what we’re reading

October 12: Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
November 9: The Company by Robert Littell

previous books:

I, Claudius by Robert Graves
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
The Long Walk by Sławomir Rawicz
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
Coming into the Country by John McPhee
The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

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9 Responses to “what we’re reading”

  1. [...] Our books through October have been chosen. Appeals to the order I’ve scheduled will be accepted through the end of [...]

    New books « Frugal Chariots said this on March 17, 2007 at 6:49 am

  2. Looks good to me. Eager to get going on the list.

    Bobby said this on March 19, 2007 at 10:05 am

  3. When we decide the next 6 books in October, remind me to try to find a book that has something to do with a medium sized walk somewhere on earth. That way we can round out all of the pedestrian distances; short, long, and medium.

    Bobby said this on March 21, 2007 at 5:22 pm

  4. If you find one, maybe we should read it for the meeting in June… that way we can cover the topic and get it over with.

    marzi said this on March 21, 2007 at 7:07 pm

  5. I love the “pedestrian distances“ idea. Do you think we should rename our group?

    The strange correspondences between our books has often struck me. For example, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush shares settings with at least two of our previous novels: Wales and Afghanistan. This must be significant.

    frugalchariots said this on March 21, 2007 at 7:22 pm

  6. This is all I’ve been able to find:

    The influence of socioeconomic characteristics, land use and travel time considerations on mode choice for medium- and longer-distance trips by N. Limtanakool, M. Dijst, and T. Schwanen.

    That thing sounds drier than the Ogallala Aquifer circa 2050.

    Bobby said this on March 22, 2007 at 8:58 am

  7. Yeah, and who didn’t vote for Ogallala Blue? Huh??

    bushwhacker said this on March 22, 2007 at 10:31 am

  8. [...] Changing order At our meeting last night we decided to change the order we’ll read our next few books. [...]

    Changing order « Frugal Chariots said this on May 12, 2007 at 2:37 pm

  9. Where are we discussing Homage to Catalonia this Friday? Are we going back to the book store?

    Bobby said this on July 10, 2007 at 3:17 pm

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