Dave's book club
Don't get the wrong idea ... I'm not claiming ownership of the club. I wasn't even there when it was created by some members of Har Sinai congregation. My wife and I have been members for several years, though, joining friends every six weeks or so for great dinners and conversation about books with a Jewish theme.
Now Reading: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne
Liked a lot: The Fixer, by Bernard Malamud, Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon
Not so much: Heir to the Glimmering World, by Cynthia Ozick, God Knows, by Joseph Heller
Comments
Have you read any Shalom Auslander?
Posted by: Erin | July 7, 2008 3:43 PM
We read Foreskin's Lament, his hilariously unorthodox take on orthodox youth. (It was one of my picks for "Newish, Jewish comic novels," http://blogs.trb.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt.cgi?__mode=view&_type=entry&id=107146&blog_id=216) Some club members thought it was over the top, especially when he invoked God to help the N.Y. Rangers win games. I recognized that as a simple fact of life for obsessive fans everywhere.
How does it compare to his other works?
Posted by: Dave | July 7, 2008 4:07 PM
Dave--quick question--would your book club be interested in visiting a book bash that supports local authors at the Hunt Valley Greetings and Readings in Nov? A portion of the proceeds goes to Habitat.
Please let me know.
Margie Anne
410-560-1040
Posted by: Margie Anne | October 16, 2008 10:47 AM