Common Ground Reading Group
Common Ground is a group of folks who gather monthly in Pembroke to discuss the month’s selection. Although Common Ground is a subgroup of Capital Gay Men, it welcomes anyone who wishes to participate (no discrimination based on gender or orientation; we ask only that you be 18 years of age or older).
We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Currently we meet each month at Chuck's apartment in Pembroke; please contact one of us to get specific directions.
2012 Selections
In the table below, links are provided to the Amazon.com page where you may learn more about the books and even buy them if you wish. The columns to the right are for ratings by our regular attendees; each is asked to rate the book from 0-5. If the rating is a link, it leads you to a full review by that attendee.
The columns identify our most-frequent attendees: George, Bill, Jeremy, Chuck, Reggie, and Micha. Joining us does not obligate you to be identified on this website (although we welcome it). The last column in the table is the average of all scores submitted.
| Date | Monthly Selection(s) | Author | GK | WA | JW | CM | RB | MS | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicked Gentlemen (Hells Below) | Ginn Hale | ||||||||
| Touched | Scott Campbell | ||||||||
| The Price of Salt * | Patricia Highsmith | ||||||||
| Native | William Haywood Henderson | ||||||||
| When We Danced on Water | Evan Fallenberg | ||||||||
| Pins [Paperback] [Kindle] | Jim Provenzano | ||||||||
| Vanishing Rooms | Melvin Dixon | ||||||||
| The Notorious Dr. August: His Real Life and Crimes | Christopher Bram | ||||||||
| Wild Dogs | Helen Humphreys | ||||||||
| Troublemaker: A Dave Brandstetter Mystery | Joseph Hansen | ||||||||
| Christopher and His Kind | Christopher Isherwood | ||||||||
| Reader’s Choice |
* The Kindle edition author is Claire Morgan, Patricia Highsmith's 1952 pseudonym.
Note: We will select books for 2013 at the November 13 meeting.