Albany Public Library discussion

This week we harken back to the days of yore, with tales (both fact and fiction) set in the past.

Did you get any reading done during our ice storm last week?! If so, what did you read? Are you excited for any of the titles on this week's list? Let us know in the comments! (More importantly, did you clean your car off yet?!)

FICTION
The Four Winds
The Island of Sea Women
The Women of Chateau Lafayette
The Rose Code
Great Circle
Island Queen
The Kitchen House
The Nickel Boys
Hamnet
Daughter of Black Lake
The Lincoln Highway
The Water Dancer
The Invention of Wings
Fifty Words for Rain

NONFICTION
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

GRAPHIC NOVELS
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
March: Book Three

Hi Anne!

During Ice Storm '22 I had the chance to sit down and read A History of Wild Places which I am almost done with. I am loving the book. Mix together physiological thriller with a bit of magical realism and I am there!

Great Circle seems to be getting a lot of buzz in the literary community, so I have that one on my list. I am about to start The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for the Novels After Noon BDG, which goes well with this weeks theme!

Oh, the Henrietta Lacks book is a great book group read!

Anne C wrote: "This week we harken back to the days of yore, with tales (both fact and fiction) set in the past.

Did you get any reading done during our ice storm last week?! If so, what did you read? Are you e..."

Anne - I did get some reading done during the ice storm, including the book for yesterday's Mystery Book Club, which I totally forgot to sign up for and then worked too late to attend. Ugh. Did people like the book? Also, is there a March meeting? I don't see it on the library calendar.

I've been meaning to read Hamnet (and also A Tip for the Hangman) for ages... I should really get on it.

My book started during the ice storm is apropos, though: Armed In Her Fashion.

Diana wrote: "I've been meaning to read Hamnet (and also A Tip for the Hangman) for ages... I should really get on it.

My book started during the ice storm is apropos, though: [book:Armed In Her..."

Ummm, Armed in Her Fashion looks AMAZING!!!! I'm ashamed to say that I started Hamnet months ago and it was VERY good, but got caught up in lesser works (read: murder mysteries) and have yet to finish it.

Susan wrote: "Anne C wrote: "This week we harken back to the days of yore, with tales (both fact and fiction) set in the past.

Did you get any reading done during our ice storm last week?! If so, what did you ..."

Hi Susan! Here's the link for March: https://albanypubliclibrary.libcal.co...

People had a LOT to say about The Maidens...

Susan, the range of opinions on The Maidens ran the gamut from "meh" to "I hate this book!"

Mirkat wrote: "Susan, the range of opinions on The Maidens ran the gamut from "meh" to "I hate this book!""

It's just unfortunate because it could have been truly GREAT!

Oh, I am bummed that I missed it. I kind of liked The Maidens. Although I never really figured out what the deal was with Fred.

Signing up for the March group now! Thanks for the link.

Anne C wrote: "It's just unfortunate because it could have been truly GREAT!"

YES! We had such great ideas on how to make it better.

Susan wrote: "Oh, I am bummed that I missed it. I kind of liked The Maidens. Although I never really figured out what the deal was with Fred.

Signing up for the March group now! Thanks for the link."

I'm already enjoying The Plot and looking forward to our discussion.