June 2010 Meeting - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Thanks to Victoria for hosting another bookclub! We had the best turnout and of course enjoyed all of Victoria's wonderful food.

We all have mixed reviews of this book. Some loved, some hated...

Here are some interesting links too....

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/07/05/100705sh_shouts_ephron

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/17/girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/

http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/06/18/stieg-larsson-tattoo-book-women-characters/

May 2010 Book - Half the Sky

so i missed the may book club meeting and i was so bummed since i'm the one who suggested this book. I don't know how everyone else felt about it... so feel free to post or comment on this. 

After reading this book, i think that every women needs to read this! i honestly have to say i think it may be one of the most important books i've ever read.

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide 

i thought this book was extremely eye opening! ....and i found it so well researched and well written.

there were however some really tough things to read in here, but i think it was so worth reading to get this information out there. i knew a little about some of these issues women face in the world today, but i had no idea to the extent of how bad some of these issues are. This book not only goes into the problems, but some of the best solutions for them too.

my heart goes out to the women who spoke about their lives in this book and it only made me want to do more to help make changes.

i think it would be cool to try to do something as a group to help women in the world.... there's tons of info on this website. 

march 2nd book... the art of racing in the rain.

ha! i forgot we had read two books for march. The other was The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Everyone agreed that we loved this book. Written from the perspective of a dog made us all fall in love with this book. great read! :D

March & April Book Clubs!

hi there,
Sorry i've been a lagger at posting!
We had April book club at my house last night... it was so fun to see everyone. We had a great turn out...
We read Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky. Most of us didn't finish... but a few did and thought the story was really interesting. They can post what they thought on the blog...

We had the March book club a month ago at Darissa's house. We had read Shanghai Girls, by Lisa See.
It was a great read with lots of history lessons which we all enjoyed. I'm excited there's going to be a sequel to this.

Ladies - feel free to post how you felt about these books!
cheers and happy reading! ;)
-t

March 6 -Sarah, Donna and I attended the AAUW's 9th Annual Author's Luncheon with guest Lisa See author of Shanghai Girls, our March book club selection. Although I was unable to sit with Sarah and Donna I did meet several amazing women at the sold out event of 300 in attendance. There was an inspiring and emotional speech by a local Chinese high school student who overcame many obstacles including being homeless at one point, but still manged to get over 4.o and an acceptance letter for a California University.

Lisa gave an insightful speech about the research that went into Shanghai Girls with her family in addition to strangers who welcomed her in to their homes to discuss their struggles as Chinese immigrants. Overall it was a memorable luncheon and I think I speak for Sarah and Donna that we would attend another event like this again in the future.

February Meeting: PUSH

hi ladies...
so i missed the last meeting that this book was discussed, which was held at Sarah's house, so if anyone else wants to post how the meeting went, feel free.

Maria briefly told me that everyone was pretty disturbed by this book, which i agree i was too. but i really liked the way it was written and how much you could feel for the main character. maybe we can discuss more at the next meeting. :)

anyway..., i also added a link at the top where you can sign up for email updates when someone posts anything to the blog.

happy reading!
-t

After sending my email today I looked for a local book signing for Lisa See and she will be here March 6. Mark your calenders.

9th Annual Author's Luncheon
$40 ($15 tax deductible)
Courtyard by Marriott (Liberty Station)
2592 Laning Rd San Diego, CA

www.lamesa-elcajonaauw.org

what should i read next?

check out this cool site.... whatshouldireadnext.com

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January Meeting: Perfection

Thanks for Victoria for hosting an awesome book club meeting at her house last night. I think i gained 5 lbs from the amazing brownies she made! yum.

we all enjoyed this book and it brought up a lot to talk about when it comes to relationships and our society. (feel free to post any of your thoughts on this book!)

also a big CONGRATS to Christina on her engagement! :)

precious

hi ladies, the movie, "precious", which is based off the February book, Push, is up for 3 golden globe awards, including best picture (drama) and best actress.
let's try to all go see it soon...