Book Club

I hope the book club will interest some of you.  Let's write a summary of the book and why we liked the book.  Here are three I'd like to start with.

1) A Thousands Splendid Suns.  Hosseini.  This is the second book by this Afghanistan author, the first called The Kite Runner.  The Splendid Suns book is the story of several women living and surviving in Afghanistan during the height of the Taliban. The brutal conditions and suffering these women have to bear causes one to wonder about the cruelty of man and makes even more poignant the kindness and love we can show each other.  The heroine in the book (in my estimation) becomes a Christ figure.  One of my top ten books of all time.

2) The Bean Tree. Kingslover.  A story about a young woman setting out on her own to find out about the world and about herself.  The vernacular and colloquial writing style is pleasant and adds so much enjoyment.  It is also a great story.

3) The Education of Little Tree. Carter. A series of true stories written by the man who experienced them.  It is heartwarming and genuine with the visual imagery of the hill people and the simple but insightful wisdom that comes from living a good but hard life.  Again, the vernacular of these people is so pleasing to read and the stories are not only humorous but will bring tears to your eyes from the heart.