fishy business

Rondell,

It'a the Big White Whale: Moby Dick. I think close to 700 pages or more.
daddio

War and Peace

I'm on page 750; 850 pages to go. It is FUN

daddio

War and Peace

Barb rolls her eyes, but I think this reads like a good soap opera.

daddio

A "Yellow Raft " was very good. The story is told in reverse in a really neat way. I won't say more as others may have not read it yet.

"War and Peace" is always bad mouthed as long and boring; wrong, its like a good soap opera; I read it in college. Mom, seriously, you'll love the book. Willing to try it?

John

Dead Heat

Francis' book was a winner and short. I enjoyed it quite a bit!!

daddio

May selections for the Taylor Bookclub

I have chosen Dick Francis' "Dead Heat " and Michael Dorris' "A Yellow Raft in Blue Water" as our May selections. Please secure these books through your library; it truly is a waste of money to spend $15.00 to $30.00 on a book when you can rent it for free at the library.

daddio

April Book Club Selection

I really liked our April selection, a collection of three stories by the Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz( pn. Na-gib(long i) Ma- fooz(long oo).

There is a very interesting short biography of Mahfouz at Wikopedia which I recommend.


"Autumn Quail", one of the stories, has a hopeful twist at the end. "Thief and the Dogs", another of the stories, follows a principled rebel(in a strange way) who chooses, at the end, his fate.

daddio