February Book Discussion: The Echo Maker by Richard Powers

Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist.

From Publishers Weekly: "A truck jackknifes off an "arrow straight country road" near Kearney, Nebr., in Powers's ninth novel, becoming the catalyst for a painstakingly rendered minuet of self-reckoning. The accident puts the truck's 27-year-old driver, Mark Schluter, into a 14-day coma. When he emerges, he is stricken with Capgras syndrome: he's unable to match his visual and intellectual identifications with his emotional ones. He thinks his sister, Karin, isn't actually his sister—she's an imposter (the same goes for Mark's house). A shattered and worried Karin turns to Gerald Weber, an Oliver Sacks–like figure who writes bestsellers about neurological cases, but Gerald's inability to help Mark, and bad reviews of his latest book, cause him to wonder if he has become a "neurological opportunist."

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING
~Space reserved will be the front lounge area of the venue.
~Please be courteous by ordering food and drinks at the venue.
~THERE IS A $1 FEE for this event.
~A reservation at the venue will be made based on the RSVP list the Friday before the event. However, you may update your RSVP until the day of the event by contacting me directly through MeetUp or via cellphone. (Number will be sent out via MeetUp that day.)

Looking forward to seeing you there! ~Hazel