The Hunger Games

When I think of writing the summary of the book we've just read I try to avoid writing a 'book report' like you would in school. Instead, I think of the times at book club when one of us hasn't finished the book and how we all jump in trying to fill in what that person missed. The conversation doesn't always flow chronologically, we sometimes miss something that maybe wasn't too important anyway, and we share our favourite parts and even sometimes quotes. This is how I approach our summaries here. So while there are many spots to find condensed, concise, 'proper' summaries of the books we read out in the internet, this is not one of those places. Instead things are a little jumbled, more conversational, and hopefully ring true to our book club - enthusiastic and informative but not an English class study. So, here's how I imagine we'd share what happened in The Hunger Games if one of us had not had a chance to finish it.

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A Study in Scarlet

The copy of A Study in Scarlet that I got out from the library notes the author as 'Arthur Conan Doyle' so that is why I listed it as such in the title of this post... but it just feels weird. Even though this is the first novel I've read in the Sherlock Holmes series, I've grown up knowing him as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. So, I'm trying something new and omitting the 'sir' - how brazen.

wuthering heights: cast of characters

Mr. Earnshaw lives in Wuthering Heights with his wife and two children, Hindley and Catherine. Hindley is eight years older than Catherine. Ellen Dean (a.k.a. Nelly) is born the same year as Hindley and she works for the Earnshaws. Mr. Earnshaw adopts Heathcliff after finding him alone along the road back to his house. He doesn't know how old he is, but he is close in age to Catherine and they become friends. 

Mr. Linton and Mrs. Linton live in Thrushcross Grange and have two children, Edgar and Isabella who are close in age to Catherine and Heathcliff. (Spoilers after the break.)