...Book Club day finally arrived...and we were ready...
...we set up a drink station...with coffee (decaf caramel truffle)...and hot tea...and juice...and pop...and red red wine...hopefully something for everyone...
...the spread...the
Stuffed Sweet Peppers...Build your own sandwiches...a couple of cold bean salads...some
cucumber dill tea sandwiches...some chips...and the
Gazpacho...
...Vegan Cupcakes for dessert...
...last month's book...
The Tiger's Wife...was the one we were discussing while we gnoshed...
...I loved the book...very prettily written...and I loved the interweaving of the folk stories with the 'real' story...definitely a good read...
...I made a couple of stacks of books...my favorite here...definitely
'Cutting for Stone'...but I liked them all...most were hand-me-downs from my sister's book club...
...this stack I labeled already read...take one or more...'cause I need to get rid of them...
...then there was a stack labeled 'to be read'...that I thought I'd ask the group for help choosing next month's book...
...but I know from past experience that you never get any help...it seems no one wants to be responsible for choosing a bad book...
...in the end...it came down to these two...
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle...a tragedy compared to Hamlet in the reviews...and
In the Forest of the Night...a mystery by local author Larry Ellis...
...one of our rules is that you can't have read the book before...so I've sort of been saving these for when my turn to host came...
...I ended up choosing The Story of Edgar Sawtelle...pretty much based on the recommendation of Stephen King on the back cover...it's a tragedy...so I'm sure it's not going to be a fun read...I'll let you know how it goes...
...maybe I'll save 'In the Forest of the Night' for the next time I host Book Club...
~Have a lovely day!
It's fun to see how you plan and accomplish a 'book club night'. Food looks great and the books sure looks interesting. I have only read a few of those. MOM
ReplyDeleteIf you liked The Time Travelers Wife, you must read her second book Her Fearful Symmetry. It's haunting and suspenseful and beautiful. I started reading it in the early afternoon and stayed up all night reading it, only to shower and go to work the next morning.... and it was worth every tired hour at work!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to join your book club, such a sumptuous spread!
ReplyDeleteI chose 'Man in the Gray Suit' when asked. I thought it was a splendid book but it was not generally liked. I felt quite guilty! I also suggested 'A Room with a View', also not generally liked. Stopped suggesting!
oh what a good time!!! and yes, edgar swatelle is a bit tragic - but it's a beautiful read! good choice. love, k
ReplyDeletep.s. our club book for July is The Light Between Oceans....and I can tell from the review that it is gonna be a tear jerker....
I'd love to be at your book club meeting!
ReplyDeleteYour book club looks like a really fun time. I've enjoyed a number of those books myself... Water for Elephants, We Were the Mulvaneys, Edgar Sawtelle. Tasty treats, too!
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