tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post3795183372019791720..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: MARCH READING GROUP UPDATEJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-19909636889953244952018-03-10T10:04:41.181-08:002018-03-10T10:04:41.181-08:00Thanks Jessica. This winter has been hard on book ...Thanks Jessica. This winter has been hard on book clubs!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-33594524130698810312018-03-10T08:17:18.499-08:002018-03-10T08:17:18.499-08:00I read The Case for Grace by Lee Strobel for my ch...I read <i>The Case for Grace</i> by Lee Strobel for my church's book club but we had to postpone our meeting due to the snow! We hope to meet at the end of this month now. Next we will be reading <i>God's Smuggler</i> by Brother Andrew. Happy reading and meeting! :-)jessicabookwormhttps://thebookwormchronicles.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-5955172851960830702018-03-06T19:52:08.758-08:002018-03-06T19:52:08.758-08:00Agreed! I looked up the author. Read some intervie...Agreed! I looked up the author. Read some interviews. She has a very interesting bio.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-49462745558106214092018-03-06T18:18:12.281-08:002018-03-06T18:18:12.281-08:00Hmm. I guess The Power wasn't an easy novel (i...Hmm. I guess The Power wasn't an easy novel (it was quite expansive) but I thought it paid off big if you stayed with it. Loved some of the dialogue too. How the author did it -- and all the areas she hit upon -- sort of blew me away. Will Roxy get a sequel? hmmthecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-47341458131098614932018-03-05T12:26:17.232-08:002018-03-05T12:26:17.232-08:00So I had the reading group discussion last night o...So I had the reading group discussion last night on The Power. All except one other person hated it, several didn't even finish. Oh well, different books for different folks, right? Roxy was my favorite character too!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-28048108092158833302018-03-05T12:05:59.449-08:002018-03-05T12:05:59.449-08:00Glad you liked the Power. Roxy Monke to the rescu...Glad you liked the Power. Roxy Monke to the rescue?! Alderman is like, wow. (the scene where Roxy loses her voltage surgically killed me. Ugh that was really tough. My fav character. I was ready to strangle her family for that. I thought Hillbilly Elegy was pretty interesting & amazed he overcame a lot to go Ivy league etc. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-53856380408876414872018-03-05T10:32:08.412-08:002018-03-05T10:32:08.412-08:00Yes, it is certain to give us plenty to talk about...Yes, it is certain to give us plenty to talk about, Marianne.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-69772775601227067152018-03-05T03:59:08.702-08:002018-03-05T03:59:08.702-08:00I read Hillbilly Elegy with my book club last year...I read <a href="http://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/vance-jd-hillbilly-elegy.html" rel="nofollow">Hillbilly Elegy</a> with my book club last year and thought it was highly interesting and very informative. Certainly a great book for a book club to discuss.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-36410042001188527022018-03-04T09:35:52.067-08:002018-03-04T09:35:52.067-08:00Oh my goodness, The Power was amazing. You will be...Oh my goodness, The Power was amazing. You will be hearing about it for sure!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-84998481136170365382018-03-04T09:24:46.528-08:002018-03-04T09:24:46.528-08:00I haven't read any of those books, but I hope ...I haven't read any of those books, but I hope you have some good discussions about them. I'll be interested to hear more about The Power! Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-14148235054381910802018-03-03T16:43:03.034-08:002018-03-03T16:43:03.034-08:00I think so too.I think so too.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-78194858606727412322018-03-03T14:40:41.333-08:002018-03-03T14:40:41.333-08:00Looks like another interesting month for your book...Looks like another interesting month for your book groups.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-59198167064901751412018-03-03T13:08:14.903-08:002018-03-03T13:08:14.903-08:00These discussions I am having with my groups are k...These discussions I am having with my groups are kind of saving me right now. To know that I know so many people of good will and smart minds is truly a comfort. The Power was amazing, I thought. Now I have to figure out how to review it!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-4494467720995551802018-03-03T12:58:07.077-08:002018-03-03T12:58:07.077-08:00Too bad that due to flu season your groups are not...Too bad that due to flu season your groups are not meeting. Those books sure merit long discussions. I look forward to your review of The Power.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com