Hello?

So, I'm feeling a little alone here. Where are you guys at in this process? Who still needs to get the book? Should I pick one up for you?

Beginning

So I read the first chapter of Divisadero today (up to page 20 in my edition). Interesting. Meandering, not linear. I now know who some of the main characters are and I know some of the shades of their early lives. There's a lot of jumping around in time and foreshadowing.

The introductory page of italics raised many questions. The first chapter answered some of them. I still don't know who Colette is. I still don't think I know what occasioned the drastic change in Anna.

Catch up and read with me!

decision?

are we going with "divisadero," then? and what are we doing with it?

my pick

so this would be my vote for the first book. I've wanted to read his work for a while. He is apparently one of the greatest contemporary Canadian writers alive. (woot woot support for Canadian Lit.) (He is also Sri Lankan)
anyway this is his latest novel. I think it could be exceptional.
Here is a link to the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ondaatje

what are we doing here?

three questions seem to be at the top of our agenda:
1) what is the point of this book group?
2) how will that goal be met?
3) what will we read?

so... what say you?