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I belong to a book club made up of teachers. We do actually read and discuss books, but most of our time is spent discussing education and various things going on in our lives related to this. When we started out, we would actively try and discuss the book. Our format is to read the first half and meet, then finish and meet again. Now we spend maybe 10 minutes of our 2 hour meets on the book. Don't get me wrong, it is nice to vent to my friends and we all need it. But we have also discussed the fact that we need better discussion books. So I ask you: what are some books you would recommend? Preferably not education related, as we get enough of that in our daily lives, and because our meets always end back on that topic anyways. Thanks!
I'm still reading my summer "mind candy" at this point. Haven't gotten back into the weightier material yet! I would also be interested in recommendations - maybe even some sort of book/comment/discussions here!
Elem spec ed, 29th year (also gen ed, g/t, college experience) Indiana & Texas
I have been wanting to get into a book club! I live in the middle of nowhere and don't know anyone who is into book clubs. Have either of you read "The Book Thief" by Zusak? That is fabulous! Or "Life of Pi" would be another great book for discussion.
The Art of Racing in the Rain was much better than I expected! The Zen of Motorcycle Maintenance is one of my favorite books of all times; however, anyone I suggest it to can't seem to "get it." They all say it's too far over their head!
Post by Michelle Ramey on Aug 6, 2013 21:58:18 GMT -5
I read Storyteller by Jodi Picoult right after I finished my masters in April, i was a fantastic book! Me Before You by Jojo Moyes was a book I read last month (made me cry, and I have a brother who has CP, is a quadriplegic and is in a wheelchair, the main character is a quadriplegic due to an accident). Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is good. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green was another tear jerker. I also enjoyed The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
2nd Grade Teacher {WA State}, taught 5th, 3rd, and I subbed for a bit, this is my 9th year teaching.
A book NOT to do in book club (which makes me question Oprah because it was one of her summer reading suggestions one year....)
The Sound and the Fury. I like the book, but the English department did it as an out of school Sunday wine and dine book club reading....it was miserable, lol.
Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back.
~ Chinese Proverb
The Help, Water for Elephants, and if you want to discuss morality vs ethics, try something a little different such as Homeland by R.A. Salvatore. There's also one I would love to do a discussion about called An Autobiography of King Henry VIII; a truly amazing read!
Jaman
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Has anyone here ever read Grunch of Giants by Buckminster Fuller? I had a music professor who recommended Fuller's writing (yes, way back in the dark ages), and I did finally read his works in the 1980's. Thirty years ago he was warning of the very things that we are seeing from corporations and their 'takeovers' today.