read about 10 books written past 1950). Occasionally, I'm pleasantly surprised. I thought "Wild" would be the worst book I ever read and it wasn't; I actually liked it. It kind of made up for the absolute terribleness of "Sea Biscuit I" (about a horse) and "Sea Biscuit II" (about a horse who was a POW in Japan, aka "Unbroken&quot .

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My book club book seems to be an anti-abortion screed.... [View all] LisaM Jun 2017 OP

How often does your club meet? TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #1

Looking at the reviews, while some of them PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #2

The entire plot revolves around an abortion, and its aftermath, so to speak. LisaM Jun 2017 #3

Interesting. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #4

It's not a particularly well-written book anyway..... LisaM Jun 2017 #5

Thanks again for sharing this. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #10

On a good weekend, I read 4 or 5 books. LisaM Jun 2017 #11

Woah! I'm impressed. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #16

Yes, and there are a few I cycle through each year... LisaM Jun 2017 #17

I've gotten to the point where I peruse the chosen book, and will often decide that LuckyLib Jun 2017 #6

I don't mind reading a bad book and trashing it - I read fast - and I like my friends. LisaM Jun 2017 #7

I hear you. I had to form a two-person book group with a friend so we could read LuckyLib Jun 2017 #8

I have to ignore the book part, in general. LisaM Jun 2017 #9

book club. hell, i rebelled in a college class. reading assignment. pansypoo53219 Jun 2017 #12

I think "On the Road" has one of the most beautiful last lines ever written. LisaM Jun 2017 #13

Book clubs are strange beasts... Phentex Jun 2017 #14

We're pretty liberal.... LisaM Jun 2017 #15