I recently saw the movie Gone Girl and immediately went out and bought the book. Just so you know, the book is just as good as the movie. A screenwriter wrote it so the movie and the book are very much alike. I keep numerous books on my nightstand so when I finish one I have a new one to start. You can get lost in a book.
My childhood favorite books were the Nancy Drew series. When we went to the toy store I didn’t want toys, I wanted the latest Nancy Drew book. I remember reading them and putting myself in the role of Nancy; she was a sleuth by the way, a detective—a gum shoe if you will. She and her friends were always solving crimes investigating the situation, hiding behind trees and sneaking into open windows. I use to try and duplicate some of her antics with my neighborhood friends.
Funny, I never remember Nancy Drew having parents that told her “no” or “don’t;” I heard those words often in my house.
I grew up and began reading the Deadly Sins series. How I loved those books. Sanders was a former magazine editorial writer and later turned to full-time fiction writing. He wrote his first novel, The Anderson Tapes, in 1970, at the age of 50. It deals with a plot by a group of criminals to rob a luxury apartment building. How about that, he began writing at age 50 that should inspire aspiring writers in their golden years. He has dozens of titles to select from, he passed away in 1998, but the books live on.
One of the detectives that was the centerpiece of his novels use to eat the most delicious sounding sandwiches. I use to duplicate the sandwich and eat it while I was reading the book. I have a friend who is a member of a book club and when they gather they create a meal based on what the characters in the book eat. That sounds like fun. I remember when they were reading “The Help” they prepared a meal similar to the food in the book, minus that special ingredient cake of course.
It was such a pleasure covering the recent anniversary of the Aurora Reading Club. Can you imagine an organization being around for 120 years? While I was having lunch with them during their 120th anniversary luncheon they gave me a list of the titles they plan to review in the coming months. “Men We Reaped” by Jesmyn Ward, “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and “Yes, Chef” by Marcus Samuelsson. Thanks ladies for some titles to add to my list and here’s to 120 more years of Aurora.
(Email the columnist at debbienorrell@aol.com)
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