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Book Discussion — The Recognitions
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Reading: pp. 222-277 My original intention was to do an Open Thread for today, but after finishing the reading I couldn’t contain myself from tapping out a short post instead. The thing that jumps out at me repeatedly in this chapter is the power of representative recognition. Notice the heavy emphasis placed on ...10 hours ago -
Reading Group Guide
Shiva's Arms —
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1) Describe the dynamic between Ram and Alice during the first part of the novel. Why is Ram afraid of Alice’s interest in Brahmin culture? If he is a symbol of assimilation, is he effective in that role? 2) What does ‘samsara’ signify for Alice? For Ram? How about Nela? Explain the strain her “shame” ...1 day ago -
Readers Den: The Post-Birthday World Week Two
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Welcome to week two of this month’s Reader’s Den ! In " The Post-Birthday World ", the Irinas in both parallel stories are childrens book illustrators. In discussing the theme of her latest childrens book, Irina lays out the premise of the novel. "The idea is you dont have only one destiny. Younger and younger, ...2 days ago -
Book Discussion: The Recognitions
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Reading: pp. 154-221 We’re back to the masquerade — that is, if we ever left. Hard to tell, that, especially when it all occurs in front of mirrors. Lots of mirrors in this week’s reading, especially when it comes to Otto. I wonder, as an aside, whether anybody will confess to (ever) being like him. Surely, ...1 week ago -
The Christmas Train by Baldacci
Stillwater Free Library —
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Tuesday, December 15th @ 6:30pm Stop in to discuss this very small Christmas title and find out what next year’s list will be! From Booklist Tom Langdon is a former war reporter who now writes feature articles for various magazines. Banned from flying on airplanes after a hostile incident at an airport ...1 week ago -
The Readers Den: Discussion Wrap Up!
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Thank you for participating in this month’s Reader’s Den ! I hope you enjoyed reading The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent. Feel free to come back and post your thoughts and comments about the novel. If you’re interested in reading other books relating to the Salem Witch Trials, you should try one ...1 week ago -
The Recognitions: Book Discussion Update
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I was away from a computer over the holiday, preferring instead the bright lights of Las Vegas, and failed to post an Open Thread on Friday. Sorry for that. Fortunately, I see that those who wanted to comment did so anyway. That’s good. Anyway, this is just a quick reminder that our discussion will pick back up on ...1 week ago -
How Mysterious…
Read it or Weep —
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One more genre down -and a whole bunch still to come! The last genre conquered? Mystery! We decided to read mystery books to celebrate Bouchercon (The World Mystery Convention) along with our attendees Ann , Carol , and Evelyn . It sure sounds like they had a good time, don’t you think? And when we got ...2 weeks ago -
Invitation to Join the Inquiry Circles Book Discussion Group
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Inquiry Circles Book Group – starting soon! – TeacherLibrarianNetwork via kwout I would like to invite you to join us on the Teacher Librarian Ning where we are forming a book discussion group about Comprehension and Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action by Stephanie Harvey and Harvey Daniels. ...2 weeks ago -
Invitation to Join the Inquiry Circles Book Discussion Group
The Unquiet Librarian —
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Inquiry Circles Book Group – starting soon! – TeacherLibrarianNetwork via kwout I would like to invite you to join us on the Teacher Librarian Ning where we are forming a book discussion group about Comprehension and Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action by Stephanie Harvey and Harvey Daniels. ...2 weeks ago -
Discussion: NurtureShock
Our Home on the Range —
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Observational studies have determined that siblings between the ages of three and seven clash 3.5 times per hour, on average. Some of those are brief clashes, others longer, but it adds up to ten minutes of every hour spent arguing. According to Dr. Hildy Ross, at the University of Waterloo, only about one out of ...2 weeks ago -
Book Discussion: The Recognitions (Week Two)
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– With his ability and your ambition, she said, taking Otto’s arm, and looking away too soon to see the expression she brought to his face, — I’d have quite a remarkable man. (136) As I said last week, one of the things I most appreciate about Gaddis is his ability to crystallize beautifully his expansive ...3 weeks ago -
The Readers Den: The Heretics Daughter Discussion Questions
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I hope you all have been enjoying The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent . The following are some discussion questions to help get the conversation rolling! Feel free to post your own thoughts and comments to let us know what you think about the book. In the novel, Sarah comments on how her mother did not ...3 weeks ago -
A Reminder
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Authority: 541
Just as a quick reminder, our Week 2 reading of The Recognitions will take place on Friday. Our focus will be chapter three, where we find that the troubled marriage of Don and Betty Draper doesn’t hold a candle to that of Wyatt and Esther Gwyon. Should make for a good time. Posted in Book-Discussion Group, Gaddis3 weeks ago -
Book Discussion: The Recognitions (Week One)
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We can test this theory out as the weeks play out, but I think that the reader of The Recognitions knows pretty quickly if it is his or her type of book. You may not know if you’ll finish it, but if you’ve made through the first two chapters, you know what you’re in for. The characters and narratives will ...4 weeks ago -
Readers Den: The Heretics Daughter Week Two
The New York Public Library blogs —
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Welcome to week two of this month’s Reader’s Den ! The Heretic’s Daughter is Kathleen Kent’s first novel based on the Salem Witch Trials. While Kent did an extensive amount of research, the story is very close to her heart as she is a “tenth-generation descendant” of the main character, Martha ...4 weeks ago -
Gentle Reminder - November 11th
Second Life (tm) —
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Did you do your homework? Join us for part 2 of our discussion on Tony Wagner’s book, The Global Achievement Gap”. Bring a notecard with your favorite PBL sims and sites and your imagination! We’ll be doing a little building and exploring along with our discussing. SLT TIME: 5 p.m. SLT ( 7 p.m. CST, 8 ...4 weeks ago -
Book Discussion Reminder
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This is just a reminder that it’s not too late to start your Week One reading of The Recognitions . I’ve added an Amazon link to the book on the sidebar, should you be in inclined to an impulse buy. We’ll kick things off on Friday. Hope you’re looking forward to it as much as I. Posted in Book-Discussion ...4 weeks ago -
The Next Chapter: Play
Chic & Green —
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My favorite museum in Rochester: The Strong National Museum of Play "Life must be lived as play." ~Plato Ben fixing a yellow cab at the museum July 2009 W Kids...the mini Wegmans at the museum for children July ...5 weeks ago -
Book Discussion of Judith Ivory’s “Black Silk” at RacyRomanceReviews, Dec. 6
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Here’s my opportunity (and yours if you like) to actually read Judith Ivory’s Black Silk . Jessica,from RacyRomanceReviews , is hosting the book discussion of “Black Silk” on Dec. 6 7PM EST . So please mark your calenders and join us. Judith Ivory’s last published new work, was Untie My Heart . No ...5 weeks ago
