Summer Book Club
Nothing is better than curling up to a good book — or discussing it with a group of friends. Our summer book club allows you to share a common intellectual experience with fellow freshmen as you begin your educational journey.
“An irresistible read. Moving from quiet domestic drama to legal thriller.”
— The Washington Post
“Bohjalian manages to examine some very weighty issues without ever coming off as preachy or pedantic. A triumph.”
— Booklist
“A dark psychological dance of family estrangements, lies, and self-righteousness … finely wrought characters and thought-provoking personal and political drama.”
— The Seattle Times
“Bohjalian dares to tackle the complexities and complacencies of modern society at its most vulnerable spot, where the personal clashes with the political, where the private is forced to go public.”
— Richard Russo,
Pulitzer Prize winner
UT Dallas joins Richardson Reads One Book in reading Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian.
About the Book
For ten summers, the Seton family — all three generations — met at their country home in New England, to spend a week together playing tennis, badminton, and golf, and savoring gin and tonics on the wraparound porch to celebrate the end of the season.
In the eleventh summer, everything changed. A hunting rifle with a single cartridge left in the chamber wound up in exactly the wrong hands at exactly the wrong time, and led to a nightmarish accident that put to the test the values that united the family — and the convictions that just may pull it apart.
Virtual Discussions
Join the Book Club on Facebook for online discussions and chats in July and August and make friends before class begins! Author Chris Bohjalian will participate in online discussions in August.
On Campus Book Discussions
Dennis Kratz, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, will facilitate discussions on campus in the days before classes begin. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet people you have been chatting with over the summer.
Lecture and Book Signing
Chris Bohjalian will visit Dallas for a book signing and discussion on Sept. 16, 2008 at Richardson High School. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to meet the author.
Before You Know Kindness is available through Amazon, the UT Dallas Bookstore and other book retailers.
Visit Chris Bohjalian's Web site
