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A Thousand Splendid Suns Virtual Book Discussion
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2007. Synopsis: This novel is the epic story of Mariam, an uneducated woman born out of wedlock in 1960s Afghanistan, and Laila, a well-educated woman from a progressive family born on the eve … Continue reading
Silent Spring Virtual Book Discussion
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. Published in 1962. Synopsis: Written nearly 50 years ago, Rachel Carson’s well-researched thesis on the mortal dangers of DDT and other pesticides in large-part spawned the modern-day environmental movement. In this book, Carson elaborately explains the … Continue reading
Some Girls Virtual Book Discussion
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren. Published in 2010. Synopsis: Jillian Lauren was barely eighteen and an NYU dropout with a not-as-glamorous-as-planned semi-career blooming as an actress/stripper/call girl. At a ‘casting call’ she is offered the opportunity to … Continue reading
Candy Girl Virtual Book Discussion
Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody. Published in 2006. Synopsis: Diablo Cody had a college education, a great relationship with her boyfriend, and a secure job at an advertising agency that she wasn’t … Continue reading
Girl in Translation Virtual Book Discussion
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok. Published in 2010. Synopsis The story is told from the point of view of Kimberly Chang, who as an eleven-year-old girl, emigrates with her mother from Hong Kong to Brooklyn. After they arrive, they find … Continue reading
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