April Book Selection - Geek Love

The book to read for April (by May 4th) Is Geek Love by Katherine Dunn - Here's a brief synopsis:

Geek Love is the story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias set out–with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes–to breed their own exhibit of human oddities. There’s Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset.

(click on the book to see the discussion questions on Reading Group Guides)

Rate this book. On a scale of 1-5:
1-It sucked, burn it.
2-The movie was better.
3-Was good, only fell asleep a few times.
4-I really, really liked it! No, really I did!
5-Awesome, I'd tell two friends, and they'd tell two friends, and so on...

Books we've read...

Books Read or Currently reading:

Wicked - Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory McGuire Read by 9/23/06
The Eight by Katherine Neville Read by 8/4/06
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Read by 6/2/06
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Read by 5/5/06
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Read by 4/7/06
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Read by 3/10/06
The Kite Runner
Great Gatsby
The Preservationist
Grapes of Wrath
Angels & Demons
The Eyre Affair
The Corrections (part 2)
The Corrections (part 1)
Jitterbug Perfume
Middlesex
The Red Tent
Secret Life of Bees
Brothel - Mustang Ranch & Its Women
Solomon Sisters Wise Up
A Home at the End of the World
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

Reading Wishlist

Books are subject to change and can be added to at anytime. Please comment if you'd like to add or take away a book.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
The Eight by Katherine Neville
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kindsolver
Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
The Color of Water by James McBride
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Charon
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

March Book Selection - Lovely Bones

We'll be meeting at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park at 7:30opm, April 7th. There's a common area with big tables and a food court. Don't forget to bring any books you want to swap and also show us what you've been reading (outside of book club).

17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA

Lovely Bones is the book to read for March, finish by April 7th. I cheated and read this back when we first created our list. I think it'll be a good one for discussion.

When we first meet 14-year-old Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. This was before milk carton photos and public service announcements, she tells us; back in 1973, when Susie mysteriously disappeared, people still believed these things didn't happen. In the sweet, untroubled voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death, and her own adjustment to the strange new place she finds herself. (It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swingset.) With love, longing, and a growing understanding, Susie watches her family as they cope with their grief--her father embarks on a search for the killer, her sister undertakes a feat of amazing daring, her little brother builds a fort in her honor--and begin the difficult process of healing.

Rate this book:
On a scale of 1-5:
1-It sucked, burn it.
2-The movie was better.
3-Was good, only fell asleep a few times.
4-I really, really liked it! No, really I did!
5-Awesome, I'd tell two friends, and they'd tell two friends, and so on...