Beer + Books: Love, Dishonor, Marry, etc. by D. Rakoff
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 @ 19:30
Harper's Pub, Rue de la Barre 8, Lausanne
A book too long for the title field!
TIME: 19:30/7:30 PM
PLACE: Harper's Pub, up by Riponne
BOOK: Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish, by David Rakoff
Every month, the Lausanne Book Club gets together to grab a drink (beer optional), unwind from work, and talk about a book we picked and read the month previous. We like engaging but relaxed discussions, so feel free to come even if your busy schedule has kept you from finishing the book--or if you haven't read it, but just want to eavesdrop on some interesting book talk!
Our November book LOVE, DISHONOR, MARRY, DIE, CHERISH, PERISH was suggested by Anna. Here's a quick pitch:
"David Rakoff, who died in 2012 at the age of 47, built a deserved reputation as one of the finest and funniest essayists of our time. This intricately woven novel, written with humour, sympathy and tenderness, proves him the master of an altogether different art form.
"Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die; Cherish, Perish leaps cities and decades as Rakoff, a Canadian who became an American citizen, sings the song of his adoptive homeland--a country whose freedoms can be intoxicating, or brutal. Here the characters' lives are linked to each other by acts of generosity or cruelty. A critic once called Rakoff "magnificent," a word which perfectly describes this wonderful novel in verse."
Intrigued? Hope to see you there! Please RSVP and come with 1-2 suggestions for a book (any genre, 500 pages or less, preferably available as an ebook) to read at future meetings. The more people who make suggestions, the more varied and interesting our book selections!
Can't make it? Sign up for our group to get invites to all future meetings. You can also see the books we've read before in our group info.
BOOKS SO FAR IN 2016:
January: GOOD OMENS, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
February: ORPHAN TRAIN, Christina Baker Kline
March: A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, Jennifer Egan
April: REAL WORLD, Natsuo Kirino
May: PROOF OF HEAVEN, Eben Alexander
July: STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS, Ted Chiang
September: THE SEED COLLECTORS, Scarlett Thomas
October: HAPPY CITY, by Charles Montgomery
TIME: 19:30/7:30 PM
PLACE: Harper's Pub, up by Riponne
BOOK: Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish, by David Rakoff
Every month, the Lausanne Book Club gets together to grab a drink (beer optional), unwind from work, and talk about a book we picked and read the month previous. We like engaging but relaxed discussions, so feel free to come even if your busy schedule has kept you from finishing the book--or if you haven't read it, but just want to eavesdrop on some interesting book talk!
Our November book LOVE, DISHONOR, MARRY, DIE, CHERISH, PERISH was suggested by Anna. Here's a quick pitch:
"David Rakoff, who died in 2012 at the age of 47, built a deserved reputation as one of the finest and funniest essayists of our time. This intricately woven novel, written with humour, sympathy and tenderness, proves him the master of an altogether different art form.
"Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die; Cherish, Perish leaps cities and decades as Rakoff, a Canadian who became an American citizen, sings the song of his adoptive homeland--a country whose freedoms can be intoxicating, or brutal. Here the characters' lives are linked to each other by acts of generosity or cruelty. A critic once called Rakoff "magnificent," a word which perfectly describes this wonderful novel in verse."
Intrigued? Hope to see you there! Please RSVP and come with 1-2 suggestions for a book (any genre, 500 pages or less, preferably available as an ebook) to read at future meetings. The more people who make suggestions, the more varied and interesting our book selections!
Can't make it? Sign up for our group to get invites to all future meetings. You can also see the books we've read before in our group info.
BOOKS SO FAR IN 2016:
January: GOOD OMENS, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
February: ORPHAN TRAIN, Christina Baker Kline
March: A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, Jennifer Egan
April: REAL WORLD, Natsuo Kirino
May: PROOF OF HEAVEN, Eben Alexander
July: STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS, Ted Chiang
September: THE SEED COLLECTORS, Scarlett Thomas
October: HAPPY CITY, by Charles Montgomery
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