Two Bibliophile's Book Club

My best friend, Emily and I are bookworms to the core. So it only made sense for us to create our own special little book club. Why we've waited so long to start this is beyond me (we have been best friends for over ten years). Em couldn't remember if we had read the Great Gatsby in High School and I reminded her that we hadn't. Since the movie was coming out with DiCaprio, (dreamboat, I know) of course we had to read it before we watched it.

All in all, I'm glad I read this long after I've graduated high school and at least been in love. Fatalism isn't an attractive concept of love to me anymore. Daisy and Jay have this empty, pathetic romance and what I feel is pity for the pair of them. Their lifestyle is vapid and extravagant; they ignore what should really be important to them.

The writing also leaves something to be desired. Being so short, I feel like it could have been longer.  The storyline seemed to be truncated and disconnected therefore feeling rushed to the point of laziness and shoddy writing skills. 

The next book on our reading list is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 

It's our September read so we haven't finished it yet. I'm only a few chapters in and I have to say that so far, I am in love with this book. Quoting Scout Finch, "Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." Although I'm a self-proclaimed bibliophile and will admit to love reading, this quote resonated with me. 

If you're interested in joining, we're not "that" kind of book club. However, you are more than welcome to read along! We will be doing one book a month and here is the book list that we have started with.