Saturday, November 10, 2018

October and November

So. We didn't meet in September so we added "Eileen" by Ottessa Moshfegh to our discussion in October. What a crazy book! Only one member (ahem, that would be me) had finished it so it wasn't the longest book discussion.

Our November book was "Washington Black" by Esi Edugyan. Greta, Tony, Mairtin and AM were present. Two of us had finished the book and all had read some. It was a very good conversation about the role of slavery in American history and in our current lives. It will be good to follow up when all have finished since the end of the book is complicated and puzzling.

Our book for December is "The Heart's Invisible Furies" by John Boyne and for January we have lined up "Sing, Unburied, Sing" by Jesmyn Ward.

AM tried to describe a movie she was recommending which lead to some confusion since vet can refer to a veteran or a veterinarian.




We all expressed our gratitude for book club.