Saturday, July 2, 2011
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The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise
A long-distance book club.
St. Paul, Ephrata, and Pittsburgh connect through a blog book discussion.
Current Selection
The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise
Past Selections
- To the Lighthouse
- Never Let Me Go
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Birth of Venus
- Olive Kitteridge
Labels
- beginnings (1)
- Birth of Venus (3)
- future picks (4)
- Never Let Me Go (1)
- olive kitteridge (4)
- selections (5)
- set-up (3)
- Short History of Nearly Everything (1)
- Tale of Two Cities (2)
- title (1)
- To the Lighthouse (4)
- Tower and Zoo (1)
"She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain." -- Louisa May Alcott
2 comments:
I've read Room. And recommend it, but if it's okay with Sarah, let's choose Never Let Me Go. What say you, Minnesota Branch?
I am so glad I finally read A Tale of Two Cities. I finished it in March shortly after I posted about the Ides of March. Part of why I chose it was because I realized that I had never actually read any Dickens at all. Seems odd to me that I should have made it through high school and college without any exposure at all.
I am sorry that we didn't get to talk about it. I was probably overly concerned that what I wanted to say about it would wreck Kathy's reading experience if she was still trying to finish it. Maybe with the next book, if finishing is proving challenging, we could talk about timing, how far along we are, what chapters could be discussed, etc., to avoid radio silence and keep the discussion going.
I love this forum but it does pose some challenges to communication. And I must admit that I have been so overwhelmed by the communication challenges I have been facing at work since I started my new position in March that I just got silent instead of asking questions about how to move ATOTC along. At some point I should try to produce character sketches of my challenging coworkers - think Tweedledee and Tweedledum - endlessly interrupting each other with absurd pseudo-logical arguments while my White Rabbit of a supervisor taps her watch and ineffectually tries to keep them on track while actually derailing the discussion further through her frantic behavior and poor listening skills. As I tend to act as mediator and includer, I am exhausted at the end of every meeting. Overall, I really love my job but the months leading up to the shutdown of state government and my resulting unemployment have been brutal. And I have a lot of emotions caught up in exactly how and why I have lost my income that make me a little nervous about starting a dystopian novel. But perhaps if I make sure to balance my day with jollier things, Never Let Me Go will not wreak havoc with my state of mind. Let’s do it!
I need to actually get my thoughts about ATOTC out of my head. I am headed away from my computer for a day but I will likely post some thoughts on an earlier Dickens thread on Monday. Feel free to skip reading it if you’d rather.
By the way, I seem to only get notices when comments to posts are posted not when the posts themselves go up. Sorry about that – my reactions to posts are often slow as a result. I’ll look into fixing it but if either of you can direct me, that would be great.
I miss you both. If I get back to work soon, I’d like to plan a weekend trip to Pittsburgh sometime this fall. Congratulations on the new job, Natalie. I am so glad your job search is over! (I abhor job searching!) Lots of love, Sarah
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