I’m go to a
lot of book clubs through the Davenport Public Library: Shorts & Sweets,
Stranger than Fiction, See YA, and the West End. I have to confess the reason I
joined all these clubs is because I get intimidated whenever I walk into the
library or a book shop—I’m overwhelmed by all the choices. Is that fear of the
unknown or laziness? I can’t do the research? Whatever, it’s a long-standing
problem I solved by having someone else pick out the books I read. I’ve only
had a few that I couldn’t finish. Many have been wonderful discoveries.
The perfect
case in point was reading The Boys in the Bunkhouse by Dan Barry for
Stranger than Fiction. It’s a new-this-year book club. I’ve found the
selections a bit of a rocky road for me. These non-fiction books can be totally
eye-opening or not, an easy read or a challenging one. Reading about the boys
from the bunkhouse in Atalissa, Iowa, practically in my back yard, was
definitely an amazing experience that I wouldn’t have had any other way.
I enjoyed
Dan Barry’s writing for both style and the in-depth research. He found the most
amazing tidbits of information and skillfully wove them into the fabric of his
text.
Thank you,
Bill Fuhr and the rest of the Davenport library staff, for a great experience.
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