December Meeting

 Special thanks to Sharon for hosting our December/Christmas Party!!

 

 After the usual catching-up chat(s) and yummy snacks we did discuss last month's book, The Waiting Room.  Most of us were in the dark about the "secret" until well towards the end.

  

It was very well liked by all except MJ.....I guess that's why we read lots of different books!

 

 

We eventually moved to the "Dirty Santa" part of the evening.....just a lot of fun. 

 

Thoughtful fun presents all around.

There was just a bit of "stealing".....

 

Jean looks a bit sneaky, doesn't she??

 

Really good fun.

Jean will host the January meeting.....the book for the month will be Is Paris Burning  by Larry Collins and Dominque Lapierre.  

October Meeting

 Thanks to Bonnie for hosting!!

This month’s book While You Were Out was equally loved/hated.  

Remember that we skip the November meeting and will do our Christmas party on December 12 at Sharon’s house.

The party will be the “Dirty Santa present exchange “ As usual. So bring something fun to share wrapped and try to stay under $20. 

Our next book is “ The Waiting Room” by Emily Bleecker. 

Take a look at the "Other Books we've been reading" link for some new ideas.  

September Meeting

 Thanks to Linda for hosting and for the absolutely yummy raspberry filled cake!  To those of you who missed the meeting - it was fabulous and we all took some home with us as an added bonus!!

We had a good discussion of the book - Absalom's Daughters.  Most enjoyed it but wasn't a "favorite".  Thanks to MJ for knowing some of the history of the biblical Absalom.  

Lots of good sounding "other books read" this month so check it out if you're looking for something new to read.  

Bonnie will host next month and the book is "While You Were Out" - a non-fiction book so a departure from our "normal" novels1

 

And a note for the future - Sharon will host the "Christmas" meeting/party sometime in mid December!

August Meeting

 Meeting at Karen's house - sorry that Jean was sick and others were busy.  We had a fun time chatting about the book and other things of course!

This month's book White Houses by Amy Bloom was not overwhelmingly liked.  Sortof - meh.  Everyone did agree that it gave us a lot of insight into the lives FDR and Eleanor must have led.  

Next month's book will be another library book club setup - Absalom's Daughters.  

If you need a copy of the book, please contact Karen as there are  several extra copies.  

Next month's meeting will be at Linda's (correct me if I'm wrong!)

Several interesting "other books we've read" this month so check those out if you need an idea for a good read.

July Meeting

 

Thanks to Jean for hosting the meeting at her lovely home!!

 

 

 

We all enjoyed "The Lost Girls of Paris" and were not happy how they were used by the British government during WWII.  The things we learn from reading historical fiction!

 

The book to read for Augusts is "White Houses" by Amy Bloom.  It is about the close relationship of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok.  

 

Karen will be hosting the next meeting on August 27.

June Meeting

 Sorry, no photo of the June meeting!

There were 6 members in attendance.  Hope Vilma is feeling better!!💖

 

We all enjoyed the book and the stories she had to tell.  We decided that it was a shame that the story didn't continue with her time in Switzerland.  Wow, what she went through and many others!

We meet July 23 at Jean's home.  The book is "The Lost Girls of Paris"  by Pam Jenoff.  It is historical fiction.

 

May Meeting

 

 

We all enjoyed the book learning about how the Indians were treated as Europeans took over the country, East Coast to the West Coast.  This book was about the building of another fort in Wyoming  that was to ensure safety for those coming to a gold rush in Montana and those who were choosing to settle there. Crazy Horse outsmarted the troops and killed most of them.  This was historical fiction.

We will be meeting at Lindy's June 25 for the next meeting.  This month's book is "A Bookshop in Berlin" by Francoise Frenkel and is another from the Library's book club kit.

April Meeting

 Thanks to Jean for hosting!! 

 

 Next meeting is  May 28 at Sharon's house.   

Our next read is “Ridgeline” by Michael Punke.  The story takes place just after the Civil War out west in Wyoming.

March Meeting

We met at Vilma's a week late as she had been under-the-weather the week before.  As usual, we had a nice discussion regarding the book, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.  We all learned more about Apartheid and the construction of townships, such as Soweto.  The " crime" was being born to a black mother and a white (Swiss) father.  Trevor had gone on to being a well-known comic, even outside of South Africa.

Jean will be hosting the April 23rd meeting.  The assigned book is "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver.  Again, we are using the library's book club kits.

February Meeting and 150th Book Chosen!

 Thanks to Linda for hosting!! 

 

 We have a new member and welcome her!  Lisa is a friend of Linda's.

We all enjoyed reading "The Lincoln Highway" and discussed the main characters and how they were influenced by their upbringing.  This story took place during the 1950's.

 

 

 

Vilma will be hosting the March meeting and the book that Linda chose is "Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah, another library book club kit.  Amazing statistic - this is our book club's 150th book!!! (See the link to full list to the right on the desktop version of the page)

Also take a look at the "other books we're reading" link for reading ideas.

January Meeting

 Thanks to Lindy for hosting the January meeting.

 The library book club kits are working out great - what a nice service!

We all enjoyed the book and discussed growing tobacco in NC.  Linda grew up on a farm and they grew tobacco in the far west of VA.  We talked about how the warnings against smoking didn't take place until much later than the story in the book (1940"s)  Dolly was not in attendance but sent her thoughts on the story along with returning the book to Sharon.  Things that she liked:  (1)  Every person in the community was expected to play a role in the tobacco industry; interesting to see the breakdown of those roles. (2)  The shift in the workforce as WWII ended and the struggles women faced to maintain their space in it.  (3)  The ingenuity of young girls in general to find ways to have income and gain a skill (sewing) - they used what they had at hand and relied on their intelligence that was often overlooked by the men in their lives and community.

Linda will host the next meeting, February 27.  The February book is "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles.