That's right, she was the only one who powered through this month's Book Pick. The Debt to Pleasure turned out to be a total dud for everyone. For those who are wondering what the big twist at the end is... it is that the narrator is a serial killer and has been killing every character in the book in various ways but mostly with poisonous mushrooms. Everyone agreed that the book was terrible.It was a small meeting last night, only four of us made it. We had Lillian Hellman's Pot Roast, cooked carrots, mushroom salad (we are still living, thank goodness!!), Parisian Salad and Chez Helene's Bread Pudding. Both the Pot Roast and Bread Pudding Recipes came from Heartburn. The food was delicious!
We got through the business of planning for the year. The February Book Pick is Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. Three of the five people who submitted ideas brought this book - so February was easy. The March Book Pick is The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien. It is a book set in Ireland, written in the 1950's and immediately banned. Looking forward to both!
Also, we planned out our themes for the rest of the year.
April - Books made into Movies
May - Classic
June - Science Fiction
July - Africa (choose a book set in Africa)
August - Chick Lit (i.e. The Devil Wears Prada, Lipstick Jungle, etc.)
September - Banned Book
October - Mystery
November - Christmas
December - 4th Annual Book Exchange
I am going to try and figure out a way to add a feature to the blog with book lists for the different months. That way if you see something you can add it to the list and not have to worry about remembering when it is time to choose books. I am excited about the year to come! I hope you all are too, I think we have opportunities for some really great choices.
2 comments:
Okay, that sounds like a great way to read out the rest of the year!
So sorry I couldn't make the meeting! The parents are here until Thursday and then life gets back to normal. :-) Looking forward to seeing you all at this month's meeting! <3
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