Albany Public Library discussion

Award Winners and Classics

Pelican Brief by John Grisham

My Antonia by Willa Cather

My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

A Glass of Blessings by Barbara Pym

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Possession by A.S. Byatt

The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

Ironweed by William Kennedy

After reading a bit of The Road, I've come to the conclusion my brain can't handle that level of depressing right now. So I'm switching to The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. It's been on my "to read" list for a while and now seems like the perfect time.

So, I've already posted about this in the theme-overview thread, but I completed my award winner and posted my review.

I'm starting The Underground Railroad. I've heard good things about it from multiple places!

A little late, but just started Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff! My copy finally came in! :)

I had already read Curious Incident and God oJames Baldwinf Small Things and Handmaid's Tale eons ago, so I decided to pick a classic author, James Baldwin so I read Go Tell It On the Mountain. Here is my review.

Finished Haunting of Hill House last night! Moving on to quickly start a genre book so I don't miss that week. :)

I read Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital after seeing it recommended in this group for this week. At least that's where I thought I saw the recommendation, but I don't see it on this thread. In any case, thanks for the recommendation, whoever it was!

Susan wrote: "I read Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital after seeing it recommended in this group for this week. At least that's where I thought I saw the recommend..."

Hi Susan-- that might have been me-- although now I don't remember what thread it was in, either. I'm so glad you liked it!

Lauren wrote: "Susan wrote: "I read Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital after seeing it recommended in this group for this week. At least that's where I thought I saw..."

Should add this to my reading list!

I'm reading what is billed as the first ghost story, the classic "The Turning of the Screw." I've seen this book referenced all over the place and figured this would be a great opportunity to finally get around to acquainting myself with it.