Alyson's

My ward just had our monthly book club meeting this week. This week we discussed the Giver and How Green Was My Valley (which is one of my all time favorite books). It was time to vote on books, so I thought I would just post what was chosen and anyone can feel free to read along, although I am up for reading others along with them, since most of these aren't really intellectual or more advanced reading material. Okay, so the list is:

September: Kindred by, Octavia Butler

The Great Brain by, John Dennis Fitzgerald

October: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by, Alexander McCall

The Alchemist by, Paulo Coelho

November: The 5000 Year Leap by, Cleon Skousen (his granddaughter is our club chairman)

Wild at Heart by, John Elderedge

So, feel free to read along and post your comments. I am actually really interested in reading the 5000 Year Leap, which is about the founding fathers, the constitution, and its lost meaning today. I am always interested in this kind of stuff because I think it is fascinating that someone can project the meaning of what people wrote hundreds of years ago onto this document. I am also curious to see if I agree, although I normally keep an open mind about interpretation and what their vision was for it. So, there ya go! And LauriAnn, I have already reserved a bunch of the books you posted about earlier. I would never have just picked up Polio on my own, so I am glad you recommended it.