Book Discussion Group

Join us the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm at the Tualatin Public Library Community Room for an hour of lively book discussion. Our book discussion group is an informal and relaxed gathering, with a respectful, congenial, and inquisitive atmosphere.

Every member of the group takes two to three minutes to give their overall impression of the book. If they wish, they can rate the book from zero to five with five being the highest and most favorable rating. After everyone has given their opening summary, the group is ready to engage in a more thorough discussion. Everyone will be given an opportunity to participate in the discussion, however participation is not a requirement. Listeners are welcome!

June's Book (Discussion June 6, 2012)

Please note June's discussion will be held at the Tualatin Heritage Center located at 8700 SW Sweek Drive, Tualatin, OR 97062.

Straight Man by Richard Russo

The publisher comments, "In this uproarious new novel, Richard Russo performs his characteristic high-wire walk between hilarity and heartbreak. Russo's protagonist is William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college inthe Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux's reluctance is partly rooted in his character - he is a born anarchist - and partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans.

In the course of a single week, Devereaux will have his nose mangled by an angry colleague, imagine his wife is having an affair with his dean, wonder if a curvaceous adjunct is trying to seduce him with peach pits, and threaten to execute a goose on local television. All this while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the omonious failure of certain vital body functions. In short, Straight Man is classic Russo - side-splitting and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down."

Upcoming Books to be Discussed:

July 11, 2012
Mink River by Brian Doyle

August 1, 2012
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

September 5, 2012
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

October 3, 2012
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

November 7, 2012
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand

December 5, 2012
The Tiger's Wife: A Novel by Tea Obrecht