in german, the title of this post would be "book klub" (that's probably not true, but just roll with it. it reminds me of melt!).
for the past few months my high school friends and i have been meeting in our very own book club. we don't have a name yet, mainly because they didn't like the name i suggested,
the finer things club II, so i'm thinking we will not create or ever agree on a proper name. one of the main reasons i agreed to the book club is because it gives us a reason to get together once a month and share a meal together...oh yeah, and for the fine literary selections.
so far:
anthem, ayn rand
the slaughterhouse five, kurt vonnegut
the wave, todd strasser
the giver, lois lowry
you're probably wondering why we read
the giver and
the wave, seeing as how those are elementary level books - well, i never read
the giver! i read the wave in 8th grade, but it was an interesting read, so we gave it another whirl.
the giver is intense. the reading level was 4 1/2, and i have no idea what that means, because what is the scale out of? i can only assume they meant 4th grade? but really, what 4th grader would understand the implications and message behind that book. apparently, all my friends really loved it as kids, and apparently, according to joyce, i read that book before, but it seems like something i would remember. the concept behind
the giver reminded me an awful lot of
anthem. i'm not saying once is a copy of the other, i'm just mentioning the similarities. so this is what it is like to read!!
i just finished rereading
danny, champion of the world by roald dahl, and
chuck dugan is AWOL by eric chase anderson. they were more fun reads than anything else, but it's weird because i cannot remember the last time i picked up a book when i didn't have to. cheers to education!
