So, I thought I would resurrect the old Red Raccoon Book Club in blog form. To the few of you who know what I am talking about, or the even fewer who know what the original Red Raccoon was, I send my regards. To the rest of you, welcome to the Room of the Great Ruth. I hope you enjoy your time here.
The first book I am reading is "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J. K. Rowling. (this is a reread for me.) I am also listening to the audiobook "Shalimar the Clown" by Salman Rushdie, and am pages away from finishing "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The fates of Human Societies" by Jared Diamond. Feel free to read along, and post your comments as you go.
In the Spring of 1996 two bright young High School graduates concieved of a means to expand their burgeoning intellects in the absence of formal education. Assembling each week in the Room of the Great Ruth in Kenmore, Washington, they and a select group of highly intelligent individuals became the founding members of the Red Raccoon Book Club. This blog has very little to do with that event, but very much to do with me.
