Zion Arendtsville United Church of Christ
"Embodying The Love of God in Word and Action"
March 2020 – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng “Still waters run deep” is one of those old chestnuts our grandparents were wont to say on occasion. Totally befuddled us when we were younger but, if ever a saying applied…
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February 2020 – Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt Sometimes our vantage point from 2020 obscures how little time has passed since the world was a very different place. Especially here in the United States in a solidly first-world…
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January 2020 – The Dutch House by Ann Patchett A book that is a compelling read but has unsympathetic characters is difficult to explain. It seems counter-intuitive that both attributes reside between the same covers. The Dutch House by author…
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December 2019 –A Woman of No Importance – the Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell There are books whose very subject matter assures the reader of a gripping, readable, entertaining tale….
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November 2019 – The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware Although the Biblical writer certainly was not talking about literary genres and plots when he proclaimed, “There is nothing new under the sun”, it is surprising how many plots…
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October 2019 – Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens As readers, it is always interesting to delve into a book by a first-time novelist. Does the author’s style capture your attention? Can you see any similarities with other authors’…
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September 2019 – My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin Reading groups generally choose their books from recently published offerings. Once in a while, a book that has been around for a while will make an appearance. However, Zion’s group may…
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May 2019 – Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan Blog by Cindy Bushey It is true that victors write the history books and can thereby skew a reader’s view of events. It is also true that sometimes people would…
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April 2019 – Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen Blog by Cindy Bushey Being a member of a book club can open many genres of writing that you normally would never choose to explore. And there’s no guarantee you will always…
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March 2019 – Educated by Tara Westover blog by Cindy Bushey While we have wide-ranging discussions of the books we’ve read during our Book Club meetings, Zion’s readers rarely articulate how they come to their ratings decisions. With apologies to…
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