Going into Snobs by Julian Fellowes, I thought I was going to see more criticisms of the upper-class.  That wasn’t the case and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. The story begins with a group of late twenty, early thirty-somethings who are trying to find their way in life and the British class system.  The Narrator, who’s name isn’t given, meets a young woman named Edith at a mutual friends from the weekend.  All of these friends were educated at the big name private schools, […]

I’ve had this on my to-read list, but it wasn’t until the Cannonball Book Club chose this as their August pick that I was propelled to bump this up on my list.  Focusing on a member of the Spokane River tribe, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian shows us what it’s like for Arnold who exists in two different worlds.  He soon realizes that his potential is limited by staying on the reservation, but leaving the reservation and going to nice school nearby […]

Apparently this is the year of Everest.  Earlier this year I read Into Thin Air in hope that I could teach it.  It didn’t fit into what I was looking, but I happened upon the book Peak.  It’s the story of a young man, Peak, who’s parents are rock climbers but are now divorced.  Due to climbing a New York skyscraper, Peak has to either face juvy or go live with his Dad in Asia.  Making the choice to live with his dad, Peak soon […]