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<\/a>After ordering our food and catching up on everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s winter vacation stories and decisions regarding re-contracting, we began the discussion of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian<\/span>. This young adult novel, written by Sherman Alexie and illustrated by Ellen Forney, was a different literary choice for many club members. This welcome change of pace seemed to please everyone, with many members rating the book a 4 out of 5. We discussed how Forney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s illustrations added to the story, and marveled at Alexie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ability to tell a narrative so hilarious but also heart-breaking. Many of us wished we had been able to read the book as teenagers.<\/p>\nDue to the complexity of the book and its lofty page count, the next book club meeting isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t until April. If you are interesting in attending, please join the Facebook page. We will be meeting on\u00c2\u00a0Sunday, April 5 at 2:00pm, in Kobe<\/p>\n<\/a>For our next meeting, we will be discussing Cloud Atlas<\/span> by David Mitchell. Cloud Atlas<\/span> has received multiple recommendations from book club members in the past. This uniquely written novel consists of six separate stories told through time, each with its own characters and plot. The stories vary wildly in genre, from historical fiction, to a murder mystery, to post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction. As the book progresses, these chronological stories jump mid-way from one to the next. The fun (and at times, challenge) for the reader is noting where and how the stories connect to one another and keeping track of all the different plots, characters, and subplots.<\/p>\n