Gosh, I might have to read Tolstoy. I’ve stayed away due to hearsay. Am I up for Russian history??? Well, if he tops Kim’s list then I oughta try!
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@NanK, @Gabi_J, @Anne_Glasgow and anyone else who’s interested I’ve set up a new category for discussing a side read of War and Peace. You can find that here. It doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re moving forward; this is more a place to judge interest and discuss logistics without cluttering up the Currently Reading area. So head on over there if you’d like to participate!
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Hope you find a copy and give it a try. I once had an argument with a boyfriend because I was immersed in War and Peace and wanted to keep reading and didn’t want to go out. That’s a strong recommendation! Still love the book but no longer with the guy 
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Haha, @Vicki_F, sounds like the right move! Love that story.
@Lana_Maskus Please give us the verdict on Theo of Golden from the book club meeting! Our group is holding off on it, some thinking it sentimental and ‘creepy’. I’m thinking it has merits. Let us know!
@Connie_K I definitely wouldn’t call it creepy! It’s a sweet (bordering on sappy but not quite over the line, in my opinion), feel-good, life-affirming kind of book. It’s got its flaws (a big data-dump at the end, for example) but generally I thought it was worth a read. LOTS of people loved it.
Kim, I hear you about **Theo…**With it being such a hit yet not getting a 100% go ahead to include it on our roster makes me think some good discussion could come out of the opposing opinions. For me, the reveal about who Theo is was interesting but the rest of the ending left me thinking, “why did he (Allen Levy) do that.” There is an interview with him (about two hours) on YouTube that explains (sort of) his thinking on that. I think my friend thought a stranger approaching people with their own portrait asking to meet them was the creepy, unsettling part.
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I had a reserve on this book for weeks. When my time came to borrow I decided to read more reviews. It seems either readers loved the book or found it tedious and at times preachy, which is maybe why some loved the book and subtle biblical references.
I just finished listening to The Widow by John Grisham and enjoyed it. Just started the Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett and it’s 28 hours so could take awhile. For an ebook reading Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and finding it just okay, reads fast.
Currently reading “Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe” by Sean Carroll
Very good and engaging read for particle physics enthusiasts.
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