June 28, 2015 Meeting at Joy's House

Lori submitted the below summary of our meeting:


We had our June 2015 book club meeting last Sunday (June 28th) at
Joy's house, a perfect way to spend a cold, raining day. We discussed
"A Spool of Blue Thread" by Anne Tyler. Although no one seemed to love
the book, feelings about the book ranged from general enjoyment to
strong dislike with variations in between. Among those that generally
enjoyed the book, many felt that the first half was slow with the
later sections being more interesting. Despite the "lukewarm" feelings
about the book, discussion about the relationships in the book tended
to cause some of us to open up and discuss personal experiences in
ways that we generally don't. So, in general, discussion about the
book was very satisfying. The food was plentiful and fantastic, and
the wine and conversation flowed, as usual.

The next meeting will be at Judy's on July 26th, and we will discuss
"The Reliable Wife" by  Robert Goolrick.
The August meeting will be at Celia's on August 30's, and we will
discuss "The Rosie Project:  A Novel" by Graeme Simsion.

Judy will prepare the next list of books to vote on at the next
meeting. The chosen book will then be discussed during the Sept
meeting.

Every one of you that couldn't make it on Sunday was sorely missed,
and I hope to see you all later in the summer! Ann S. and I will miss
the July meeting since we'll be with Kathy in the Alps, but I'm still
a little sorry that I'll miss Judy's beautiful waterfall this year.