July 4th was the official July meeting of the 620 Book Club, and we discussed The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. We h
ad some good discussion about the book and it’s main character, Gogol (aka Nikhil). I think we decided the sotry boils down to one about a boy/man trying to figure out his place in life, while giving an inside look at Indian culture and adjusting that culture to life in America. Overall the book was an enjoyable read for us. I would say that we recommend it.
The next book on our reading list is The Kiling Tree by Rachel Keener. We are really excited to be reading this book since we won a contest through ReadingGroupGuides.com and will get a chance to chat with the author herself. Here are a couple of links to information about the book and the author:
The Killing Tree – Hatchette Book Group
ReadingGroupGuides.com – The Killing Tree
Our chat with Rachel will be on July 30 and we couldn’t be more excited. We have a couple of aspiring authors in our group and I’m sure they will have lots of questions for Rachel about getting her first novel written and published. I’m sure we’ll also have lots of questions about the story of the novel as well.
