The radiant Lisa Math reports to me that her Cambridge group is looking forward to reading these books for each of their next two meetups:
1) Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. For the August 21 Cambridge meeting
*This has been out a while but a couple members had started it and really enjoyed it, so now they're looking for an excuse to go back and finish it.
*I'd write you up my own description of the book, but I'd rather not get slapped with plagiarism charges. So visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Confederacy_of_Dunces for some great information on Confederacy.... But try not to read too far, cuz you don't want to spoil the ending. I read this book back in high school for the summer and enjoyed it, though it turned out to be a "love it or hate it" kind of novel. The main character is a pompous goof and demands a lot of patience and understanding from the reader. However, plenty of students had this to say about him: "I #@$%ing HATE that guy!"
2) On Beauty by Zadie Smith. For the September Cambridge meeting
*Lisa reports that members really like this author, and this is her latest.
*Hear an NPR interview with the author at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4961669.
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