There appears to be little love or support for our Reader site on the Saloon Google Doc, so I’ve moved to another format or platform: Apple Notes. If you, however, secretly love the Blue Ridge Saloon Google Doc and/or want to review the notes therein, you can always find it here: The Blue Ridge Saloon Google Doc.Upcoming meetings#
Tue, Jul 23 – Home of Amanda and Bob Anders
Thu, Aug 22 – Site TBDBook #5 Considerations / Recommended by …#5 Considerations / Recommended by …" role="complementary" aria-hidden="true">#
- Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s, John Elder Robison (2007) Wikipedia, NYT / Linda Russell
- History of the Rain, Niall Williams (2014) NYT: “History of the Rain is powerfully narrated by a young, bedridden woman who tells stories of her dead father’s life while devouring the books in his library.” Amazon / Amanda Anders
- The Caine Mutiny, Herman Wouk (1952) Wikipedia / Bob Anders
- City Boy: The Adventures of Herbie Bookbinder, Herman Wouk (1948) Wikipedia / Betty Poore
- Great Expectations, Charles Dickens (1860) Wikipedia / Bill Porter
Please review the links provided as you wish, then cast your vote for our next read:
- Amanda Anders … History of the Rain, City Boy
- Bob Anders … City Boy
- Mark Burris … City Boy, History of the Rain
- Kim Kincaid …
- Betty Poore … City Boy, Great Expectations
- Bill Porter …
- Susan Porter … City Boy
- Linda Russell … Look Me in the Eye, City Boy, History of the Rain, Caine Mutiny, Great Expectations
We also discussed expanding our group. Suggestions for “tryouts" included. UPDATE: General consensus is to add no one yet.
- Dalt and Paula Ruffin
- George and Kitty Armfield
- Dow and Kitty Bauknight
I don’t have any strong opinions on this subject, but I will say that reading the book is pretty important ingredient for a quality discussion.