The Vista Book Group’s January discussion was on Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84. 1Q84, originally published in Japan as three separate books, was translated to English and released internationally as one lengthy book (925 pages).  But don’t let the size of the book scare you off, because if you do you will miss a compelling, interesting and, one might even say, weird story.  Of the ten members that made it to the meeting, five of us finished the book and four of us were still working our way through, but were determined to finish.  Almost all of us felt that the book was well worth the effort and time invested, although some felt that the book could have been shorter and still been a good read. 

Vista Book Group returns in January, 2013 to discuss a new series of interesting and edgy reads. Join us at 6 p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of every month in Film and Sound at the Main Library.

The Vista Book Group met in November to discuss a variety of books.  This month each reader had a chance to read and discuss a book of their choice; it could be a new book or an old favorite.   Some of the books read and discussed at this month’s meeting are listed below.

As baseball is often used as a metaphor for life, this book explores the nature of success, failure, love, lust and jealousy through the ramifications of a missed throw. Harbach uses four changing voices and a light touch that kept us all turning pages.

You don’t always have to physically read a book to have a great “READING” experience. Sometimes you can have a truly elevating reading experience by listening to audiobooks.