Beers and a Book

Any book that has a movie I can see instead gets an “A+”!  In actuality, I will read this book and have as many intelligent comments to add at our next meeting as I did about The Stars My Destination. Gary Foyle

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It looks like we agreed to read Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. The King’s English already has a few copies, so probably no need to order more. There’s a movie based on the novel currently playing in your local theaters. It stars Sam Rockwell. Maybe we can all read the book and see the film. Or, [...]

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Since nobody responded to my last post, I feel compelled to offer some suggestions for our next book. These are just suggestions mind you. If a card carrying Beers and a Book club member has an alernative suggestion this evening, I’m all for it. But maybe this list will get the ball rolling. The World [...]

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I know it’s a little early, but maybe we should start thinking about the next book. That way we won’t have to interrupt my victory in darts with that discussion. Do people have suggestions? As you all know, I always have suggestions, but I don’t want to be pushy. I think it’s important that we [...]

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The Cove My Degustation. Just to check in, we’re meeting next Friday, the 26th, yes? That gives us a solid two weeks to read and digest The Stars My Destination. Might I suggest late summer/early autumn beers as a theme for the late Sept meeting? I’ve got three homebrewed saisons I’ll bring–two autumnal and one more [...]

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In the first two chapters, we have mind-powered travel (called “jaunting), neo-tribalism in space, and a protagonist’s insatiable thirst for revenge. The novel’s written in a clipped, hard boiled prose style. It’s Dashiell Hammett meets Isaac Asimov, Raymond Chandler meets Robert Heinlein. Oh yes, my friends, I like this book so far. Did I mention [...]

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The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester has arrived at The King’s English bookstore. There were a few copies left when I went to pick mine up a few days ago.

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