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No more book of the month?

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1SeanLong
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 12, 2008, 8:22 pm

So what happened to the book of the month thread? Seems liked it died after the pick for March, Smonk.

2LouisBranning
kesäkuu 13, 2008, 3:45 am

Sean, it looks like everyone fled the thread after Franklin's book, and in a way I don't blame them.

3Dystopos
kesäkuu 13, 2008, 11:55 am

We can pick it back up any time. Louis, you wrote the most in-depth review of Smonk, so you have the honor of nominating our next read.

4LouisBranning
kesäkuu 14, 2008, 6:13 pm

D, I'll be glad to come up with a candidate, and will shoot it to you soon.

5rufustfirefly66
kesäkuu 14, 2008, 8:13 pm

If you take suggestions; I Hate to See that Evening Sun Go Down, or anything else by William Gay.

6LouisBranning
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 15, 2008, 4:59 pm

My first choice for this month was Tony Earley's 2000 novel Jim the Boy, the story of a 10-year-old boy growing up in Depression-era North Carolina, and a book that was regarded by many as an instant classic, myself included. In fact, the sequel to it, The Blue Star, was just published this year and was extremely fine too.

But while I dearly love Jim the Boy, and think a lot of others would too, I've had Larry Brown much on my mind lately, a writer who's legacy looms larger every year since his untimely death in 2004. Two new books I read this month were both dedicated to Brown, (Andre Dubus's The Garden of Last Days and Jonathan Miles' Dear American Airlines), and thought we might kick off this rejuvenated Deep South group with one of Brown's greatest novels Father and Son. I read it when it first came out and loved it, but confess I've forgotten the particulars of the story, and would really look forward to reading it again.

So, why don't we take a quick poll here, and see which one of these great books gets the most thumbs-up responses, and that'll be the one we read: either Tony Earley's Jim the Boy or Larry Brown's Father and Son.

7GeorgiaDawn
kesäkuu 15, 2008, 5:21 pm

I haven't joined in any recent group reads because of work and time constraints. I am looking forward to joining in on this one. I've never read either book so I'd be up for either one. Both have been added to my "to be read" stack. (I know; I'm sitting the fence.)

8SeanLong
kesäkuu 15, 2008, 6:41 pm

As wonderful a book as Jim the Boy is, I must cast my vote for Father and Son since I'm a Larry Brown fanatic, but will acquiesce to Jim the Boy if it garners enough votes. In my own humble opinion, the group cannot go wrong with either book.

9Dystopos
kesäkuu 17, 2008, 12:47 am

Since I don't know nothin' 'bout nothin' I find myself swayed by your reasoning and lend my weight to Brown's book. I'm ordering it now.

10LouisBranning
Muokkaaja: kesäkuu 17, 2008, 5:56 pm

Today I got a copy of Father and Son, and can't wait to get started on it, but I've only about 75 pages into David Wroblewski's The Story of Edward Sawtelle and can't put it down, so I won't be getting to the Brown book for a while.

11vincentvan
kesäkuu 17, 2008, 8:04 pm

I've read both books and would also throw my weight behind Father and Son. It is a great work with much to chew on. Fodder for some good discussion on this board. If I can get away from everything else which begs for my time and attention I could re-read it!! It has been awhile. It would be a treat!!!

12GeorgiaDawn
kesäkuu 17, 2008, 10:00 pm

I placed both books on hold at the library and I received Father and Son yesterday. I intend on reading both, but I'll begin with Father and Son since it arrived first.

13Dystopos
kesäkuu 18, 2008, 3:41 pm

New discussion for the July 2008 Deep South Book of the Month goes here:

http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=38918