S U G G E S T I.0 N - for Members who prefera book of fiction in June

Sep 28, 2026

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June double selection for club members who prefer fiction, presenting recommended novels and member pricing details. The text highlights critical reception and practical reasons for choosing specific titles, including discussion of editions and costly features. It also introduces Alexandra Orme’s account with commentary on humor amid wartime danger, and presents a separate review of Gerald W. Johnson’s tale centered on an ordinary man’s perspective across major mid-century events, framed as an engaging, swift read.

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for Members who prefer a book of fiction in June

A DOUBLE SELECTION

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BY GER ALD W. JOHNSON

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BOOK oF che mONCh CLaB Neu18 # 力入RRy sCheR(Y)入n eoiCOR Flowers in a Brown Vase,by Jan Brueghel(for desciption se inside back cover) 入NNOUNCINC AOouBLe seLectION poR JUINe # S U G GE ST I.0N ..for Members who prefera book of fiction in June SAID Orville Prescott,in The New Tork Times,in a review:THE WALL seems certain to dwarf all other fiction of 1950and will probably win a Pulitzer Prize,too.It is the Book-of-the-Month Club selection for March,the third perfectbulls-eye scored by the Club this year.The other two were THEPEABODY SISTERS OF SALEM and THE HoRSE's MoUTH,by JoyceCary.”All other reviews of THE WALL were in the same excitedtenor,and within one month after it was published,the book roseto the top of all"best-seller"lists throughout the country ...We mention this for a practical reason.The Book-Dividendthis month,described in the accompanying circular,the newHAMMOND’S COMPLETE WORLD ATLAS,is one that mostmembers will probably want to obtain.The Club's edition isnot likely to be reprinted because of the extremely expensive colorwork.Consequently,if you are among the members who areparticularly inclined to the reading of fiction rather than non-fiction—and if you have not yet ordered THE WALL—we recom-mend it strongly as a fiction substitute for the double selectiondescribed opposite.If you have already obtained THE WALL,otherfine novels we suggest for this purpose—in case you have missedany of them—are: THE EGYPTIAN THE GOLDEN WARRIORTHE WAY WEST CRY,THE BELOVED COUNTRYTHE HORSE’S MOUTH You will find these,and others,described briefly in the lastpages of this issue. # for june A DOUBLE SELECTION omes theomrade! Never underestimate the power of a woman—-even if she has to cope with all of Stalin's RedArmy.Beneath the gaiety and lighthearted ironyof Alexandra Orme's account of the naive bar-barians who“liberated”Hungary,an accountwith a chuckle on every page,there is a story of fabulous courage in an intelligent woman.“It has the suspense ofviolent fiction....Even when a pistol was pointed at her head byone of her admirers as he invited her to sleep with him,she didnot lose her sense of humor." # huoredible Jale BY GER ALD W.JOHNSON It is a tale of you.of all of us.Its sub-title is,The Odyssey of the Average Man in the Last Half-Century.And its aim is to make us appreciateproperly the wonder our descendants will haveat the fateful events,in which we have beenspectators and participants;but also—in this perspective--to understand better the Incredible Tale as it con-tinues to unfold day after day.It is swift,brilliant panorama,thekind of book(Clifton Fadiman points out)one reads through ata sitting. Combined Retail Price:$7.50★PRICE TO MEMBERS:$3.90 Comes the omnade! ...and Alexandra Orme,aristocrat and intellec-tual,finds it a twenty-four hour job to protectherself and her friends from their"liberators” A REPORT BY JoHN P.MARQUANDONO the dust jacket of Comes thebefore.If someone living in a Gallic villa atComrade!the publishers havethe time of the break-up of the Romandescribed the author's amazingempire,instead of in a Hungarian manorcultural and personal experienceshouse,had written of the visitation of Alaricwith the Russian army,when aand his Goths,the general values would bepart of it swept over a small Hun-almost identical.Time has little to do withgarian village at the end of the last war,asuncultured people who suddenly encounter"gay...amusing...slightly terrifying!"the luxuries and amenities of a peaceful andTechnically this is a correct appraisal.Theestablished society.The nightmarish farcesbook is very gay and very amusing,becauseand comedies as well as the tragedies so brightlynomatterin what situation she may be thrown,recounted by Alexandra Orme are actuallyits author is a gay and amusing person.Thethe inevitable pictures of a world in chaos.pages sparkle with her humor and her sophis-To an American reader these scenes may haveticated sympathy.It is true also that hera

FAQs

这份内容主要在推荐什么类型的书？

内容面向偏好小说而非纪实/非小说的会员，集中在“June”期间的双重精选与替代选择。

为什么文中会强调《The WALL》的获取时机与替代小说？

文中说明当月图书分红相关选项中，《The WALL》的俱乐部版本由于彩色工艺成本高不太可能再版，因此若尚未订购，会建议以其他小说作为双重选择的替代。

文中提到的两位作品分别在讲述什么？

一部分聚焦 Alexandra Orme 的叙述与战时幽默体验；另一部分则以 Gerald W. Johnson 的作品为主，强调其以普通人的视角理解“过去半个世纪”的重大事件，并以快节奏、精彩全景的阅读体验呈现。

Sep 28, 2026

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