Sunday, February 19, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
February Book of the Month: The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
There has to be a moment at the beginning when you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself.
If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it—you’re done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it’s even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lover’s face.
How does one talk about love? Do we even have the right words to describe something that can be both utterly mundane and completely transcendent, pulling us out of our everyday lives and making us feel a part of something greater than ourselves? Taking a unique approach to this problem, the nameless narrator of David Levithan’s The Lover’s Dictionary has constructed the story of his relationship as a dictionary. Through these short entries, he provides an intimate window into the great events and quotidian trifles of being within a couple, giving us an indelible and deeply moving portrait of love in our time.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Book of the Year Award 2011
After a close vote, the winner of the Pleasant Hill Book Club Best Book of 2011 goes to....
Water for Elephants!
(2nd place- In the Heart of the Sea)
(3rd place- City of Thieves)
After a not so close vote, the run away winner for Pleasant Hill Book Club Worst Book of 2011 goes to....
The People of The Book! Truly a classic in bad writing.
(2nd place- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)
(3rd place- Plan B)
Congrats also go out to PHBC mamber Erica S. for choosing both the Best and Worst books of the year! Well done!
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