Constant Reader discussion

I've heard from most of the discussion leaders, so I'm going to go ahead and post the list. If I get any last-minute conflicts, we'll just deal with that later. Happy reading!

July
Classics (1st) – LOON FEATHER by Iola Fuller, nominated by Ann M (456 p.)

Reading List (15th) – BREATH, EYES, MEMORY by Edwidge Danticat, nominated by spoko (234 p.)

August
Nonfiction (1st) – COBALT RED: HOW THE BLOOD OF THE CONGO POWERS OUR LIVES, by Kara Siddharth, nominated by Ann M (288 p.)

Reading List (15th)- CIRCE by Madeline Miller, nominated by Jane (416 p.)

September
Classics (1st) – None

Reading List (15th) – IN WINTER I GET UP AT NIGHT by Jane Urquhart, nominated by Barb (307 p.)

October
Classics (1st) – HOUSE BEHIND THE CEDARS by Charles W. Chesnutt, nominated by spoko (244 p.)

Reading List (15th) – STILL LIFE by Sara Winman, nominated by Donna (464 p.)

November
Classics (1st) – PALACE OF DESIRE by Nagiob Mahfouz, nominated by spoko & Barb (432 p.)

Reading List (15th) – THE BLACKHOUSE, by Peter May, nominated by Gina (386 p.)

December
Classics (1st) – VIRGIN SOIL by Ivan Turgenev, nominated by Barb (435 p.)

Reading List (15th) – RIVER SING ME HOME by Eleanor Shearer, nominated by spoko (322 p.)

I picked up a copy of Loon Feather at the library yesterday and dived in this afternoon. It's an interesting read for me, since I currently live right in the heart of Ojibwa(y) and Voyageur territory in Wisconsin.

My memory of the Native American history I learned in grade school as part of Iowa History is mostly fugitive at this point (and probably wasn't based on the native point of view in the first place), so it's good to refresh it through this first person narrative. I hope others are also getting into it right now in preparation for the discussion on July 1.

I am reading The Loon Feather too. I was attracted to it because I live in Michigan and have spent a little time in the Upper Peninsula and Mackinac Island. But, now I am just loving it for the writing and the story.