Let's move those books!

Our next rotation is in 2 days ladies! Here's who should have each book for the Jan 31-Mar 13 rotation. Please note that Lynn has withdrawn from the rotation. That means Becca sends her books to Renee and there will be two titles traveling together.

If you've finished reading your book (or have resigned yourself to skipping your current offering), please get it in the mail ASAP. If you really want to finish reading the book you have and will be delayed in sending it on to the next person, please shoot that chica an email and give her a heads up. And please remember - make notes in the books and come to the blog to post your thoughts on each title!

Any questions? Call or email Suz. Thanks!

• Renee - Great Gatsby, Ella Minnow Pea
• Bekah - A Long Way Gone
• Laura - Animal Dreams
• Allison - Scarlet Pimpernel
• Suzanne - Bel Canto
• Lisa - Gonzales & Daughter Trucking Co.
• Sonja - Girl Named Zippy
• Bridget - Soul Cravings
• Janelle - Hero & the Crown
• Heather - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Hannah - Cause Celeb
  
• Becca - Kite Runner

Update

So, for the Dec 20 to Jan 31 rotation, this is who should have had each book:

• Renee - A Long Way Gone
• Bekah - Animal Dreams
• Laura - Scarlet Pimpernel
• Allison - Bel Canto
• Suzanne - Gonzales & Daughter Trucking Co.
• Lisa - Girl Named Zippy
• Sonja - Soul Cravings
• Bridget - Hero & the Crown
• Janelle - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Heather - Cause Celeb
• Hannah - Kite Runner
  
• Becca - Ella Minnow Pea
• Lynn - Great Gatsby

Where We Stand

Okay, for the Nov 8 - Dec 30 rotation, this is who should have which book:

• Renee - Animal Dreams
• Bekah - Scarlet Pimpernel
• Laura - Bel Canto
• Allison - Gonzales & Daughter Trucking Co.
• Suzanne - Girl Named Zippy
• Lisa - Soul Cravings
• Sonja - Hero & the Crown
• Bridget - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• Janelle - Cause Celeb
• Heather - Kite Runner
• Hannah - Ella Minnow Pea
• Becca - Great Gatsby
• Lynn - A Long Way Gone

Nearing the half-way point

With rotation #6 a week away, we are nearing the half-way point! Whoo-hoo!

Really, the half-way point is more accurately between rotations 6 & 7, but this blog is boring and needed a new post.

Suz's Haiku Challenge - Revived!

As Round Two of the Better Than Oprah Book Club gets underway, I thought I would reissue Suz's Haiku Challenge. As a refresher (and to catch up those who are just joining us) here it is:

Inspired by a book I came across while working at B&N and prompted by my own fondness for haiku, I would like to present to our little book club SUZ'S HAIKU CHALLENGE.

To refresh your memory, haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables, 5-7-5. What is the challenge? Upon finishing each of your book club selections, take a few minutes (in the shower, driving to work, letting your pedicure dry, etc.) and condense that great tome down into 17 syllables. The haiku can be humorous or profound--however you feel moved. This might seem a little difficult or even a little ridiculous at first, but just think how much fun it will be to compare our haikus on each book. I've found it's also a handy way of helping yourself recall what each book was about, enabling you to sound really intelligent in social settings.

So, if you're up to the challenge (come on, it'll be fun!) please compose a haiku as you finish each selection and post it as a comment in that book's discussion forum.

Need a little inspiration? Here are some of favorites from Round One:

Life of Pi
Both boy and tiger
In the same predicament.
How will they survive?

Shadow of the Wind
Man with cigarette
Julian and sis, oh yuck
Daniel and Bea, whee!

Time Traveler's Wife
Naked man appears
in your backyard. Could this be
your future husband?

Discussion Forums Up & Running!

Okay ladies, each of the books now has its own post, which will allow members to leave comments for each book, thus getting the discussion going--though it will be slow at first, since we're all reading them one at a time. (You'll find links to each book's post over there on the right.)

Remember that each of these comes with a spoiler alert, so don't go into a book's post and accompanying comments until you're actually reading that book (unless you're okay with reading stuff that might spoil the ending for you).

Any questions? Leave a comment.

The Hero and the Crown

Written by: Robin McKinley
Contributed by: Renee

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Written by: Jonathan Foer
Contributed by: Bekah

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Cause Celeb

Written by: Helen Fielding
Contributed by: Laura

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The Kite Runner

Written by: Khaled Hosseini
Contributed by: Allison

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