Big Book Club's "oh Boy, Tolstoy!"

This week's references include: Pete's man purse Possible gadgets and accessories to make reading in bed easier. Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale of Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends Our palate cleansers: Megan - All the Marvel movies, but Age of Ultron most recently (and she loves Don Cheadle's portrayal of War Machine) Jennie - High Risers: Cabrini Green and the Fate of American Public Housing Pete - Leviathan Wakes, the first book in the series that the tv show The Expanse is based on  

So many references, we thought we ought to Librarian them for you... Third Eye Blind's song "Narcolepsy," verse 3: “I read dead Russian authors, volumes at a time/I write everything down except what’s on my mind” War - Edwin Starr (Original Vinyl) Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 - a "Sung through musical adaptation of a 70 page segment from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace" Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Napoleon Dynamite - A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home. Seinfeld, Season 5, episode 14: The Marine Biologist - "While having a conversation with Elaine about his favorite yellow T-shirt, "Golden Boy" (which, due to its age, is "dying"), Jerry tells her the novel War and Peace was originally called War, What is it Good For?"  

Looking for a challenge? Always wanted to read Russian literature, but never had time? Like talking about books with other people? You are invited to join us in reading the very big book, "War and Peace" with us this summer! We'll read approximately 100 pages each week, talk about it online, cheer each other on when the Russian aristocrats drive us bonkers, and celebrate our survival of 1400 pages of Tolstoy at the end of the summer. Reading of "War and Peace" begins on June 2. Learn more, and register to join in, on the Library website.