From One Book Lover

Carole and I have taken on Weighty Books, and I think it's going to be fun. We are members of a book club whose members chat about books online and meets for brunch a few times a year. Each club member chooses a book in turn. This group has helped me read more than a few books I wouldn't otherwise have read, and I've also chosen some good books myself for the club. (I've also chosen a few less-than-successful books, too, but I'm okay with that. You never know until you try, right?) At a book club conference Carole and I attended in September, Carole had a great idea: read Weighty Books. These are books we always intended to read but, for some reason or another, didn't. At a certain point in life (namely, after college), there are fewer reasons or opportunities to read such books. Don Quixote ? Crime and Punishment ? Not always at the top of the must-read pile in our everyday world — and yet they are valuable reads. Weighty books deserve time ...