Dear Bookclub,
As San Diego's Covid-19 restrictions shifted back to the purple tier, we gathered once more around the cozy glow of our screens to zoom. Boo-hoo. But sturdily, like a horse-riding librarian, our group focused on the task at hand: sharing our enjoyment of Jojo Moyes' "The Giver of Stars".
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| from history.com |
Relishing the depth and variety of characters, balanced in the historic setting of the WPA's Federal Project Number One in the Kentucky Appalachian Mountains, we overlooked the formulaic chick-lit and appreciated the underlying account.
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| Eleanor Roosevelt (photographed above visiting a Packhorse Library in West Liberty, KY) |
Please enjoy the beautiful images and description of the packhorse library; before the bookmobile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6WTdXYHF6o&feature=emb_logo
My favorite way to experience a book is through my own eyes, head, voice, etc., hence I try to avoid prejudice from outside sources, eschewing the particulars of reviews, etc. A difficult goal given the deep revelations divulged with seemingly innocent 'googling', As I began to read our book, I found myself head on with the story of Moyes being accused of plagiarism. I was only searching for a good image of the cover of our read to include at the end of our previous blog post. Drat:
After finishing "The Giver of Stars", under the cloud of this knowledge, I began Kim Michele Richardson's "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek". My research of the allegations confirmed the concept of business over art in the publishing environment, and my reading, confirmed that the two books were extremely similar. The plagiarism claim remains unsettling to me. Sample this yourself, please, and let me know!
Kim's suggestions for an upcoming read:
Up next:
Remembering all the wonderful gatherings our group has had over the years at the holidays and beyond, I am hopeful that we'll share that joy again. In the meanwhile, let's enjoy our abilities to connect as we can, and look forward to joyfully 'seeing' each other at our December meeting.
Safe & jolly reading,
LK
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