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!