Category: Book Discussion Group

UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ Wednesday, July 22nd

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One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character.  Serialized in The New Yorker and published in book form in 1957, Pnin brought Nabokov both his first National Book Award nomination and hitherto unprecedented popularity. “Fun and satire are just the beginning of the rewards of this novel. Generous, bewildered Pnin, that most kindly and impractical … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ Wednesday, July 22nd

UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ Wednesday, January 28th at 5:45PM

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Our next book will be The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession, by Allison Hoover Bartlett.   In the tradition of The Orchid Thief, a compelling narrative set within the strange and genteel world of rare-book collecting: the true story of an infamous book … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ Wednesday, January 28th at 5:45PM

UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ September 24th at 5:45 pm

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We’ve chosen Justice by Michael Sandel as our non-fiction book to discuss in September.  We’ve received the good recommendations of this book from several of our members, and it sounds like an engaging and thought-provoking read!   A renowned Harvard professor’s brilliant, sweeping, inspiring account of the role of justice in our society–and of the moral dilemmas … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ September 24th at 5:45 pm

UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ July 23rd at 5:45 pm

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Our next fiction book will be: The Measure, by Nikki Erlick. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! “A story of love and hope as interweaving characters display: how all moments, big and small, can measure a life. If you want joy, love, romance, and hope—read with us.” —Jenna Bush Hager A luminous, … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ July 23rd at 5:45 pm

UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ May 28th at 5:45 PM

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For our next non-fiction read, we selected The Complete Beginner’s Guide to AI:  Your Easy Guide to Artificial Intelligence, Real World Applications, Ethical Issues, and Future Innovations By: Gloria Lembo In the group, we all were looking over prices and availability of various books as well as particular topics, book lengths and publication dates before … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ May 28th at 5:45 PM

Book Discussion Group ~ Less is More, by Cecile Andrews and Wanda Urbanska on Wednesday, January 22nd at 5:45 pm

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Our next book will be Less is More, by Cecile Andrews and Wanda Urbanska.  We’ll meet on Wednesday January 22 at 5:45 pm.  Here is one of the Amazon blurbs for the book: Less stuff, less stress – more freedom, more joy. Our obsessive pursuit of wealth isn’t working-people are afraid and anxious; we’re destroying the … Continue reading Book Discussion Group ~ Less is More, by Cecile Andrews and Wanda Urbanska on Wednesday, January 22nd at 5:45 pm

UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ Tuesday, November 19th at 5:45, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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For next book we are reading is:  Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City … Continue reading UUFM Book Discussion Group ~ Tuesday, November 19th at 5:45, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Book Discussion Group, Tuesday, September 24th at 5:45 pm

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  INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER: A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath, as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential … Continue reading Book Discussion Group, Tuesday, September 24th at 5:45 pm