Book club lists again - 2019
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Comments (24)Meredith (naughtykitty), here is the starter list. :-) I haven't compiled the list from 2012 and early 2013 yet but it's coming. :-) Will list the upcoming 2013 books as we read them. 1998 Eva Perón Fraser, Nicholas and Marysa Navarro A Cup of Tea Ephron, Amy The Notebook Sparks, Nicholas A Change of Heart Claire Sylvia; William Novak A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Dorris, Michael Divided Lives Elsa Walsh Divine Secrets of the YA-YA Sisterhood Wells, Rebecca The Color of Water McBride, James The Horse Whisperer Evans, Nicholas 1999 The Chin Kiss King Veciana-Suarez, Ana A Year In Provence Mayle, Peter All The Pretty Horses McCarthy, Cormac Falling Leaves Yen Mah, Adeline Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur Snow Falling in Cedars Guterson, David Stones for Ibarra Doerr, Harriet The Fencing Master Perez-Reverte, Arturo The Reader Schlink, Bernhard; Carol Brown Janeway The Song of the Lark Cather, Willa; Doris Grumbach 2000 A Prayer for Owen Meany Irving, John Gap Creek Morgan, Robert Laguna Heat Jefferson Parker, T. Midwives Bohjalian, Chris Prodigal Summer Kingslover, Barbara Red Light Jefferson Parker, T. The Blue Hour Jefferson Parker, T. The Slave Girl Emecheta, Buchi We The Living Rand, Ayn Where the Heart Is Letts, Billie 2001 Before Women Had Wings Fowler, Connie May Chocolat Harris, Joanne Fortune's Rocks Shreve, Anita Guests of the Sheik Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock Left Behind Tim F. LaHaye; Jerry B. Jenkins Silent Joe Jefferson Parker, T. The Bone Setter Tan, Amy The Haj Uris, Leon The Ladies Auxiliary Mirvis, Tova The Red Tent Diamant, Anita 2002 Drowning Ruth Schwarz, Christina Good in Bed Weiner, Jennifer Managing Ignatius Strahan, Jerry Sister of My Heart Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee The Fig Eater Shields, Jody The Fourth Treasure Shimoda, Todd The Girl With The Pearl Earring Chevalier, Tracy The Makioka Sisters Tanizaki, Junichiro; Jun-Ichir-O Tanizaki The Painted Bird Kosinski, Jerzy The Shipping News Proulx, Annie 2003 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Sijie, Daj Blue Shoe LaMott, Anne Embers Márai, Sándor I Am Madame X Diliberto, Gioia Lovely Bones Sebold, Alice Mrs. Dalloway Virginia Woolf; Maureen Howard Running In The Family Ondaatje, Michael The Da Vinci Code Brown, Dan The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency McCall Smith, Alexander Unsolicited Kaewert, Julie Waller 2004 Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons Landvik, Lorna Caramelo Cisneros, Sandra I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Angelou, Maya Reading Lolita in Tehran Nafisi, Azar The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Haddon, Mark The Lady and the Unicorn Chevalier, Tracy The Miracle of Edgar Mint Udall, Brady The Namesake Lahiri, Jhumpa The Secret Life of Bees Monk Kidd, Sue The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax Gilman, Dorothy 2005 Death Comes for the Archbishop Cather, Willa Dreams From My Father Obama, Barack Having Our Say Delany, Sarah L. ; A. Elizabeth Delany Heart Full of Lies Rule, Ann The Chinese Gold Murders van Gulik, Robert The Cold Sassy Tree Burns, Olive Ann The Cruelest Miles Salisbury, Gay; Laney Salisbury The Kite Runner Hosseini, Khaled The Sunday Tertulia Carlson, Lori Mari The Tender Bar Moehringer, J.R. 2006 Devil in the White City Larson, Erik Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight Alexandra Fuller Hallbaloo in the Guava Orchard Desai, Kiran How to Read Literature like a College Professor Foster, Thomas M.C. Beaton Mystery (member selection) Beaton, M.C. Me Talk Pretty One Day Sedaris, David Snow Flower and the Secret Fan See, Lisa Sweet Diamond Dust Ferré, Rosario The Memory Keeper's Daughter Edwards, Kim The Mermaid Chair Monk Kidd, Sue 2007 A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled Infidel Hirsi Ali, Ayaan Jane Austen's 'Read Alikes' Various Memory of Running McLarty, Ron The Ginger Tree Wyland, Oswald The Glass Castle Walls, Jeannette The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Ryan, Terry The Thirteenth Tale Settersfield, Diane Unpardonable Lies Winspear, Jacqueline Waiting for Snow in Havana Eire, Carlos 2008 The Shadow of the Wind Ruiz Zafon, Carlos Body Surfing Shreve, Anita Bel Canto Patchett, Ann The Day the World Came to Town Defede, Jim Water for Elephant Gruen, Sara Hundred Secret Senses Tan, Amy Three Cups of Tea Mortenson, Greg Life of Pi Martel, Yann 2009 The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loan Eco, Umberto Plain Truth Picoult, Jodi Kids from Nowhere Guthridge, George Rabbit Run Updike, John The Cure for Modern Life Tucker, Lisa Winterdance Paulson, Gary Obscene in the Extreme Wartzman, Rick Down River Hart, John Outliers Gladwell, Malcolm Molokai Busnell, O.A. 2010 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Larsenn, Steig The Help Stockett, Kathryn Travels with Charley Steinbeck, John Sarah's Key de Rosnay, Tatiana Olive Kitterdge Strout, Elizabeth The Weight of Heaven Umrigar, Thrity The Season of Second Chances Meier, Diane South of Broad Conroy, Pat An Inconvenient Wife Chance, Megan The Home for Broken Hearts Coleman, Rowan 2011 Murder on Astor Place Thompson, Victoria Cutting for Stone Verghese, Abraham The Lady Matador's Hotel Garcia, Cristina You Know When the Men are Gone Fallon, Siobhan The Poisoner's Handbook Blum, Deborah Crocodile in the Sand Bank Peters, Elizabeth Mink River Doyle, Brian Daughter’s in Law Trollope, Joana Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffrey Kosher Chinese Levy, Michael...See MoreBook Club Angst
Comments (33)Hmm. I've been in several book clubs for over 20 years. A lot of what I'm reading here sounds familiar. I have a different point of view. I want to read well-written fiction. I don't care if it's depressing or delightful. I don't care if it's historical fiction or science fiction or fantasy or mystery. What I care about is that the author can string words together in a way that draws me in and makes me care about the characters and what happens to them. I hate to see discerning readers discard the Oprah picks just because they were downers...or just because Oprah picked them. I read a fair number of her choices before she ever discovered them, and I was glad to see those authors getting the recognition I felt they deserved. (Fall on Your Knees, by Ann-Marie MacDonald...an exquisitely written novel about an incredibly awful family. I didn't want it to end.) Stories without conflict....not much to write about. Not much to talk about. Shakespeare knew that dysfuntional families and star-crossed lovers brought out the audiences. Tragedy or comedy....there has to be a hook. Someone asked about Broken For You. Loved it; my book club loved it. A downer? In some ways, yes. But also a story to lift the spirits as well. I think the best writers do that. A writer who makes me think. A writer who gives me insight into the actions and motivations of others. A writer who gives me a new perspective on my own world, and on the worlds I will never experience. A writer who challenges my mind; a writer who delights my mind. These are the writers I want to read, in or out of a book club....See MoreKT Book Club!
Comments (107)Hi nannygoat, that's strange as I see you listed as a member from the first day! You can't see any of the discussions when you go here? Could you take a screen shot to show me what you see when you click the below link? https://www.goodreads.com/topic/list_group/615019-kt-book-club Did you verify your email address? You can tell by going to the top right and clicking "profile" and then "edit profile." It should say "settings" and click "account" and it will list your email address and say if it's verified or not. Don't worry, you haven't missed out yet :)...See More2019 Tomato Grow List
Comments (44)Megan, I agree about how surprised ranchers are to learn anyone wants their empty feed tubs. The last time that Fred gave me some, he just casually told Tim "I've got about 25 feed tubs that I'm fixing to burn just to get rid of them. You can come get them if you think she wants them." If? If? Tim hopped in the truck and followed Fred home, bringing me back a big pile of feed tubs. It shocks me that someone would burn them to get rid of them, but from what I gather, that is common here. Fred is in his late 90s now and has grown tomato plants in feed tubs for about 15 years now, after he saw how well it worked for me. He puts his feed tubs up on picnic tables, a stone wall, and whatever else he has that raises the height a bit so he doesn't have to bend over to tend the plants. Jack, I have tried 5-gallon buckets and it was really hard in our July and August heat. What worked best with them was a drip line set up with several small emitters in each feed tub so that the roots were evenly watered. I had to water three times a day during the worst of the summer heat in the worst summer I remember. It is much easier if you just step up to 10 or 15 gallon sized containers, but of course, those are not as easy to find as 5-gallon buckets. If your heat isn't as bad as ours, the 5 gallons likely will work well for you. I've also grown in a galvanized metal 4' round stock tank and that worked pretty well. I had 4 tomato plants in it, plus ornamental sweet potatoes strategically planted along the edge to hang over the edge of the tank, shielding/shading the galvanized metal from the sun. And, I've even grown a lot of the weeping, cascading and patio types in one of those black cattle feed troughs that sit up on legs. I couldn't believe how many of those small to tiny plants I squeezed into that one feed trough. Where there's a will, there's a way. Dawn...See Morekathy_t
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