Book Discussion: A Thousand Splendid Suns

During the business portion of our meeting we expanded our reading list through May. The choices appear on the left. The December 18 meeting will be dinner out. At the November meeting we will discuss whether to have a "Secret Santa" drawing for December, have a used book exchange, or discuss our favorite books from our personal reading.

We had a lively discussion of our chosen book led by Miki. We learned the history of the burka, which was originally created to protect both men and women from the heat and dust prevalent in the Middle East. Only later did it become a tool to keep women hidden in public. We were also given copies of the beautiful poem, Kabul by Saib-e-Tabrizi from which the book's title comes. Miki also brought before and after pictures of the Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan that were totally destroyed by the Taliban. The statues were formerly the tallest in the world.

Meeting This Thursday Evening

Don't forget our book discussion this Thursday at 5:30 on A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. In addition, please bring ideas on books we can read Feb. through May.
Do you want to do something special for December? We don't have a book discussion scheduled, but could go out to dinner, or bring Christmas goodies to the library. How about a used book swap? I'm about ready to "weed" my own collection and I never throw anything away!
See you Thursday.