Book Club: Books Are Their Life and Their Life Is a Book

by Curtis Bunn

Book by Bunn, Curtis This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886433860
• ISBN13: 9781886433861
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Upstream
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Fun and smart

Sometimes reading is just about being entertained. Sometimes it's more than that and Book Club by Curtis Bunn was more than just entertainment. It really is a smart book with very interesting characters with a lot on their minds. It's kind of amazing a man can write so realistically about a woman's thoughts and motivations. I'm really impressed.This book gives you a message -- five of them actually. And they all are like life lessons to hold on to after you finish the book. And when you finish you'll be tempted to start over and read the stories again.For me, someone who reads every single day and every single genre, that's the tale-tell sign of a good, intelligent book.Cynthia Martin, Chicago

"Book Club" is a GREAT read!!!

I have waited so long for this book after reading "Baggage Check"by Curtis Bunn in 2001. That book was wonderful. So, I knew "Book Club" would be great, and it was.There are five very different stories in this book and all of them entertain you and make you think it one way or another. Without giving up the plots, it was hard for me to figure out which story I liked the best. The most emotional one was the Houston story of a book club with all men. It actually brought tears down my face. The Atlanta story was a trip and taught a valuable lesson. The D.C. story reminded me of a situation I had with a friend, so that one about trust really hit home with me. And the New York story, there's no one who cannot relate to that, no one who can read it and not feel moved and learn the ultimate lesson. The online story in California, that was very funny. Too many of us are fake about who we really are, so that story taught another great lesson. I'm not in a book club, but after reading "Book Club," I want to be in one. And the "Book Club Starter Kit" in the back of the book is helping me in starting one. Overall, each story could have been a full book, which means I didn't want any of them to end. Another wonderful job, Mr. Bunn. You have me as your No. 1 fan.LANA RICKETT, New York

Wonderful

Cydney Rax, an author promoter WonderfulBook Club is one of the best books I've read this year. Curtis Bunn writes from a female perspective as if he's in touch with women's feelings, thoughts, and attitudes. The short stories are compelling, realistic, they make you laugh, think, and nod your head in agreement regarding the issues he covers. It's an engaging book that's highly recommended. If you enjoyed Baggage Check, you'll enjoy Book Club times two.

BookClub is Bunnderful!

Curtis Bunn returns as the leading literary voice in his sophomore project "BookClub." The long awaited follow-up to his Essence Bestseller "Baggage Check" features five novellas surrounding the tumultuous lives of bookclub members. Each story is about a different bookclub in a different city. The Atlanta bookclub features a pretentious group of sophisticates; the Houston-based bookclub has the homeboys; the D.C. bookclub is thinly disguised alumni association; the NYC bookclub is an ethnic hodgepodge set during the disastrous 9/11 tragedy; and the on-line bookclub resides in San Fran.The stories touch every strain of human emotion imaginable. As a reader, you go from uncontrollable, knee-slapping laughter to run-in-the-corner-and-hide sobbbing. Bunn is merciless in his writing as he takes you high and low, and side-to-side. His wit is unceasing and his unpredictability delectably disturbing.A must-read book by the must-read author. The Gander--Curtis Bunn.

Reading enriches life

Book Club should capture the attention on the numerous literary/readingclubs because it is a candid look at what members gain from book clubs. CLUB ONE: B.E.L.L.E.S. (Beautiful Elegant Literary Ladies) - Atlanta, GAA more fitting name would be Bourgeois Expensive Literary Ladies, because these fun-loving members exert more energy making each meeting more elaborate than the previous one rather than reading the selected book. Trouble in paradise surfaces when two men apply for membership to the group. And though the men add an interesting touch to the club, they bring to the surface some of the group's reservations. But pretensions and reservations are pushed to the background as the ladies face some monumental hurdles and realize there is more to the BELLES than extravagant meetings.CLUB TWO: Everybody's Book Club - New York, NYThe members of the club are from different ethnic backgrounds, African American, Japanese, Hispanic, Jewish and Italian. So this group shares a lot of culture, a lot of clashes and a lot of learning about stereotyping.The club members work on the 100th floor of the World Trade Center, North Tower building. On September 11, 2001 the book club's manager left her office to run an errand, and that is the last coherent thought she has until many hours later. Now all she can envision is the collapsed building and the fate of the other club members. As she anxiously waits for positive news, she realizes that though the group shared many heated debates, they also shared a lot of love.CLUB THREE: Women of the Knights Reading Group - Washington, D.C.Here is a group of 14 ladies who attended the same high school, took different roads in life, yet managed to keep in touch. Most were friends long before they came together to form a reading group. The friendships are good and the reading is fun until one of the members learns that her husband dated one of her club members prior to their marriage. There is a touch of humor as the `wondering' wife is brought to her knees when she loses focus and goes a bit too far trying to determine if her husband is still faithful.CLUB FOUR: Bay Area On-Line Book Readers - Oakland, CAA book signing by J. California Cooper was the perfect opportunity for several of the on-line members to meet. One member in particular came with the express purpose of putting names with faces. Immediately he is able to select members based on the conversations and descriptions they have exchanged. He senses that the on-line camaraderie is threatened because some of the members have taken their evaluations of each other too far. But what they all learn is that things are not always how you imagine them, and that the internet does not compare to the the warmth of putting names with bodies.CLUB FIVE: Ballers, Shot-Callers and Book Worms - Houston, TXInteresting name, as well it should be because this is an all male book club whose members play some serious b-ball, who are up and coming entrepreneurs and who love to read. The