Paul Knopick
The Just Good Readin’ Book Club meets on Monday, Aug. 4, to discuss Erik Larson’s In the Garden of the Beasts, an in-depth look at the rise to power of Adolf Hitler through the eyes of the U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
Robson’s book club is open to everyone. It meets in the clubhouse at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of the month. For questions, please contact President Peggy Backes at 940-262-3390.
Larson is an extraordinary researcher, excellent writer, and historian. Based on the life of William Dodd, America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Nazi Germany, the nonfiction best seller chronicles the rise in power for the ruthlessly ambitious Hitler, the bizarre Hermann Goring, and the sinister Joseph Goebbels.
It is a stunning eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin and Europe were awash in blood and terror.
On Monday, Sept. 8, our book club will discuss the very popular The Women, Kristen Hannan’s dramatic novel about the heroic women nurses who served in Vietnam.
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.
Said one reviewer: “The Women is one of those rare books that lingers long after the last page. Kristin Hannah has delivered a deeply moving and eye-opening story that follows a young woman—first as a nursing student, then through the chaos of the Vietnam War, and into the turbulent aftermath back home. What struck me most was how this novel illuminated a part of history that often goes unrecognized: the women who served in Vietnam. I was shocked—and honestly angered—by the disbelief and dismissal the main character faced from those who refused to believe women were even in the war. That truth hit hard.”
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