Comments on: Bookclubs http://peer-see.com/blog/bookclubs/2006/09/12/ Fri, 18 May 2012 00:03:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Ramona http://peer-see.com/blog/bookclubs/2006/09/12/comment-page-1/#comment-757 Ramona Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:29:38 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=66#comment-757 Like your mom, I am proud that our book club got a mention on this blog. I was a founder (with Barbara) of this Book Club. I had been in a Book Club when we lived in Minneapolis that met every week!! I had no children then and could easily read a book a week. My memories of that book club in Minneapolis are that we were introduced there , by one of our South American members, to a book that had just been translated into English. It was called One Hundred Years of Solitude. I was instantly fascinated with that book, long before it became famous. I memorized the first paragraph sort of accidentally because I loved it so much. We Book Club Ladies in Queen Village always loved it when you and Molly came down to visit us. P.S. I know a couple of kids who lived in this house who took Mr. Grillet's class, and I intend to forward that entry to them. Like your mom, I am proud that our book club got a mention on this blog. I was a founder (with Barbara) of this Book Club. I had been in a Book Club when we lived in Minneapolis that met every week!! I had no children then and could easily read a book a week. My memories of that book club in Minneapolis are that we were introduced there , by one of our South American members, to a book that had just been translated into English. It was called One Hundred Years of Solitude. I was instantly fascinated with that book, long before it became famous. I memorized the first paragraph sort of accidentally because I loved it so much.
We Book Club Ladies in Queen Village always loved it when you and Molly came down to visit us.
P.S. I know a couple of kids who lived in this house who took Mr. Grillet’s class, and I intend to forward that entry to them.

]]> By: Gena Marshall http://peer-see.com/blog/bookclubs/2006/09/12/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Gena Marshall Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:21:50 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=66#comment-445 Do you have a first book picked out? Can't wait to hear how it goes. Glad to hear you're settling in there. Is Josh into the book club too? Last night I dragged myself to the first fall SJC meeting, all by my lonesome. I was dreading it a little because I was tired and didn't like the book - A Passage to India. But the discussion was fun and got my brain working. It still didn't make me like the reading, but at least some good comments came out. The next few ones look good - a Sunday morning Darwin and Donuts meeting I'll have to miss, a little more evolution with Dawkins and SJ Gould, the Ovid. Will fill you in more as they come up. xxx Do you have a first book picked out? Can’t wait to hear how it goes. Glad to hear you’re settling in there. Is Josh into the book club too?

Last night I dragged myself to the first fall SJC meeting, all by my lonesome. I was dreading it a little because I was tired and didn’t like the book - A Passage to India. But the discussion was fun and got my brain working. It still didn’t make me like the reading, but at least some good comments came out. The next few ones look good - a Sunday morning Darwin and Donuts meeting I’ll have to miss, a little more evolution with Dawkins and SJ Gould, the Ovid. Will fill you in more as they come up. xxx

]]> By: Betty http://peer-see.com/blog/bookclubs/2006/09/12/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Betty Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:56:27 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=66#comment-442 How wonderful. Our book club had it's planning meeting last night, and scheduled the whole year. At our house it's going to be The Places In Between, by Rory Stewart, about his walk across Afganistan. Our club is actually more than 30 years old, with still some original members, as well as relative newcomers (only 17 years.) I am so proud you think fondly of our meetings, and that we made a good impression on you. And so happy you have found kindred spirits; you're at home in your soul. xoxxomom How wonderful. Our book club had it’s planning meeting last night, and scheduled the whole year. At our house it’s going to be The Places In Between, by Rory Stewart, about his walk across Afganistan. Our club is actually more than 30 years old, with still some original members, as well as relative newcomers (only 17 years.) I am so proud you think fondly of our meetings, and that we made a good impression on you. And so happy you have found kindred spirits; you’re at home in your soul. xoxxomom

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