January Also-Rans

Millie brought us some interesting-sounding books which we did not select this month:


The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

and

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Reminder for January

A Merry Christmas and Happy 2009 to all of us!

This is a little reminder that we will meet in January to discuss Until They Bring the Streetcars Back.

Date: January 19

Hostess: Jane

Book Selector: Millie

Until They Bring the Streetcars Back

Date: December 15, 2008

Book for January:

Until They Bring the Streetcars Back, by Stanley Gordon West

Hostess: Millie Lungren

December Also-Rans

Three Junes by Julia Glass

Amagansett by Mark Mills

Snow in August

Date: November 17, 2008

Book: Snow in August by Pete Hamill

Hostess: Kristin

Book Selector: Joyce

November Also-Ran

To make up for last month's abundance of also-rans, this month we had only one reject. Unless you count the three we voted down before we even voted. Those won't be posted unless someone really wants to see them.

Lottery by Patricia Wood

Look Me In the Eye

Date: October 20, 2008

Book: Look Me in the Eye, by John Elder Robison

Hostess: Mary Jane

Book Selector: Mary Jane

October Also-Rans

This month, we have a three-fer! Three books instead of two to ignore, to lament that we aren't reading, or to read anyway, as you see fit!





Miracle at St. Anna, by James McBride

John: A Novel, by Niall Williams

The Dark Lantern, by Gerri Brightwell

The Namesake

Date: September 15, 2008

Book: The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri

Hostess: Millie Lana
(please note location change)

Book Selector: Evy


Although we would never advocate watching the movie instead of reading our book selection, we do believe that the movie created by this novel is a great way to spend 122 minutes!

September 2008 Also-Rans

For September, you may wish to read these alternate titles:

The Shack, by William P. Young

or

Flight of Passage, by Rinker Buck