Book Club II
Book notes | Pale Horse, Pale RiderEvent Date: More than a century after the timeframe of this tale of harrowing illness and intertwined heartbreak, the parallels with today’s COVID-19 pandemic and current wars struck Book Club II participants as eerie. More... |
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Book notes | The Last TycoonEvent Date: The Last Tycoon is a beautifully rendered story about the tension of a culture aspiring to creativity but dominated by cynicism, greed, and commercial imperatives. More... |
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Book notes | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyEvent Date: Of all the books by John Le Carré, this novel about secrets, lies, and shifting identities is regarded as the most entertaining. More... |
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Book notes | The Black TulipEvent Date: Although not as well-known as the author’s earlier novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas père is a beautifully crafted novel, rich in its telling with themes of love, courage, honesty, politics, and the destructive capacity of jealousy. More... |
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Book notes | Red PillEvent Date: There is plenty to deal with for the unnamed narrator of this contemporary novel, from ghosts and mystical rhetoric to politics. More... |
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Book notes | A Gentleman in MoscowEvent Date: This novel by Amor Towles was a good read for a pandemic, given that the story takes place while the protagonist is living under house arrest. More... |
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Book notes | The Vanishing HalfEvent Date: The (Fourth Friday) UMRA Book Club II met on February 26 to discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, a story of twin sisters from a Black Louisiana town during Jim Crow. More... |
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Welcome to UMRA’s new Fourth Friday Book ClubUMRA has a new book club and it is welcoming new readers. Published:More... |