Books, books & more books

We met to discuss the book Twilight the other night at Kris's house. Twilight was well received by the group as a whole and it was a nice easy read after The Pillars of the Earth a few people even went on and read the rest of the series. I had already read Twilight {and the rest of the series} so while the rest of the book club was reading Twilight I read Through A Glass Darkly. It is a historical fiction taking place in the 17th century. I enjoyed it but as I was getting to the end it became clear that the author was not tieing up all the loose strings at the end of the book - there was a sequel. When I started the book I had no idea that there was a sequel so I was a little bothered but am now currently reading Now Face to Face which takes the historical fiction to a Virgina plantation dealing with slavery. I am finding this book interesting too but now need to get moving on the next book club book as it might be a little bit of a tougher read.

Our book clubs next read. Between the Lines by Jonathan Alter. We chose a political book to go along with the upcoming elections. We did this last election choosing In our Defense : The Bill of Rights in Action by Ellen and Caroline Kennedy Alderman. A dry read but very educational.

The inside jacket of the book:

For more than Twenty years, Jonathan Alter has enjoyed a front-row seat on history. In his widely acclaimed Newsweek column, Alter has witnessed the biggest events of our time. He was in the Soviet Union when communism was collapsing, in Los Angeles after the Rodney King riots, at Bill Clinton's impeachment rial, in Florida during the historic 2000 recount, at Ground Zero just after 9/11, on an aircraft carrier on the eve of war with Iraq, in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and much more. He has interviewed today's major newsmakers - Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain - more often than any print journalist, as well as a cast of other colorful characters from Paul McCartney to Richard Nixon to his own mother. Whether he's writing about the 2008 presidential campaign or his own bout with cancer, Alter's timeless analysis and revered prose style set a high standard for political commentary at the turn of the  century. He is our recent history, in the voice of one of America's finest nonfiction writers.