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Off to wine, I mean book club!


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Published February 12, 2009 @ 19:49 by Tania in

Once a month I get together with a bunch of other moms to discuss books. Or that was the intent of the club when it started almost six years ago.

What really happens is that we pick a book, we buy a book, some of us read the book, and then we get together to drink wine and talk about life. Someone usually mentions the book. If we are lucky, they choose to mention it as the husband of the hostess is walking by to put the kids to bed.

I really couldn't imagine anything better. We all have kids of varying ages, with varying issues. We laugh. Share. Dish on our husbands. And drink wine.

Did I mention we drink wine?

I am off to book club. I love to read. I am a fiction person. Tonight's selection was Boys in the Trees by Mary Swan. It is probably only the second book in the six years that I haven't finished - but I tried, really hard.

But I have really nice bottle of reisling chilled and ready to go. After all, isn't that what book clubs are all about?


Alison
February 13, 2009 / 11:19

I'm in 2 wine I mean Book clubs...Even though I love, love, love to read, The getting out with the girls is the best part.

My 2 current selections are "The Book of Negroes" and "Remember Me". Both were really good but completely different.

Enjoying the blog very much...


Tania
February 13, 2009 / 13:33

Thank you Alison! We read the Book of Negros last year for book club. And I loved Remember Me. Try The Host Stephanie Meyer, and Timothy Findley's Not Wanted On the Voyage.


Alison
February 13, 2009 / 16:17

Loved all the Twilight books but wasn't sure if I would like The Host....I'll give it a try! I loved Not Wanted on the Voyage. Have you read any Jodi Piccoult books? They seem to be our fall back choice when we can't come up with a book...I find the best book talks come when we have a conflict of opinions about the book. Otherwise the book talk is 10 minutes... Do you keep a list? I'd love to see it if you do, I'm always looking for a recommendation. Coming up we have "The Gargoyle" by Andrew Davidson and the Oprah pick, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle".


Tania
February 14, 2009 / 13:01

We don't keep a list! But maybe I should, and add it to this blog. Our current selection is "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. We did "My Sister's Keeper" last year, but I had read many of Jodi's books. I have "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" on my holds list at the library, and will check out "The Gargoyle."


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