“I actually learnt a few German words from reading this book, Frau, Herr, Zwerg.... It stimulates your senses, and keeps you hooked with its rich and vivid descriptions.”
“Amanda, I read this book several years ago, at it is an all time favorite of mine. I love this book!!! We'll talk more about it.Mary”
“One of the best books I have read. The prose, the passion and the story comes alive through its pages”
“This was our book clubs first selection, back in 1997, so it isn't that fresh in my mind. However, our new book, Suite Francaise, sheds light in a different way to the same time period & the same war. I did enjoy Stones when reading it& have recommended it to others. I recall thinking that had I been a German at that time, I think I would have been sympathetic to my neighbors & would have taken the risk to habor them in my basement. But who's to say how we will react in a given situation unless we have been there. Enjoy this selection.”
“Favorite book of 2007So, what is your favorite book of 2007 - so far. I know it seems early to ask, but the year is about half over. (No one realizes this mor than a teacher 3 weeks from freedom!) I haven't read as many as I'd like so far this year, but my favorite so far would have to be "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls. It set off a whole new genre for me - memoirs. Quite a memorable childhood - and told without bitterness or anger.”
“Favorite book of 2006I replaced my all time favorite list with ten favorite fiction titles and ten nonfiction books I really enjoyed. What do you think was your favorite book you read in 2006? Stones From the River was a reread for me, and it turned out to be one of the most rewarding titles.”
“By the way, can anyone tell me how to put a picture of the book I want on this discussion?”
“HeHe, it was Dory the fish in the Nemo movie...I only remember because my kids have watched it too many times!I agree with your opinion of Stones from the River though...”
“Lamb is one of my faves! Christopher Moore is so funny. If you like his writing style you may want to try some Tom Robbins too.”
“I can't even remember what I read in "06. I'm like Nemo the fish; I have severe short term memory issues. I read Stones from the River back when Oprah featured it and I really liked the book. It made me realize how the everyday Germans were largely kept in the dark about what was happening in their country and to the Jews. I love it that the main character is a dwarf. It gives her a kind of fly-on-the-wall perspective of what was going on in Germany at that time in the sense that she was dismissed as unimportant and irrelevant because of her dwarfism.”
