Which of the following books would you be interested in reading with your group based upon the description noted?
April 1, 2004, 369 voters
April 2004
This newsletter arrives in your mailboxes a tad later than usual this month, but with good reason. We have added one new feature and are looking for some people to test another.
Which of the following books has your group read, or do you plan to read?
March 1, 2004, 1129 voters
March 2004
This month we are spotlighting two books that I enjoyed over the past few months --- THE LANGUAGE OF LIGHT by Meg Waite Clayton and THE DEATH AND LIFE OF CHARLIE ST. CLOUD by Ben Sherwood.
Editorial content for Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Stories
Promo
These six stories by Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian transport the reader to moments where the fragility of love and life, and the haunting power of memory, are beautifully unveiled.
About the Book
These six stories by Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian transport the reader to moments where the fragility of love and life, and the haunting power of memory, are beautifully unveiled. In "The Temple," the narrator's acute and mysterious anxiety overshadows the delirious happiness of an outing with his new wife on their honeymoon. In "The Cramp," a man narrowly escapes drowning in the sea, only to find that no one even noticed his absence. In the title story, the narrator attempts to relieve his homesickness only to find that he is lost in a labyrinth of childhood memories.
Everywhere in this collection are powerful psychological portraits of characters whose unarticulated hopes and fears betray the never-ending presence of the past in their present lives.
Do you ever listen to audiobooks?
February 1, 2004, 425 voters
February 2004
I love to read and I am a fast reader. In a good week, I can read three books. Many times I close a book and immediately start thinking of how to share it with our readers. For me, that is one of the real pleasures of running this company for the past eight years.
Does your group work with a bookstore or library as a resource to guide you in making your selections?
January 1, 2004, 167 voters
January 2004
Happy 2004! After the flurry of holiday madness, which I call "wrap, rip and indulge," we escaped for a weeklong vacation to the Outer Banks where I spent a lot of time reading. One afternoon we ventured out to a bookstore in Duck called Duck's Cottage where I met Jamie Layton, a bookseller. I mentioned that I loved to look at bookstores since I owned a company that had seven sites online that talked about books and authors. Before I could say more, she said, "My favorite site online is ReadingGroupGuides.com." You can well imagine the chat we had after that as we traded ideas and suggestions.
