MARCH'S BOOK IS: THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON BY ADAM JOHNSON. THIS BOOK WON THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION.
Welcome to the Dive Bar Book Club OC!!! We're a fun group, so if you like to have a couple of cocktails in a great little place, and talk about a great read, join us!!
On the second Tuesday of each month, we'll meet in a different place in the general area of HB, NB, Irvine, Costa Mesa or Tustin. Dive bar, or upscale bar, we'll mix it up each month.
Join us - the goal is to laugh, have a great, interesting discussion on a bestseller book, and enjoy our libations while we're doing it!! If you like contemporary fiction and can handle your liquor, we want to meet you!!
Amazon.com Review
An Amazon Best Book of the Month, January 2012: It is only January, but Adam Johnson’s astonishing novel is destined to cast a long shadow over the year in books. Jun Do is The Orphan Master’s Son, a North Korean citizen with a rough past who is working as a government-sanctioned kidnapper when we first meet him. He is hardly a sympathetic character, but sympathy is not author Johnson’s aim. In a totalitarian nation of random violence and bewildering caprice—a poor, gray place that nonetheless refers to itself as “the most glorious nation on earth”—an unnatural tension exists between a citizen’s national identity and his private life. Through Jun Do’s story we realize that beneath the weight of oppression and lies beats a heart not much different from our own—one that thirsts for love, acceptance, and hope—and that realization is at the heart of this shockingly believable, immersive, and thrilling novel. --Chris Schluep
March 12
Another nice evening. Interesting perspectives on the book, North Korea, and social/psychological issues. Another great job by Michelle of keeping the discussion on track and sharing her passion with the group. I look forward to the next meeting.
March 12
Oh I wish I weren't sick- Sorry to miss my first book club but will start on the second book as I lay in bed with the Kleenex box. See you next month...
March 11
I'm sorry Michelle, looks like I'm not going to be able to make it tonight. That's a bummer. Really wanted to come and hear what everyone thinks of this month's book. :-(
March 11
Sorry, I will not be able to attend. Looking forward to a new book, though.
March 10
Hi, still not strong enough to go out in the evening after work, so I will have to pass this time again. I really hope to make it next month. Have fun, everyone, as you always do!
March 10
Hi jay! It's before the poison by Robinson. A good little murder mystery. Missed you last month! Hope to see you at the next meetup!!
February 26
Hi Michelle! I just missed you last month as I arrived late! I read the darn book too! ( for a change) Thank you for the head start on April, See you soon!
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Hi Wendy it's the orphan masters son a Pulitzer Prize winner. Hope to see you there!!
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Wonderful creation, Michelle, thank you.
Made a believer outta me.
Can't wait for the next time we meet.