Christy’s Comments (group member since Oct 10, 2012)

Christy’s comments from the Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library group.

I'm reading A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle.

Melanie wrote: "I just finished Cutting for Stone, and while it moved very slow it ended very good. I'm now going to start Surprised by Joy"

My book group at work read Surprised by Joy a few years ago. One of the members said she was surprised by how little joy there was to be found in the book. Have to say I agreed! But I'll be curious what you make of it...

My pick would be Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel -- I can't get enough of Thomas Cromwell!
And I haven't read it yet, but I'm really looking forward to The Round House by Louise Erdrich. I suspect that one will also make my "best of" list. She's an amazing writer.

I just finished Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz and discussed it today with my book group at work. (We used the library's book group in a bag program - love that!) Horwitz is a journalist who traveled through the South exploring our ongoing fascination with all things Civil War. The funniest parts of the book are descriptions of hard-core reenactors sleeping out in the field. Most disturbing are stories of racism and prejudice among those still waving the rebel flag. Lots of great history and myth-busting.