Erin K.

Welcome to Week 4 of the Online Book Club discussion of The Nickel Boys. What did you think of the end of the book? Were you surprised by the ending? I was shocked.  At the beginning of this section, "Elwood" bumps into a guy he knew from school named Chickie. Did that encounter make you…

Welcome to Week 3 of the Online Book Club discussion of The Nickel Boys. This section was different since there were chapters about Elwood after Nickel Academy. Did his life seem like the life you would have imagined he would have after he left the school?  At the beginning of this section, Elwood is in…

Welcome to Week 2 of the Online Book Club discussion of The Nickel Boys. How did the reading go for you this week? I couldn't believe how quickly the story turned for Elwood. It was so incredibly sad that he had so much promise and excitement, and then it was all taken away by a…

Welcome to Week 1 of the Online Book Club discussion of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.  The Online Book Club, if you've never joined us before, is a book discussion group that takes place entirely online. Each week, I write a new blog post that talks about different aspects of the book, and you…

Welcome to the final discussion of The Bourne Identity.  Did you enjoy reading this week? Did the book end the way you wanted it to? Would you recommend the book to a friend?  One thing I struggled with throughout the whole book was keeping track of all of the tertiary characters. There were so many…

Welcome to Week 3 of the Online Book Club discussion of The Bourne Identity. Did you enjoy reading these chapters? Did you feel like any of your questions from the first section were answered?  One of the most interesting scenes for me was the one where all of the American intelligence directors were meeting together…