October Book #15 - Time Traveler's Wife

This month's pick comes from Kenyon. It's a bit of a hefty read so if you haven't already...

Border's is a great place to be on a Sunday.

Title link takes you to more of the actual text.









It begins with something from The Ninth Duino Elegy, by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell...

I. The Man Out of Time

Oh not because happiness exists,
that too-hasty profit snatched from approaching loss.
..........
But because truly being here is so much; because everything here apparently needs us, this fleeting world, which in some strange way keeps calling to us. Us, the most fleeting of all.

(above material IS the actual text of the book)

Reading that, I have to say - as I grab my keys and head out the door - makes me want to read more. So although it is copywrited material - it's for the good of the promotion of the book.

Next Meeting: Thursday, October 29th (plenty of time)

Happy Reading All!

Kit Kat

Our last meeting - our first - was missing a member...and she read the book! Due to a miscommunication - oops! - Kat did not make it to the Barbara Wawa/ Kenyon Birthday Bash. So, I would like to take this opportunity to formally invite Kat to our next book club.

Also, I will be posting a tally list of the points. Alisha came up with a fabulous motivational plan to keep (get) us reading. Read the book, earn five points for the meeting. Too busy to read? Come anyway. Put a buck in the pot. When we get to book club #12, whoever has the most points - wins the pot! Who knows it may be $50, $60, $70.

Remember it is not too late to start reading. If you have not yet gotten the book, here is your assignment: By Friday, you are to have gone out and purchased the book. Or go to the library and check it out. If you are like me, you may want to get the book on CD so when you are in the car, the story can play out while you sit in rush hour traffic.

Name of the book: Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum

Muah!