October's Middletown Book for Discussion: When the Emperor Was Divine (Oct. 21)

 

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, October 21.  Our title is Julie Otsuka's When the Emperor Was Divine.  Here is a brief summary:

"Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any previously written--a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and an unmistakably resonant lesson for our times. A story told from five different points of view chronicles the experiences of Japanese Americans caught up in the nightmare of the World War II internment camps."  

Here is where you can find the book:

• There are several copies available through Miami, OhioLINK, and SearchOhio.  
  
• Amazon has the hardcover, 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.  In addition to discussing Crying in H-Mart, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their September 16 meeting:

• When the Emperor Was Divine, Julie Otsuka (also the Buddha in the Attic and The Swimmers)
• Thank You, Mr. Nixon, Gish Jen
• Breathe, Joyce Carol Oates
• The Way Life Should Be, Christina Baker Kline (a novel that includes recipes)
• Diane Mott Davidson (another author who routinely includes recipes in her mystery novels)
• Sue Grafton books (no recipes, but much enjoyed)
• Sparring Partners, John Grisham
• Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
• Tracy Flick Can't Win, Tom Perrotta
• The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Becky Chambers
• Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, Hans Rosling
• The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina
• The Daughters of Yalta, Catherine Grace Katz

We will meet at 12 pm on the 21st both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

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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

"Los Angeles. The Amache Japanese Internment Camp" by Mentat Kibernes is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.