Spring semester book list

During our December meeting, we chose four books for next semester. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - January 13 The Help by Kathryn Stockett - February The Land of Green Plums by Herta Mueller - March The We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris - April

South of Broad

On Monday we talked about Pat Conroy's new book with contrasting opinions. Some didn't like it at all, others liked it quite a lot. "Over the top," was often heard in the discussions about several of the characters. And, why was the suicide mentioned at the very beginning and end, but nothing in between? Jane would have liked a hundred pages on that dramatic event. The scene on The Citadel campus, as it turns out, is one that Cadets have imagined happening "for real." Let's hope not. All in all, I'm looking forward to reading this book over the holidays. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Taco Boy! 217 Huger Street

Margaritaville......sitting under an umbrella, on the tile (cement) floor of le chique le cool restaurant, we whiled away an hour or two talking books, politics, history, books, and more........... and of course enjoyed la salsa, tacos, and quesadilla. Yumm........yeah, we had fun.

Sopra tutto Fernet Branca..

Sopra tutto Fernet Branca. Il liquore digestivo dal gusto amaro, unico ed inconfondibile. 27 erbe in una formula mai svelata nelle distillerie

August 2009

E-gads it's been so long since i've been here his, i forgot my password. hope you all had a good summer. i worked ten hour days, and didn't have much fun. oh well, maybe next year will be better. We don't have a firm date for our meeting this month, but will soon. Fingersmith is the book. a very good read. hope you had a chance to check it out. ;-)

I've read to the middle of Fingersmith, and am speculating about the end. I say Susan and Maude conspire to put Gentleman in the madhouse.

Library copy

A copy of The Good Terrorist is now available at the Daniel Library.

Hi Everybody

This is very cool -- thanks Elise, for taking the plunge (I'm actually getting ready to launch my own blog and, like you, know next to nothing about it, so we can learn together!). Somehow I am appearing (at least on my screen) as Julie (I set this profile just now) and as Jules (which is, I think how I'm set up for a Google group). So...until I can figure out how to combine these, I'll lead a double life. I can make the group next time -- hope I'm able to read the book (unfortunately, papers come first, but the semester will just about be done by then. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Julie

Faculty Book Club Blog

Here it is! Our very own blog, created for Citadel faculty, those who are able to attend our gatherings, and especially for those who, due to other commitments, cannot attend. It is for a forum for discussing the story, author, style & technique, characters, topics, themes & meanings of the books we're reading. In February we read Rabbit Run by John Updike, in honor of the authors death in January. This was a lively discussion. In March we read Waiting by Ha Jin, http://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Novel-Ha-Jin/dp/0375706410/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239828389&sr=8-2 A more thoughtful discussion about live in China during the cultural revolution 1966-76. April's book is The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing, unless we hear differently from Jack. Your thoughts are welcome.