April Book Club

From Brenda:

The book:
The Cleft by Doris Lessing. The blurb from the back of the book: “In the last years of his life, a Roman senator embarks on one final epic endeavor, a retelling of the history of human creation. The story he relates is the little-known saga of the Clefts, an ancient community of women with no knowledge nor need for men. Childbirth was controlled through the cycles of the moon, and only female offspring were born—until the unanticipated event that jeopardized the harmony of their close-knit society: the strange, unheralded birth of a boy.”

For extra credit:
For those who breeze through this book (it’s not very long and has rather large print, a plus for an oldster like me!), please feel free to read my second choice: The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver about a woman faced with choosing between two men. The book progresses in a kind of parallel universe with alternating chapters following the consequences from each decision. The premise has been compared to the movie Sliding Doors (with Apple’s mom Gwyneth Paltrow), if you’ve seen that.

Potential dates:
Please let me know your availability for Wed April 16, Thursday the 17th, and Monday the 21st.

Last night's main dish...

...well besides hiding the lizard....

Anyway, I've posted the recipe for the Baked Orzo at the recipe-sharing blog many of you are familiar with.

http://shareourrecipes.blogspot.com/

Thanks for trekking to St. Paul last night for book club and we'll see you soon!

Movie - The Other Boleyn Girl

I know movie outings have not been so successfully organized with this group, but I would love to go to The Other Boleyn Girl with some book clubbers, if you're interested. The movie opens next weekend, but I'm open to going any time.

Here's one review I could find on Google:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karin-badt/from-the-berlinale-justi_b_87489.html

Looking for Beach Read Recommendations

Hi everyone, it's Nathan... Ashley and I are hanging out at home on a Friday night, and Ashley persists in asking me to Google 'best beach reads' for our upcoming trip. I am not enjoying this task and have thus turned to you, members of the most respected book club in town, for your suggestions. Please post with your ideas... please.

February turning into March Book Club

Update: March 18 it is. See you all then!

Hi all,

Here are a few dates to get us rolling on re-scheduling February book club. Please reply and let me know what will not work for you. Thanks!

Monday, March 10
Tuesday, March 11
Wednesday, March 12
Tuesday, March 18

HaiVy

February Meeting Dates

Update: Monday, February 18 it is! Let's say 7 p.m. Directions to follow in an email. See you all soon.

Hi all,

As Ashley so kindly posted for me, the next book is What is the What by Dave Eggers.

Does Monday, February 18 work for a meeting date? If not, can you post what days of the week typically work for you and I will try to re-schedule. Thanks!

Happy reading!

Next month's book: What is the What

I can't wait to read our next book! I even put "God Grew Tired of Us" on my Netflix queue today to totally get into the story. I look forward to discussing this.