Catching Up

In March, we met to discuss The Hunger Games and see the movie. Most people in the group found the book to be an easy read and really enjoyed the movie. There is lots of controversy brewing regarding the appropriateness of the book for the upper elementary age group. The next book was chosen for our Thriller/Psycho month in April. And the winner was....

Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman We all met at Megan's lovely new townhome and had a Baltimore themed meeting since the book takes place right here in B'more. Crabs, corned beef, cow tales, Berger cookies and "Missing Baby" fruit salad were on the menu. We welcomed a couple of new readers and got down to business eating, drinking and talking about the book. The general concensus was that the book was easy to read and we really liked it. It was made all the more interesting because it referenced places we are familiar with or had heard of. There was alot of discussion about the 2 main characters, Alice and Ronnie, and the choices Alice's mother makes. We weren't really happy with Ronnie's outcome and most of us were pretty aggitated with the mother of the abducted baby! Great discussions ensued. We also chose our next book for Science Fiction -May. And the winner is.....

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin. See you on May 19th!

My How Time Flies!

I have been really remiss about updating and promise to do better in the future. We cancelled/rescheduled the December meeting and a few people were able to meet at Chilli's on the Avenue at White Marsh to discuss the next book. The next book was chosen. The group decided our mystery book would be The Quickie by James Patterson and Michael Ledwich

In February, we met at Ross' Crab House. Those who read the book seemed less than thrilled with the development of the main character and the choices she made. Believability was a big issue! We also met a new member...Kathleen! Welcome!

Our next book has been chosen! We will be reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

And, since the movie is ready to be released...WE'RE HAVING OUR FIRST FIELD TRIP! We are planning to see the movie and then meet and eat on March 24th. Should be awesome!

November 2011

This month we met at Chopstix in Perry Hall to discuss our latest book,
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. 

We also welcomed 2 new faces to the group - Marcia and Dorsey.  After some yummy Chinese food and some lively discussion (Penn State scandal anyone?), we jumped in to share our thoughts about the book.  Overall, the concensus was that we enjoyed it.  We discussed many of the characters in depth and expressed our wish that the author had written a sequel about Keiko's life.

We voted (many times) on our next book!  After weighing book lengths (nothing too long for the upcoming holidays) and subject matter (nothing too "down" for the holidays) and considering suggestions listed on sites for ..."If you like this book, try...", we finally made a decision using the fairest method we know--flipping a coin.  A winner was chosen! We will be reading

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Our next meeting will be December 10th, so get reading!

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We're Off To A Great Start!

After our initial meeting in September at The Green Turtle in Towson, we all anxiously began to read our first book club selection. The Devil In the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson was a big undertaking--literally--at 447 pages! 



We met on Saturday, October 22nd at Barb's BEAUTIFUL home!  She was such a welcoming host.  We celebrated the book with food and drink inspired by the book: chocolate martinis, deep dish Chicago pizza, hamburgers, Old Fashioned Cracker Jack Cake, guacamole dip, and caramel apples. After eating, we got down to business and talked about the book.  Some of us admitted (sheepishly) that we couldn't get into the book or get it read.  Others shared that the book got better after page 300 :-)  Much discussion about how Holmes was able to get away with his actions for so long and the marvel that was the World's Fair!  Kristi brought some extra realism with pictures of the main characters and shots from the fair.  What a spectacular production that was!  

We voted for our next book-Epic Romance and the winner is....Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. 

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