Book 77: "Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut"
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 19:00
15, rue des Savoises, la Maison des Associations. Find the room on lobby's noticeboard., Geneva
Through the beloved Billy Pilgrim, we see the central themes of Vonnegut’s humanism along with his satirical take on how disgusting it is when humans don’t use their (limited) free will to prevent simple atrocities. A great example of how we use humor to deal with hardship, and the conflict between the way heroism is conveyed through stories for actions in situations that perhaps could have been avoided altogether. “So then I understood. It was war that made her so angry. She didn’t want her babies or anybody else’s babies killed in wars. And she thought wars were partly encouraged by books and movies.(http://www.mostinfluentialbooks.com/book/201/slaughterhouse-five/
E-book: http://vk.com/doc16929061_203704447?hash=91a1ceb2df9552da73&dl=014cd5f3d43824cd80
Nominated by: Mehran
Presenter: Rick
Commentator: Needed
Date: 23 July 2014
Time: 19:15 sharp
Format:
1. Members introduction (5 minutes)
2. Club statistics (2 minutes)
3. Introducing interesting books (5 minutes)
4. Brief introduction of next book (2 minutes)
5. Book presentation (20-30 minutes)
– A brief history of author’s life
– A short summary of the book
– Main/new ideas that the book brought to the society at the time that it was written
– What were the major implications/reactions at the time that it was written?
– What are the major implications on our daily lives (if any)?
6. Group discussion led by the commentator (45-60 minutes), member’s personal view about the book, opposing ideas.
At the end of the meeting, a group of us goes to a bar nearby for a drink, everyone is welcome to join.
Venue: 15, rue des Savoises, la Maison des Associations. Room: See the noticeboard in the lobby)
Map: http://www.lafea.org/contacts.htm
Note: reading the book is not a "must" to attend the meeting!
Look forward to see you all!
To participate in the on-going book selection process:www.mostinfluentialbooks.com
To see the upcoming events:
http://www.mostinfluentialbooks.com/page/event_list/
To join the club: http://www.glocals.com/groups/geneva/geneva-book-club.htm
E-book: http://vk.com/doc16929061_203704447?hash=91a1ceb2df9552da73&dl=014cd5f3d43824cd80
Nominated by: Mehran
Presenter: Rick
Commentator: Needed
Date: 23 July 2014
Time: 19:15 sharp
Format:
1. Members introduction (5 minutes)
2. Club statistics (2 minutes)
3. Introducing interesting books (5 minutes)
4. Brief introduction of next book (2 minutes)
5. Book presentation (20-30 minutes)
– A brief history of author’s life
– A short summary of the book
– Main/new ideas that the book brought to the society at the time that it was written
– What were the major implications/reactions at the time that it was written?
– What are the major implications on our daily lives (if any)?
6. Group discussion led by the commentator (45-60 minutes), member’s personal view about the book, opposing ideas.
At the end of the meeting, a group of us goes to a bar nearby for a drink, everyone is welcome to join.
Venue: 15, rue des Savoises, la Maison des Associations. Room: See the noticeboard in the lobby)
Map: http://www.lafea.org/contacts.htm
Note: reading the book is not a "must" to attend the meeting!
Look forward to see you all!
To participate in the on-going book selection process:www.mostinfluentialbooks.com
To see the upcoming events:
http://www.mostinfluentialbooks.com/page/event_list/
To join the club: http://www.glocals.com/groups/geneva/geneva-book-club.htm
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