Well here it is girls...a few days late, but here none the less. May's book was selected by Megan and is called "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver. Now there has been some concern, even on my part, that this book could be just trying to convince us all to become vegetarians, but I have done some research and read reviews, and that's not at all what it is about, so I am very excited to read it! It is actually written by one of my favorite authors, and chronicles a year in her families life when they moved to a farm and eat locally grown foods. This does spark my interest because I have been thinking a lot lately about the counsel we are often given regarding food storage and self reliance. My father-in-law is an expert gardener and his garden is amazing and inspires me to have my own. This book supposedly shares so interesting ideas from vegetables, to recipes, to the sex life of Turkeys! I for one am interested to read about that! :) So, if you haven't got the book already, get to the library or book store and let's have a fun month discussing. We'll keep all the discussing under this one post and let Megan kind of lead the forum!
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It is an amazing book. Can't wait to discuss.
I was wondering if we could extend "May's Book" through the end of the month and just make it a "June Book". I haven't even gotten the chance to get the book yet. So sorry. I know Amanda is out of the club for a few months ... and I don't know how far Kristen is into it ... Kristen ... how ya doing? Anyway, I will definitely get it and we can discuss in a week ... Sound good? Let me know.
That sounds great to me!
Guess what? I've read all three books. Now somebody had better start discussing with me.
Would love to discuss ... which book though? Name it and I'm there. I'm also ready for another book. Kristen, I believe it's your turn. Or is Amanda back in the game. So Megan, what did you think about Animal, Vegetable, Miracle? I'll be honest with you, I couldn't finish it, for a couple of reasons. I did make a valid attempt though. It was interesting, I'll give you that. I've always loved the idea of eating healthier, having a garden, shopping at the farmers market. I love these ideas. I think they are smart, the church definitely advocates having your own garden. I just got a little annoyed about how she went about encouraging us to have our own garden. She referred to "global warming" a couple of times and sorry, I get tired of hearing about that. Another thing ... for me, maybe I'm just a immature reader, but I need more of a story. What were your guys' thoughts? Anybody?
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