I am looking for a book club to join. I am open to reading both "serious" works and lighter fiction novels.
I'd be interested in joining a book club as well. I was part of a book club a few years ago that disbanded.
I don't have a book club for you to join, but I'm in the North Dallas / Addison area and I am interested in a similar sort of book club. Perhaps we can organize one here!
I've joined a couple of book clubs over the past few years, but I was always the only member under 50 and I didn't feel as engaged as I'd like. I read a lot of books (usually one per week) and I'd love to have some reading company.
We have a book club made up of mamasource moms. We read a variety of books and take turns making suggestions. Our last book was "What the Dead Know," which is a mystery novel. Our next book is the novel "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant (more below). We meet the second Wednesday of each month at Corner Bakery in Plano (Park/Preston) so our next meeting is Oct 10. If you email me at ____@____.com, I'll put you on the Evite. Hope to see you there!
From Library Journal
Skillfully interweaving biblical tales with events and characters of her own invention, Diamant's (Living a Jewish Life, HarperCollins, 1991) sweeping first novel re-creates the life of Dinah, daughter of Leah and Jacob, from her birth and happy childhood in Mesopotamia through her years in Canaan and death in Egypt. When Dinah reaches puberty and enters the Red Tent (the place women visit to give birth or have their monthly periods), her mother and Jacob's three other wives initiate her into the religious and sexual practices of the tribe. Diamant sympathetically describes Dinah's doomed relationship with Shalem, son of a ruler of Shechem, and his brutal death at the hands of her brothers. Following the events in Canaan, a pregnant Dinah travels to Egypt, where she becomes a noted midwife. Diamant has written a thoroughly enjoyable and illuminating portrait of a fascinating woman and the life she might have lived. Recommended for all public libraries.
-?Nancy Pearl, Washington Ctr. for the Book, Seattle
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If you are still looking for a book club, I just started one on meetup.com It's called Food for Thought and we'll be meeting monthly to discuss member-chosen books over a nice dinner at a restaurant in or close to Addison.
The link is http://redbookclub.meetup.com/1065/
