Serena by Ron Rash
Last year when I read Ron Rash’s new book Serena, I was pulled in from the very start! I had heard him read from A World Made Straight a few years ago and had recognized then what a talented, captivating writer he is. Serena, in paperback, has just been released, and our book club will be discussing it on Thursday, November 5 at 5:15.
Set in Depression Year 1929, the main characters, Serena and George, are two people who are charismatic, cunning, charming, beautiful, and intelligent. (One might compare them with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie by today’s standards.) They slowly and carefully create a logging empire in the Appalachian Mountains. All is well until Serena becomes a little distracted and obsessed with her new husband’s illegitimate son, and that is putting it mildly! What happens from the middle part of the novel until the end of the novel grabs the reader and won’t let him or her put the book down! A literary mystery unfolds with fast paced speed!
Read the book Serena and come join us in what will surely be a lively and provocative discussion two weeks from today!………Nan
Written by Nan
3 responses so far ↓
1 Nancy Posey // Oct 22, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I found Serena riveting. Next semester we are using it in our English classes in the community college where I teach. I hope to use Ken Burns’ new National Parks film series during our study.
2 Patricia Roberts // Oct 22, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Nan definitely has a talent for picking interesting books that I almost always love. I can’t wait to ask her if she picked this book deliberately for October because I thought it was perfect for Halloween. The main character was so cold-blooded that I actually had a few nightmares. I enjoyed the fast pace of the story dealing with the main story line, but I also really enjoyed the scenes with some of the lesser characters like the loggers. I also enjoyed learning a little about how the park came about. Great pick, Nan!
3 Joyce Gibbes // Oct 27, 2009 at 10:29 am
I didn’t expect Serena to be so gripping, but I could not put it down.She is a character I loved to hate;she truly is evil. Nan picked another great selection for the book club.
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