Book Club Savvy Mugs

"How to talk to people" "Make them rue the day"

The Dorrie Decimal System

'Look! The new long awaited, highly anticipated but ultimately disappointing novel by that guy you like.'

It's Dostoevsky. It's Melville. It's Flaubert. But it doesn't dance.

“Who’s a good boy that doesn’t feel obliged to prove it by holding too many interesting literary and social opinions?”

"It's about sex and revenge, except for a short chapter on the Continental Congress."

Sue the Author 3PM

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

'He took from the rich and gave to the poor? It sounds like wealth redistribution.'

The World's Biggest Book Club

'No room at the inn, baby born in a manger: It's gonna be a great story to tell at parties...'

Shakespeare. Hamlet. Romeo and Juliet. "To be or not to be, that is the question". "We are such stuff …As dreams are made of …" "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would small as sweet." That Shakespeare guy had some neat sound bites.

'I'll blurb you if you'll blurb me.'

Do-It-Yourself. Do-it-yourself-With-Good-Friends-and-Pizza-and-A-Few-Beers.

"Barb's such a fast reader."

Isabel Allende

BOOKSHOP, 'We're pushing our do-it-yourself kit today, sir -- a ream of paper and a dozen pencils.'

'Read any good Apps lately?'

The writers group met every Tuesday for support and fellowship.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Is this fiction, non-fiction or historical fiction?"

Well, I finished my summer reading list – now what?

'Turns out it was J K Rowling, in the drawing room, with a laptop.'

"No. I don't want to see an all-male production of 'Little Women.' "

'It's very fast-paced. The book was over before I could finish reading it.'

BOOKS ON VIDEO/BOOKS ON TAPE/READ YOUR OWN.

A book reviewer reads between the margins.

A vicar is reading 'The Great Begatsby' written by Abraham.

Book Lovers in Richmond

'We loved this book. Twenty nine experts tell you how to think independently.'

'Oooh. By Emily Bronte. A very controversial book...Cruelty! Passion! Death! Risky territory for a woman author in the 1800s.'

Science Books. Do you have any books about Lepidoptera? Yes, and would you like to join "The Book of the Moth Club"?

The Colonel reading Clive's letters to the ladies of the regiment.

"Hey - I'd write a book, too, if I could find the time."

What're you doing today, Darlene? Power relaxing. 9 to 10:15 I'm reading the paper. 10:20 to 11:30 I'm getting my nails done while reading Catch 22 for my books club. 11:45 to 1, I'm eating lunch, catching up on calls, paying bills then kicking back on the couch from 1 to 1:15. The afternoon is sheer bliss. Yoga from 2-3, Pilates from 3-4, massage from 4-5, meditation 5-6. Now move. Please now! You're interfering with my relaxing. How the type-A spend their Sundays. 10:02, bathroom break. Everyo