March Book

The votes are in. We have a book for March.  We will be reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith.  One reason I started this book club was to branch out from my usual reading. I admit that I am not exited about reading this book because it is not one I would have picked, but that is good because I am getting out of my element and that is what I wanted. So here it is, the March book:

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith

Description:


The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.

For the people who voted for this as our book for March: YOU BETTER READ IT WITH ME!!!! And discuss it! I just put my book on hold and am number 8 in line to read it, so hopefully I will be able to start reading soon. 

Discussion: Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen

I am in the middle of reading Pride and Prejudice, but I wanted to see how everyone was getting along with the book and how you liked it.  I am enjoying it very much, but I have to be honest: Miss Austen can be very wordy at times. When Mr. Collins is involved I am pretty bored with all the mumbo-jumbo Austen writes. But I have to say that Mr. Darcy is even more intriguing in the book than in the movies, and his interest and growing love for Elizabeth is better explained in the books.  I am actually glad I watched the movies first because there are moments when I would have no idea what Jane Austen is talking about if I hadn't seen the movies and known the plot.
So far so good!! I will be finished with it by Feb. 17th, seeing as it is due at the library then, so I will have more to discuss soon!
How is your reading coming along? Any thoughts on the book thus far?