Choosing books for 2018

   It's that time of year again.  This book club that I have been attending for twenty years just went through the process of planning for next year.

Dante  1265-1321

Shakespeare 1564-1616

   This is the most eclectic book club that I have attended.  We alternate classics with contemporary novels.  The classics have sometimes been children's books, e.g. "Winnie- the-Pooh", but it can also be Shakespeare.  In fact, next year we are tackling "The Divine Comedy" by Dante, as well as a Shakespearean play.  Actually we are only doing the first section of "The Divine Comedy".  The book that was the most challenging for me was "The Illiad" by Homer.

 Here's our list:
"A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen
 "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine Thien

 "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett

 "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

 "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" by R.L.Stevenson

 "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

 "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare

 "Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" by Alan Bradley

 "The Divine Comedy" (Inferno) by Dante

 "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak

 "Three men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome

 "The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper" by Phaedra Patrick

Yes, we have twelve choices- no breaks at Christmas or in the summer.  A motivated group of readers!