View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

The Funeral Makers

by Cathie Pelletier

Published: 1997-05-06

Paperback: 256 pages

1 member reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

This is the story of the trials that beset the McKinnons, the first family of Mattagash, Maine, when they try to arrange a funeral for the family matriarch. Bubbling with quirky humor, this marks a dazzling debut for a gifted and richly talented young writer.

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

The Funnies

by J.Robert Lennon

Published: 2000-03-06

Paperback: 301 pages

0 members reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

From the author of the highly acclaimed novel, The Light of Falling Stars, comes the sad and hilarious story of a family tyrannized by a newspaper comic strip."You don't have to read the daily comics page to appreciate The Funnies...Lennon's delicate, moving, and yes, funny novel is about ...

View Reading GUide

* * * * Optimistic,
Insightful,
Interesting

1 club review

Review This book

Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

by Firoozeh Dumas

Published: 2004-01-13

Paperback: 240 pages

2 members reading this now
19 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

Recommended to book clubs by 1 of 1 members

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Finalist for the PEN/USA Award in Creative Nonfiction, the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and the Audie Award in Biography/MemoirThis Random House Reader’s Circle edition includes a reading group guide and a conversation between Firoozeh Dumas and Khaled ...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

The Funny Man

by John Warner

Published: 2011-09-27

Hardcover: 288 pages

2 members reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

"America's favorite comedian is on trial for manslaughter, and 'the funny man''s lawyer, Barry, has a unique defense: not guilty by way of celebrity.... [An] equally sickening and humorous portrait of the celebrity as a delusional man."—Publisher's Weekly The funny man is a middling...

View Reading GUide

* * * * Interesting,
Optimistic,
Fun

1 club review

Review This book

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned

by Michael J. Fox

Published: 2010-04-13

Hardcover: 112 pages

3 members reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

Recommended to book clubs by 1 of 1 members

Michael J. Fox abandoned high school to pursue an acting career, but went on to receive honorary degrees from several universities and garner the highest accolades for his acting, as well as for his writing. In his new book, he inspires and motivates graduates to recognize opportunities, m...

View Reading GUide

* * * Pointless,
Slow,
Boring

2 club reviews

Review This book

Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Book 1)

by Jim Butcher

Published: 2005-06-28

Paperback: 688 pages

1 member reading this now
3 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

Recommended to book clubs by 1 of 2 members

For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal. But now, Gaius Sextus, First Lord of Alera, grows old and lacks an heir. Ambitious High...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century

by Sam Kashner, Nancy Schoenberger

Published: 2010-06-01

Hardcover: 512 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

The definitive story of Hollywood's most famous couple He was a tough-guy Welshman softened by the affections of a breathtakingly beautiful woman; she was a modern-day Cleopatra madly in love with her own Mark Antony. For nearly a quarter of a century, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Bur...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Further Adventures in the Restless Universe

by Dawn Raffel

Published: 2010-03-01

Paperback: 100 pages

1 member reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

?Dawn Raffel's stories are like prismatic drops of rain, hanging from the edge of a roof or sliding down a windshield, reflecting an entire world within. The language of motherhood, of adulthood, of childhood?the language of family and individual?has never been like this.??Susan Straight...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Fury

by Salman Rushdie

Published: 2002

Paperback: 0 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

Click on the ORANGE Amazon Button for Book Description & Pricing Info

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Fuse of Armageddon

by Sigmund Brouwer, Hank Hanegraaff

Published: 2007-07-02

Hardcover: 400 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

Nothing more could go wrong for maverick hostage negotiator Mulvaney Quinn. First stabbed in the hand during a failed terrorist burst, then arrested for a hate crime he didn’t commit. Now Quinn must come face to face with his past in order to stop the worst terrorist threat of all ti...