Light in August

I will begin this blog with the title. Our group was careful to call the book, Light in August, not A Light in August or The Light in August. And that was as far as our book title discussion went.

Some member comments included: "I would not have picked up this book if it weren't for the group." "I would not have read this book if it weren't for book group."

The group census was one Faulkner book was enough. We are open to classics, just not another book by William Faulkner.

The group agreed that the third person style of writing was hard to read. We discussed the fact that it was a difficult read and maybe next summer will would read something light, like Danielle Steel.

Some times our members select a quote they liked. A quote worth mentioning was found on page 119. "Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders." We all pondered on this a bit, trying to figure out what it meant.

Overall, I can say, we are proud we read Light n August, even if it's not our favorite book.

Please share your thoughts. I welcome posts. Our group will be reading either The Glass Castle or The Book Borrower for Oct. and Nov. We are checking availability before the correct order is determined. For September we will be reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Please join us on Thursday, September 20, 2007. Thank you.