Life of Pi

I hope that most of you have gotten some free time over the break to get started on Life of Pi. I wonder if you found it difficult to wade through the first part of the book -- I thought it was quite heavily front-loaded. I had heard that it was worth sticking with, so I plodded through it and it did get better. "Part 2" was engaging and flowed much more quickly. So..... what did you all think?

The Swallows of Kabul

Our first book selection for the 2006-2007 school year is Yasmina Khadra's The Swallows of Kabul. There is an excellent discussion guide at the following link: http://www.randomhouse.com/anchor/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400033768&view=rg

Feel free to get this discussion started by responding to any of the questions or by posting a comment or question of your own.

The Kite Runner

This is the final NHS Book Club selection for this year. This title was one that many members wanted to read, but one that we saved until the end as we gathered up the courage to tackle the difficult subject matter. The novel allows us to look at human relationships against the backdrop of life in Afghanistan. There is an excellent discussion guide to the book that can be accessed at http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/kite_runner1.asp Feel free to use any question there (or your own question or comment) to begin our discussion.

Ishmael

Have you finished Ishmael? Better yet, have you started it yet? Those of you who have braved Justin's recommendation, get us started here with some comments. Actually, how about Justin getting us started here...

My Sister's Keeper

Just a reminder that our next meeting is Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 6PM at Kim's house. For those of you who want to get a head start, you may post any comments, reactions etc. that you have about Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. Did you see that ending coming? What about the mother and her relationship with each of her children -- was her protrayal realistic? Any ideas that you would like to explore with the discussion group?