The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

During our chat for book thirteen, we decided to go ahead and read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and I was wondering how people are coming along.

I actually finished the book last night and loved it. After getting totally absorbed at the half-way point, I couldn't put it down.

We discussed a March chat and possibly even viewing the Swedish version of the film at the same time (it is on Netflix Instant) following. Let me know when you are available in March.

What Next? Book Fourteen

Since we sailed through book thirteen pretty quickly, it is already time to decide on our next book.

In our last poll, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson had a lot of support so if most of us are content with that selection we can go ahead with that.

However, feelings might have changed since that last vote, so here are some other options:

The Tiger's Wife, by Tea Obreht

11/22/63, by Stephen King

The Obamas, by Jodi Kantor

And, of course, we are ALWAYS open for new suggestions.

Leave your opinion in the comment section by Sunday.

'Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)' - chat reminder

Let's chat!

We will discuss Mindy Kaling's book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) this weekend.

Join us for the chat on gchat, Sunday February 12 at 4 PM PST.

Let us know if you can make it. Whether you have finished the book, have not read a single page, or are somewhere in between, join us for a fun discussion.

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? upcoming chat

How are people coming along with book thirteen?

I have already finished the book which was a rather fun and quick read. It was a great break from some of the denser and slightly depressing stuff we have read (and what I have to read for school). I know some have already finished, so I guess it is a good time to schedule a chat.

Since the book was really light, I think the chat will be really brief and probably more just an excuse for us friends to chat, so let me know when you are available. The sooner we chat the sooner we can start on our next book.

The House of God, discussion

Thank you to those who made it to the discussion today. There was a mixture of reactions to the book: some of loved it, some were turned off by the writing style, but overall we had a good discussion.

The dialogue from the chat are after the jump.

Book Thirteen Announced

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kalling is our February read.

The race was close with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo coming in a close second. I am tentatively scheduling that book as our March read (book fourteen), but as always we will have options for suggestions as February draws to a close.

For now, grab Mindy's book and keep checking back here for details of the end-of-month February chat.

The House of God, book details and references

The discussion on The House of God is just about an hour away, and in preparation I wanted to post some quotes, questions, and details from the book.

There are a lot of characters and relationships to consider. A few that I found most important to the development of Roy in his internship are:
Fats
Dr. Saunders
Berry
Chuck
Potts
Quick and Gilheeny

Other characters to think about: Roy's father, Jo, Leggo, Fish, The Yellow Man, Hooper, Eddie, Molly, Runt, Nate Zock, Richard Nixon.

-What do you think of how the author used Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal as historical backdrop?

-What, if anything, do the gomers/gomeres represent to Roy and the rest of the staff at The House of God?

If you have already read the book and/or you have not but don't mind reading quotes from the book that reveal details, then don't follow the jump.