I think that this book club had to be the most attended book club that I have ever been too! Just kidding! It was Rhonda, Denise, Rambo, and myself. I got there late and Denise had to leave early.
We first discussed Moonwalking With Einstein by Josh Foer. Rambo and Rhonda didn't care too much for the book. We all agreed that it didn't really teach us how to remember things in an easy way. We all thought that it was too involved to actually try to remember things. Rambo gave the example of being at a party and meeting someone and him having to stare at the person for quite awhile while he tried to figure out some sort of imagery that he could put in a mental palace to remember that person's name, which isn't really doable. Christopher really liked the book, but that book was up his alley. I thought that it was pretty good. Rhonda said that it read like a textbook, which I do see, and that is why it made it harder to read. Denise and Rhonda both did not finish the book, but Rhonda told me that today she did!
The next book we discussed was The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Both Rambo and I thought that the book was just okay. Rhonda really liked it and she said that the book was real easy read and that she got through it very fast. We all agreed that it was easy and fast. I thought that it was too predictable, but Denise kind of liked the predictability and she thought that there were some parts that she thought would happen, but they didn't. Rambo thought that the story couldn't have been told by any narrator and there was nothing real special about it being from the Dog's point of view. I came into the book with higher expectations since I had heard from a friend about the book. Overall, it was a good read.
The stuff that everyone missed, which is the most fun stuff was :
-Rambo's Ultra (go Rambo!)
-Denise is doing a show this Saturday in Torrance
-Osama Bin Laden and Will Ferrel's tweets that he has been doing about it
-Chickens and the lack of egg laying
-Rhonda's pet mice :)
-Nathan and his terrible three's and his weight
-The stand-off that was close to Rhonda's house and Denise's neighbors that got the cops called on them
-FOOD and all of our lack of control
-belly fat
-working out
-weight issues
-cutting out sweets
As you can see we talked about eating healthy and our weight for a good portion of book club. As I am writing this I am making scones for a party tomorrow and I have been eating a very yummy candy that our neighbor brought us from Mexico (she brought us a huge plate full of them!)
For our next book club here are the details:
When: My BIRTHDAY! If you don't know when that is it is Tuesday June 21st :) We are still meeting at 7pm and I am expecting this book club to have a huge turnout!
Where: Rhonda's house
What we are reading: Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese and Bossypants by Tina Fey. I went to Tina Fey's talk about this book and it was hilarious! I think that this book would actually be better listened to then read because Tina does the reading!
Can't wait to see everyone on my birthday! No gifts are needed :)
