I found this topic of discussion on ew.com's PopWatch section and thought it was an interesting question to pose. Could clashing literary tastes ruin a budding relationship?
Check out their blogging on this topic and the related article from the NY Times.
It's probably possible, but I can't think of anyone's reading taste offending me so much that I couldn't be in a relationship with that person. Unless of course they were studying serial killing, poisons or the like.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
April Book Club
From Brenda:
The book:
The Cleft by Doris Lessing. The blurb from the back of the book: “In the last years of his life, a Roman senator embarks on one final epic endeavor, a retelling of the history of human creation. The story he relates is the little-known saga of the Clefts, an ancient community of women with no knowledge nor need for men. Childbirth was controlled through the cycles of the moon, and only female offspring were born—until the unanticipated event that jeopardized the harmony of their close-knit society: the strange, unheralded birth of a boy.”
For extra credit:
For those who breeze through this book (it’s not very long and has rather large print, a plus for an oldster like me!), please feel free to read my second choice: The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver about a woman faced with choosing between two men. The book progresses in a kind of parallel universe with alternating chapters following the consequences from each decision. The premise has been compared to the movie Sliding Doors (with Apple’s mom Gwyneth Paltrow), if you’ve seen that.
Potential dates:
Please let me know your availability for Wed April 16, Thursday the 17th, and Monday the 21st.
The book:
The Cleft by Doris Lessing. The blurb from the back of the book: “In the last years of his life, a Roman senator embarks on one final epic endeavor, a retelling of the history of human creation. The story he relates is the little-known saga of the Clefts, an ancient community of women with no knowledge nor need for men. Childbirth was controlled through the cycles of the moon, and only female offspring were born—until the unanticipated event that jeopardized the harmony of their close-knit society: the strange, unheralded birth of a boy.”
For extra credit:
For those who breeze through this book (it’s not very long and has rather large print, a plus for an oldster like me!), please feel free to read my second choice: The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver about a woman faced with choosing between two men. The book progresses in a kind of parallel universe with alternating chapters following the consequences from each decision. The premise has been compared to the movie Sliding Doors (with Apple’s mom Gwyneth Paltrow), if you’ve seen that.
Potential dates:
Please let me know your availability for Wed April 16, Thursday the 17th, and Monday the 21st.
Last night's main dish...
...well besides hiding the lizard....
Anyway, I've posted the recipe for the Baked Orzo at the recipe-sharing blog many of you are familiar with.
http://shareourrecipes.blogspot.com/
Thanks for trekking to St. Paul last night for book club and we'll see you soon!
Anyway, I've posted the recipe for the Baked Orzo at the recipe-sharing blog many of you are familiar with.
http://shareourrecipes.blogspot.com/
Thanks for trekking to St. Paul last night for book club and we'll see you soon!
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