Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

A dark, Gothic, dysfunctional, tragic story of love, loss, and crazy people.
Thanks for the suggestion Lauren!

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

October: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 315 pages
Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer.

Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again . . .


review from goodreads.com

Movie Release 11/10/2017 staring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfieffer Penelope Cruz

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

This month's book club pick was the classic children's book Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery.
Some members of the book club were reading this book for the first time, some had read it many times and some compared it to the movie adaptations.

In attendance:
Joy
Cortney
Jamie
Lauren (don't call her Carrots *wink*wink*)


First published in 1908, Anne of Green Gables is a timeless story of hope, desire for family and a place in this world.

A few of  so many favorite quotes....

I've made up my mind to enjoy this drive. It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. Of course, you must make it up FIRMLY.

 Oh, I know I'm a great trial to you, Marilla," said Anne repentantly. "I make so many mistakes. But then just think of all the mistakes I don't make, although I might.

 Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.

Friends, do you have any favorite quotes to add? 

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Thank you Monica for hosting at your home and suggesting this month's book club pick.
The Giver by Lois Lowry

In Attendance: Monica, Joy, Cortney and Kristin

Up Next: Planning Meeting for book suggestions and what to read over the Summer of 2014

To the Last Man by Zane Grey

Our February Book Club pick is "To the Last Man" by Zane Grey. 
We'll be meeting at Cortney's home
Wednesday, February, 29th at 7 PM. (It's Leap Year!)
Thank you for the recommendation Cortney!

The Forward of To the Last Man by Zane Grey

If you are looking for a copy of To the Last Man it is a FREE download on to your Kindle eReader. WHOOOOOHOOOO!! :)

I have the kindle app on my phone and have been reading in line, at practices, waiting for the children to come to the van after school, etc.....

Here's the link to Amazon's Kindle edition: To The Last Man by Zane Grey

hmmm, Kobo and Nook are charging $2.99 and $1.99  for the download.

Also, you can choose to read it for FREE on your laptop at goodreads.com: click here
 
Happy Reading!!
~Joy

The Count of Monte Cristo 2/22/11

Thank you Rachel for hosting this month's book club! The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas was a fascinating book! Here are some memorable quotes from the novel...

 And when you get out of prison and you are called Edmond Dantès, you take revenge.

There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.....the sum of all human wisdom will be contained in these two words: Wait and Hope.

"Those born to wealth, and who have the means of gratifying every wish," said Emmanuel, "know not what is the real happiness of life, just as those who have been tossed on the stormy waters of the ocean on a few frail planks can alone realize the blessings of fair weather."

"Valentine," replied the young man, deeply affected, "I will not say you are all I love in the world, for I dearly prize my sister and brother-in-law; but my affection for them is calm and tranquil, in no manner resembling what I feel for you. When I think of you my heart beats fast, the blood burns in my veins, and I can hardly breathe; but I solemnly promise you to restrain all this ardor, this fervor and intensity of feeling, until you yourself shall require me to render them available in serving or assisting you. " -Maximilian Morrel

The movie made in 2002 has long been a favorite of my husband and I. The DVD extras have a fun insight to the screenwriters decision on what stayed, what was left out and what changes were made between the book and the movie.

Our next meeting will be March 22, 2011, 7 PM at Julie Seminavage's home.
The book for March: Day of Tears by Julius Lester
Save the Date for Tuesday April 26 to see our April book on the big screen: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

~ Joy ~