Friday, February 25, 2011
1922
Yay I'm able to post :)
Just finished 1922 and it got me really thinking. Once you get past the horror of the murder and the negative repercussions that follow, the story has a strong underlining theme of corporate oppression. When you think about it Wilf's whole motivation for killing his wife was to stop the money-hungry hog farm coorporation in taking over the land and ultimately ruining their quiet farm-life. In the 1920's many companies started growing and gaining power and stiffling the ordinary man. Look at the way things are today. I'm currently fighting big name banks over my mortgage, along with the thousand of other home owners. I couldn't help but feel for Wilf and understand his fight.
Just finished 1922 and it got me really thinking. Once you get past the horror of the murder and the negative repercussions that follow, the story has a strong underlining theme of corporate oppression. When you think about it Wilf's whole motivation for killing his wife was to stop the money-hungry hog farm coorporation in taking over the land and ultimately ruining their quiet farm-life. In the 1920's many companies started growing and gaining power and stiffling the ordinary man. Look at the way things are today. I'm currently fighting big name banks over my mortgage, along with the thousand of other home owners. I couldn't help but feel for Wilf and understand his fight.
Books to note- Public suggestions welcome
If anyone who peruses this site would like to comment feel free. we would love book suggestions and even comments on the books we've read.
Some books to note:
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Pope Joan (Lynette Suggestion)
Shantaram (Lynette)
The Historian (Lynette)
Chairlaine Harris' Harper Coneely Seris, Grave Sight, Grave Surprise, and Ice Cold Grave
The Door to December by Dean Koontz
Some books to note:
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Pope Joan (Lynette Suggestion)
Shantaram (Lynette)
The Historian (Lynette)
Chairlaine Harris' Harper Coneely Seris, Grave Sight, Grave Surprise, and Ice Cold Grave
The Door to December by Dean Koontz
- Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 days in the Columbian jungle By Marc Gonsalves
- ***The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho
- Are you there Vodka It’s me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
- Wicked By Gregory McGuire
- The Red Tent
- Life of Pi
- The color purple
- The Help by Kathyrne Stockett 04/2010
- The
Glass Castle - Veronica Must Die by Paulo Coelho
- True Blood series
- The Host by Stephanie Myers
- The Air if Alchemy
Wish List of Books we will read
- Malice by Lisa Jackson
- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
- True Detectives By Jonathon Kellerman
- Mortal Instruments Triology by Cassandra Clare
- Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
- The Lost City of
Z - Infidel By Hirsi Ali
- The elegance of hedgehog By Muriel Barbery
- The Shack by William P Young
- I Hope they serve beer in hell by Tucker Max
- 19.5 Minutes by Jodi Picoult
- Songs without words By Ann Parker
- All Things Fall Apart
- Empire of Blue Water
- Pillars of the Earth (Long Book)
- Under the Banner of Heaven
- Uncle Tom’s Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Gulliver’s Travels By Johnathan Swift
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
- Murderers in the rue Morgue by Edgar Allen Poe
- Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
- Mysterious
Island by Jules Verne - Last Days of
Pompeii - Kidnapped by Robert Louis Steveson
- The Odyssey By Homer
- Crime & Punishment by Foedor Dostoevsky
- The Time Machine by HG Wells
- Castle Dangerous by Sir Walter Scott
- Fareheit 451
- One flew over the cukoo’s nest
- House of spirits
- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffengger (Time Traveler’s Wife) 04/2010
- Witch & Wizard by James Patterson 04/2010
- The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters 04/2010
- Shatter by Michael Robotham 04/2010
- Midnight’s Children by Salaman Rushdie 04/2010
Alice L.A. - Committeed by Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat Love Pray) 04/2010
- Stones into Schools By Greg Mortenson (cup of tea) 04/2010
- Mr. Peanut (Stephen King Pick) by Adam Ross 04/2010
- Time after Tiume by Karl Alexander 04/2010
- Jacyln the Ripper by Karl Alexander 04/2010
- The Four Agreements 05/2010 (Julie)
- Medicine Woman By Lynn V Andrews 05/2010 (Meriah)
THIS SUNDAY!!: February Meeting AGENDA to be 03/13/11 @ Ali's Clubhouse
(February) Meeting Date: 03/13/11
Book: Full Fark, No Stars by Stephen King
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Ali's ClubHouse
Main: Ali
Side: Meriah
Beverages: Tristana
Salad: Maren
Meriah needs to pick a book.
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Club Gear:
- Sweatshirts ordered and worn YAY!!!
Next Book Pick: The ORDER->Ali, Tristana, Maren, Julie, Meriah
Meriah & Ali are switching
Ali (Full Dark, No Stars Stephen King) FEB Meeting (Mar 03/13/11 @ 4pm)
Meriah (????????) MAR Meeting (Apr 04/03/11 @ 4pm)
Tristana PICK BOOK For April
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
January 2011 Meeting Agenda: 02/13/11
(January) Meeting Date: 02/13/10
Book: Little Bee
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Julie's House
Main: Julie (Meatballs??)
Side: Ali (Caprese Salad)
Beverages: Meriah
Salad: Tristana
- Discuss Book: How did everyone like it?
- Was it what you thought it would be/expected?
- What were the points that didn't work for you?
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Club Gear:
- Sweat shirts (Coming Soon) “Reading is Sexy”
- Meriah when will you make the order?
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Next Book Pick: The ORDER->Ali, Tristana, Maren, Julie, Meriah
Meriah & Ali are switching
Ali (Full Dark, No Stars Stephen King) FEB Meeting (Mar 03/13/11 @ 4pm) Meriah (????????) MAR Meeting (Apr 04/03/11 @ 4pm)
Tristana PICK BOOK For April
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