The book club was a success, with a good group and great conversation. We've set the ground rules and have decided to meet the first Friday of each month at the municipal airport, which my friend Angela runs. They have comfy leather couches and a nice atmosphere that will be perfect for our group. Since it's after hours we can bring wine or whatever else we want to drink, and will each bring an appetizer to pass. It's a great way to take the pressure off each person individually to host, which can be stressful and expensive. We'll take turns choosing the book and coming up with three basic starter questions, assuming that the conversation will flow from there.
The book I've chosen for the first official discussion meeting is All that Matters, by Jan Goldstein, which tells the story about a young woman who attempts suicide only to be brought back to an appreciation for life by her grandmother, an elderly Holocaust survivor whose fighting spirit is a testament to all she has endured. I labored over the first book, wanting to pick the perfect title, but now I'm regretting it. Three quarters through the book I find I'm hating it, not to mention the suicide subject matter is proving to be possibly inappropriate since one of our book club members had a husband who killed himself - ack, I don't know. We'll see, maybe I'm over-thinking the whole shebang. I just hope Angela's pick for April is better than this one.
It is obvious from the spirited conversation Friday night that we will have plenty to talk about as a collective group, regardless of the book title chosen. I'm looking forward to the next meeting, April 4th.
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