Thacher Faculty

As the librarian, I implemented a book club 3 years ago. The students generally read about 5-6 new novels in the club per year as this is about all their busy schedules will allow. Coincidentally, some of the reads have also been made into films so we’ve been able to read and also screen the films. We’ve even had some guest speakers such as Dr. Del Vecchio who spoke to us about Chinese history during the Cultural Revolution after reading “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.” We then viewed the film of the same name and Mr. Shi’s wife prepared us a yummy authentic chinese meal. Other reads such as “Water for Elephants”, “Never Let Me Go” and “WarHorse” have also lent themselves to the discussion of the book and film translation. Currently though we have read two books with the word rabbit in title : “Down the Rabbit Hole” and “When God was a Rabbit.” Our busy schedules have not allowed us to discuss these yet but very soon. Neither has been made into a film yet either but, they were all the buzz at the “Edinburgh Book Festival” which I attended this past August. I have a feeling one of them will be made into a film when it makes it across the pond to the US. Next up  to read is yet to be determined but, I am almost certain it will not have rabbit in the title!