“I never would have picked up this book to read if it had not been for this group.” “I found another wonderful author, thanks to our group.” “I didn’t enjoy the book, but I appreciate it more after listening to what others in the group have said.” Carolyn and I have been leading the Contemporary Book [...]
We’ve cooked up a “wow!” schedule for Great Books, and you are invited to the feast. First course will be one of the best of Ernest Hemingway’s Nick Adams stories. In Hemingway’s classically simple language, “Indian Camp” recounts a traumatic and formative event in young Nick’s life. According to critics, Hemingway develops themes from this [...]
This month, the library’s Great Books group will be discussing George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara. Bev Jirsa, the coordinator, says, “The wit may remind you of Oscar Wilde or P. G. Wodehouse, but what about the underlying message? Does Shaw really mean that arms manufacturers are morally superior to the Salvation Army?” The meeting is [...]