Wednesday, November 24, 2021

December's Middletown Book for Discussion: Skipping Christmas (Dec. 21)

 


The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Tuesday, December 21.  Our title is John Grisham's Skipping Christmas.  Here is a brief summary of this tale of attempted holiday avoidance:

"Luther and Nora Krank decide to opt out of Christmas, choosing instead to set sail on a Caribbean cruise on December 25, but they learn there are consequences to pay for trying to ignore the holiday frenzy."  

Here is where you can find the book:
  • There are several copies available through MiamiOhioLINK, and SearchOhio.  
  • Amazon has the paperback, Kindle, and audiobook available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.
Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table.  On November 23rd the members of the group discussed A Lesson Before Dying at great length, but still had time to share a couple of titles to add to your reading/viewing lists:
  • The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
  • The Hunting Trip, William E. Butterworth III (not recommended)
  • The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles
  • The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell, and its sequel, Children of God
  • Quote from the meeting: "We teach what we need to learn and we write what we need to know." Gloria Steinem (just to be clear, Gloria was not at the meeting, but her words were shared. 8-) )
We will meet at 12 pm on the 21st both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

You may also join by calling +1 253-215-8782‬
Passcode: 893374
Add this event to your Google Calendar!  (which includes the Zoom and calling information)

Please come along to our discussion to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm



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