Book club last night. So stinking fun, it was a little ridiculous, but exactly what I was hoping for when I started this venture. Even if our waiter DID steal his tip (probably because he knew with every ticking second it was getting smaller and smaller...).
For last month, we read Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center. It was good. Not as great as Everyone is Beautiful, but good. Considering how badly I wanted to slap Jenny upside the head through a great deal of it, I was clearly invested at what happened to her. And my favorite part was the clarity and truth at how she wrote about the first few months post-baby. Those, sadly, rang all too true. A few frustrating points (why should we care about Gardner? She really doesn't elaborate on why we should like him or why he's so taken with Jenny, who is CLEARLY a mess), but good. And we all decided that Aaron Eckhart should totally play Gardner in the movie. Because it feels as though there should be a movie.
For those of you playing along at home, December's book is The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. Meeting will be at Starbucks and I'm sincerely hoping GEB will be working to make it just that much more fun...
Music for a Friday:
(coin laundry, lisa mitchell)
Aaron Eckhart would be awesome in the movie! (And it's been optioned for one... fingers crossed.) And I have a new book coming out April 6 called Get Lucky. Hope you guys get a chance to check that one out, too.
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Katherine Center
Wow, I comment from the author. Exciting! I had so much fun last night. Can't wait for next month. And I should let Adam put the kids to bed all the time. Gabe didn't wake to eat until almost 7 and then slept until almost 9. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading Everyone Is Beautiful. I enjoyed it. I'll have to check out this one, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving these book club posts. Would you put a list of the books on your sidebar maybe. I usually read three books at a time and so it takes awhile to get through an entire book. That way I won't miss any of the fun. You are the best list maker I know.
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