October 2008: What Night Brings

Latino Book Club meets on Saturday 25th to talk about Carla Trujillo's What Night Brings.

This update is coming a little late as I got caught up with school-work, but I am happy to write that we met last Saturday to talk about Carla Trujillo’s What Night Brings. Thanks to Kathy Humphrey, Irene, Lizzy, and our newest member Kathy Murphy (she is Irene’s daughter) for coming out on Saturday.
This book received an overall B grading. Lizzy wasn’t sure exactly what grade she would give it, and I who had not read it completely, had to abstain, but I think this book certainly needs to be finished. Kathy Murphy who grew up in LA felt very close to the character as she identified with some of the issues the adolescent protagonist Marci went through her life, except certainly the abusive father, and Irene, her mother vouched for it.
This was the last time we met this year but we will meet back up again in January with Oscar Hijuelos’ Dark Dude and in February with Loida Maritza Perez’ Geographies of Home. You will be receiving the next e-newsletter close to the end of December this year with information for the first book. I hope you will be able to catch up on some of the readings in the next two months and the holidays. If you are thinking of gifting a book you certainly have many choices.
Finally I also wanted to mention that of the ten times that we have met this year Irene and Olga have been the most regular members and Lizzy is right behind them. Since Kathy Humphrey joined she has not missed one book. Thanks for coming and keep reading.
Have a great rest of the year.