Raymond’s Comments (group member since Jan 29, 2018)

Raymond’s comments from the Reading Until Infinity group.

I will read either On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft or Fefu and Her Friends.

I have chosen A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories.

Leslie wrote: "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was read by a few of my other book clubs last year and I never did get to read it. They seemed to enjoy it! :-)

One of my other book clubs is read..."

I was not expecting to see Theodore White's book, good choice.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo or We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

-Covers three years of King's life when he was in seminary.

-Countdown from the top floor to the bottom floor.

--One of the most famous mystery novels of all time, counting down to the last person murdered.

Calling Me Home

Lincoln's Gamble: How the Emancipation Proclamation Changed the Course of the Civil War

I read this last year and the book covers how Lincoln made the decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

I nominate Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride. Its a really good book.

This line is from Book 2, Line 14 in the Hays translation:

"You cannot lose another life than the one you're living now, or live another one than the one you're losing."

So true.

My 2015 review: Great book. Aurelius' reflections provides wisdom that can be applied in today's world.

I would recommend that everyone read the Gregory Hays translation Meditations. It's the version that I read and it's considered one of the best translations.

Meditations

The Heart's Invisible Furies This novel spans the life of Cyril Avery an adopted Irish boy who learns many life lessons.