Mudbound Topic #1- Characters

Well, our reading was supposed to start last Saturday, the 15th, so I figure we can start blogging a little. I've talked to everyone, at we are all at different places in the books, including our speed reader Amanda Marshall who has already finished the book!! :) So, keeping in mind that we all are in different places, I thought we could at least start an initial chat on some of the characters mentioned in the first couple of chapters. I for one am enjoying this book, but I could be biased since I picked it out. :) I like the author's style. The character that I have connected with the most is Laura. She seems so simple, but the more I read the more I see the strength she has, especially when it comes to accepting the challenges she is faced with. She seems to get bolder as time goes on. Also, the more I read the more I realize how lucky we are to all have husbands that we are equal in decision making with! :) I don't know if I could ever be very submissive. So, let me know what you all think about Laura, and/or the character that is most intriguing to you. As we get further into our reading we'll discuss more in depth, but I thought this would be a good initial topic until we all get more into the book. I am leaving tomorrow for Ohio and will be there until next Thursday, so let's chat on this topic for a week and when I get back I will post a more nitty-gritty topic! :) Enjoy reading!!

Blog Features

I added a list at the bottom of the blog showing who is assigned to choose the book each month, and then name of the book if it has already been chosen. It might be a good idea to choose books a little in advance so we have time to get them and try to check them out at libraries to save some cash! :) I assigned months based on the order of our birthdays, except it got kind of thrown off because I was the first to choose the book, but my birthday actually comes after Melanie's. Oh well! :) I also added some link to other book clubs to help us get some ideas. I'm still trying to figure how to go about the posting and getting everyone access to post, but I'll work on that next and let you know. In the meantime, just email me if you have already chosen the books for one of your months!

March Book Selection: Mudbound

So, I'm still figuring out how to add images, but here is an image of the book, the first official selection of the Book Club Formerly Known As The Halvorson Book Club. We really might need to come up with a better name, but it was all I could come up last night. I'm so excited to start this! You can find the book for this month at Borders, Amazon.com or even your local library. Reading starts this weekend! This is going to be our trial and error period in figuring out how and when all the posts should happen, but we'll have fun figuring it all out! More to come!