Oh, what fun it is to have a book club that turns five! Horton hosted the big kick-off event. New faces joined us- Welcome! Katie, Heather, and Sandra. And the book Tell the Wolves I'm Home was discussed...for a good, long time too. Shelley shared her sorta-autobiographical connections. Horton served up some of her memories of the AIDS epidemic and the 80s. Katie penetrated new depths of the book with insights about the negative space and how Finn was the ultimate "negative space" in the book (did I really just use the word "penetrated"?!). Those with sisters pointed out to those of us without that June and Greta do, indeed, portray a familiar bond that sisters have- one that can be equal parts cruel and compassionate. I know I'm missing large chunks of the discussion, and it was a solid one about a sweet and tender coming-of-age story. Great pick, Horton!
Speaking of picks, we decided the upcoming year's books. Again, never an easy task, but ended the night with a promising list. People would send up their suggested titles, and the group would volley thoughts and opinions back and forth. Often times, one title would be suggested, and you could tell right away it was going to stick. Arms would point, "I've wanted to read that book" others would shout, and it was written down on the year's list. Other times titles weren't so well-recevied, yet some how one about the Oxford English Dictionary got past Renee and her tactics (snoring, yawning, simply refusing...). So, anyway, there is a Year 5 List. Welcome to the FFBC, Year 5!
Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman October l0 at Beth's house in St. Louis Park
Mission Flats by William Landay November 7 at Renee's house in St. Anthony Village
Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern December 12 at Jenny B's house in Rosemount
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson January 9 at Katie's house in Minneapolis
Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld February 13 at Heather's house in Rosemount
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye by Rachel Joyce March 13 at Amy K's house in St. Paul
One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper April 10 at Horton's house in Apple Valley
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell May 8 at Erin's house in St. Paul
Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon June 12 at Sandra's house in ????
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley July 10 at Andi's house in Lakeville
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester August 14 at Shelley's house in Minneapolis
Code Name Verity by Elizabth Wein September 11at Renee's or Katie's
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