Lit Society: Books and Drama

James by Percival Everett (Preview)

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A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.*
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* Synopsis from Goodreads.
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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel by Elle Cosimano [Preview]

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Thanks to her lying ex-husband, Finlay juggles two kids, a deadline for her next book and her sanity. If that's not enough, she soon finds herself working against the Russian Mafia as the prime suspect in the disappearance of one of their top men! Will she escape this predicament without losing her kids and her freedom?
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Before we dive into the plot, we discuss Terrible Crimes Solved in Surprising Ways. Source for this discussion: Business Insider: 5 real crimes that were solved in unbelievable ways. https://www.businessinsider.com/crimes-twists-history-2018-2.
NOTE: Kari gets a little passionate in this episode, but it should be made clear that we both respect the work of authors and appreciate the stories they produce.
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[Preview] White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was published in 1848. Set in St. Petersburg, it is the story of a young man fighting his inner restlessness. A light and tender narrative, it delves into the torment and guilt of unrequited love. Both protagonists suffer from a deep sense of alienation that initially brings them together. A blend of romanticism and realism, the story appeals gently to the senses and feelings.
 
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(Book summary partially from Goodreads)
 

[Preview] Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's beloved father's death in the summer of 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world and kept Adichie and her family members separated from one another, her father succumbed unexpectedly to complications of kidney failure. Full of honesty and agony, her essay gives us the words we try desperately to find when grieving.
 
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Source material for the theme of the week: https://www.healthline.com/health/stages-of-grief
 
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Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

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Grace and Jack are gorgeous newlyweds, swimming in money and success. They seem to have it all. They may even tempt you toward jealousy. Look closer, however. Ask yourself why Grace doesn't have a phone or email address, where her friends are, and what she does all day in that enormous house while he's at work. Ask yourself, "What's really going on behind their closed doors?"
 
The book: Behind Closed Doors
The author: B.A. Paris
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Drowning by T.J. Newman

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How to Survive a Plane Crash:
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/how-to-survive-plane-crash
https://www.fodors.com/news/airlines/how-to-survive-a-plane-crash
 
Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashed into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes, and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors—but it's too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside.
 
Engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives more than two hundred feet below the surface. (Summary by Goodreads)
 
THE BOOK: Drowning
THE AUTHOR: T.J. Newman
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ReReading The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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Y'all made us re-read The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Our first read and review, over three years ago, got us ratioed on YouTube. You called us names and battered us verbally for not liking the ending of this book. Our momma's always said, "Go with your first mind, baby," but we never listen. We are re-reading and re-reviewing the book. Hey, maybe we were unfair in our judgment last time. But perhaps we weren't. Hint - we were not. This book is bananas. Actually, it's tomato, tomato, tomato.
 
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Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

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On paper, Yinka has it all. She's Oxford-educated, beautiful, and constantly surrounded by friends and family. Still, one persistent question makes her examine her value and identity: "Where is your husband?"
Will Yinka find happiness, and will that happiness come in the form of marriage before she's too old and it's too late?
 
THE BOOK: Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
THE AUTHOR: Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (Part 2)

Last week, we saw young Dodo captured and tied to a bed in a sanitorium. He faces imminent danger constantly and can confide in only one friend, a young boy with cerebral palsy who shares the bed next to him. Will his family be able to rescue Dodo, or will he spend his final days in the hands of men with evil aims? Meanwhile, as Chona wastes away in a hospital bed due to a series of seizures, will the truth about her attack come to light? Let's find the answers in this week's review of the conclusion to The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (Part 1)

The last community of Black Americans and Jewish immigrants in a tiny Pennsylvania town must risk their lives and livelihoods to save a deaf child from institutionalization and torture. Will they succeed against a system that squishes them all under society's boot? Or will an innocent boy be forced into a nightmarish existence?
 
The book The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
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