On Sept 26, our meeting was hosted by Mary Jo and Ann F. at the lovely Colonel Spencer Inn, we discussed "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. Most people thought that the book was one of the best we've read, and almost everyone enjoyed the book immensely. Ann had prepared a list of discussion topics, but almost all topics were discussed by the group before she had the chance to ask them formally. Much of the discussion centered on how people's actions in the book were dictated by the time and place they lived, how race relations have changed since then (and how they were different in New England during that time), and which characters we liked and identified with. Unfortunately, the one person in our group critical of the book was absent from the meeting, it would have been nice to have that added dimension to the conversation.
The food was a light and wonderful array of appetizers and desserts, and we all felt that the amount of food was just right (not too much). It works well when some bring wine, some bring food, and some bring nothing.
Bev presented a list of possible books to read for our Dec 5th meeting, and we voted on "Power of One" by Bryce Courtenay.
Here is the upcoming schedule for future book club meetings:
Sun, Oct 31: "A Tale of Two Valleys" by Alan Deutschman, hosted by Joy
Because of the holidays, the Nov and Dec meetings are combined, and will be held Dec 5th in conjunction with Kathy's "Be an elf" weekend. The book discussed will be "Power of One" by Bryce Courtenay.
After that, our next meeting will be at the end of January, place and book to be determined.
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