Everyone truly enjoyed Big
Stone Gap; the quirky characters and rural dialect left the book feeling
very familiar and nostalgic for just about every member of our little club.
Trigiani’s mention of Sanka and use of
words like “feriner” (meaning “foreigner” in mountain-Virginian) left everyone
laughing. The plot, however, had a few holes that could stand to be filled. Not
all of the legality of the story made perfect sense – but then, it doesn’t
necessarily have to. Big Stone Gap
was exactly what it was supposed to be: a charming, small-town romance with a
taste for adventure.
In the coming months, the Ladysmith Book Club will be taking
a summer holiday. We will not meet again until September 14th, when everyone’s busy schedules allow
more time for things like book club meetings. This blog, however, will be
active and I hope everyone takes a little time this summer to let us all know
how they’re doing, in regards to all things life and literature.
This summer, to fill the rare empty hours that need filling,
we will be reading three books: To Kill a
Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 1984
(or Nineteen Eighty-Four, depending
on the bookseller) by George Orwell, and Catcher
in the Rye by JD Salinger. None of these books are particularly long, but
all fall under the category “I should have read this decades ago”. Just for my
own ease and sanity, I’ll be reading the books one at a time and in the order
listed above, but feel free to read in any order. We’ll discuss all three at
September’s meeting.
Have a wonderful summer, everyone!
