Thanks to all who attended last night at San Miguels – the food, margaritas and discussion were great. We missed the rest of you! Thanks to everyone for their patience in trying to get this meeting to happen. I just feel slightly cursed by the weather gods.Summary of our state of the union for GAB:
- Keep time and date same, except for March 2008 that conflicts with spring break. Because 3 of us already knew we were out of town, Kristine changed the date to Wednesday, March 5th.
- Up our Book People order to 12 and review in April to see if we have an accurate count.
Reviewed 2007 book choices with lots of positive feedback. Some members looking for more nonfiction options so keep those in mind. - Desire for more structure within the discussion. Ideas suggested included advance study questions or web research, giving hosts questions or comments in advance, and/or question basket during meeting.
- Molly will work on updating the web site.
- Anita received a couple of corrections to the Member List last night so those that didn’t attend be sure and get yours to her so she can get the corrected version back out to us.
Last night our choice was Six of One by Rita Mae Brown. I provided way too much background information on the author and her interesting evolution as a writer. The antics bickering, boot legging, poor driving, colorful Southern characters provided a lot of laughs to many. As we have found with other books, plots that jump around through time and many characters (with multiple nicknames) can be challenging. This book was written early in the author’s career and if you want to check out her later writing style, she has two mainstream mystery series, The “Sister” Jane Fox Hunting Mysteries and the Mrs. Murphy Books.Our choice for February is Every Secret Thing by Ann Tatlock.
Our March choice is The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer: Close Encounters with Strangers by Eric Hansen.Thanks again for a great meeting.Mary
“If the world were a logical place, men would ride side-saddle.” Rita Mae Brown
“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.” Rita Mae Brown
