Attendees: Heather, Julie, Kelly, Lisa, Rhonda, Tania, and Tina. Reggie was also here this evening and he was a pretty good boy except for when he took Tania's cookie :)
We first discussed the book The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwable. Everyone that read this book or was in the middle of reading the book said that they really liked the story and thought that it was well written. We loved the relationship that Will and his mother had with one another. We also all agreed at what a well educated family this was. Rhonda said many times how this book made her feel like she grew-up as a hobo :). Lisa said that this book was very comforting to her and the story was very similar to what her mom and her family was going through, minus the book club. Tina thought that the book sounded boring, but we assured her that it was not. The book was more about the relationship between Will and his mom during her last two years of life, which we all felt Mary Anne lived to her fullest. We also couldn't believe all of the things that Mary Anne had accomplished in her life. One question that did come up was about her cooking good meals for her kids or did they eat the bad stuff we all grew-up on.
I can't remember how we got onto the food subject. I'm guessing that we were all admiring and enjoying the fresh homemade bread that Rhonda had out when she started telling us about this book called Pandora's Lunchbox. She said that the book goes into detail about what is in our food and it isn't pretty. It is mostly about all of the processed food and the ingredients that are in it. We had a long discussion about food and what we should and should not be eating. The overall conclusion is that we should not be eating processed food and we should make everything from scratch. The book Food Rules by Michael Pollan is a good starting place to figure out what to eat and what not to eat. Anyway, the bread that Rhonda made looked so good and tasted just as good!
We discussed the book Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple just a little bit because Tina was not finished with it and didn't want us to ruin anything. Those of us that read the book enjoyed it and thought that it was quick and easy read. We also really liked the way that she wrote the story. If you have not read this book book I would recommend it.
We also talked about working out, kids, Passover, our jobs, and I can't remember the rest.
Here are the details for our next book club:
When: Wednesday April 17th at 7pm (I just saw that Christopher is out of town then, so I'll have to try and get a babysitter then)
Where: Rhonda's house
What we are reading: The Dinner by Herman Koch
I hope to see you there!
Heather
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Book Club Next Week 3/20
Here are the details:
When: Wednesday March 20th at 7pm
Where: Rhonda's house
What we are reading: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
I hope to see you there!
Heather
When: Wednesday March 20th at 7pm
Where: Rhonda's house
What we are reading: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
I hope to see you there!
Heather
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Book Club Recap 2/20/13
Attendees: Denise, Heather, Julie (a new member?) Lisa, Michelle, Rambo, Rhonda, Tania, and Tina.
Wow, we had a pretty great turnout for book club. We would also like to welcome Julie to our book club. Julie, we hope you liked our book club since we are not as serious as your other book club!
The book that we were discussing was Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren. The overall consensus was that it was a good and interesting story, but that was it. Jillian had no redeeming qualities about herself and many of us were looking for some change to happen with her, but there never did. Many felt that she was narcissistic. We all wondered what caused her to go the path that she did. We figured that more was going on with her and her dad that she did not write about. Denise brought up the question of what would we do if we were presented with the same situation as Jillian was. She felt that we could all be bought and most of us agreed with her. All that money at that young of an age would be very tempting to take. We also talked about the incredible amount of money that the Royal family had and how much of it was wasted on living this incredible lifestyle. I believe there is a Vanity Fair or Vogue article that Denise talked about that described Prince Jaffri's (Robin) fall from grace.
I think that this was the most that we have ever talked about a book in book club! After the book talk we talked about Julie's other book club, schooling, the DELICIOUS bread that Rambo and Denise made, and I can't remember what else.
Here are the details for the next book club:
When: Wednesday March 20th at 7pm
Where: Rhonda's house
What we are reading: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Some of us already read this book, but we thought it was a good read and wanted to discuss it with the group.
See everyone in a month!
-Heather
Wow, we had a pretty great turnout for book club. We would also like to welcome Julie to our book club. Julie, we hope you liked our book club since we are not as serious as your other book club!
The book that we were discussing was Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren. The overall consensus was that it was a good and interesting story, but that was it. Jillian had no redeeming qualities about herself and many of us were looking for some change to happen with her, but there never did. Many felt that she was narcissistic. We all wondered what caused her to go the path that she did. We figured that more was going on with her and her dad that she did not write about. Denise brought up the question of what would we do if we were presented with the same situation as Jillian was. She felt that we could all be bought and most of us agreed with her. All that money at that young of an age would be very tempting to take. We also talked about the incredible amount of money that the Royal family had and how much of it was wasted on living this incredible lifestyle. I believe there is a Vanity Fair or Vogue article that Denise talked about that described Prince Jaffri's (Robin) fall from grace.
I think that this was the most that we have ever talked about a book in book club! After the book talk we talked about Julie's other book club, schooling, the DELICIOUS bread that Rambo and Denise made, and I can't remember what else.
Here are the details for the next book club:
When: Wednesday March 20th at 7pm
Where: Rhonda's house
What we are reading: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Some of us already read this book, but we thought it was a good read and wanted to discuss it with the group.
See everyone in a month!
-Heather
Monday, February 18, 2013
Book Club Wednesday 2/20
Hi Bookworms!
Book club is this Wednesday 2/20 at 7pm at Rhonda's house.
We are discussing the book Some Girls by Jillian Lauren. I found the book a super easy and fast read. I think that there should be lots to discuss :)
See you there (that is if I can find a babysitter!)
-Heather
Book club is this Wednesday 2/20 at 7pm at Rhonda's house.
We are discussing the book Some Girls by Jillian Lauren. I found the book a super easy and fast read. I think that there should be lots to discuss :)
See you there (that is if I can find a babysitter!)
-Heather
Friday, January 25, 2013
Book Recap of 2012
For 2012 we read 12 books! Well, we were supposed to read 12 books, but I don't know if everyone read everything. Maybe Rhonda did? Below is the list of books that we read. Don't forget to check out our blog www.rhondasbookclub.blogspot.com for the full list of the many books we read (at the end of the blog). It's pretty impressive!
- -The Perks of Being a Wallflower-Stephen Chbosky (2012)
- -A Sense of Direction-Gideon Lewis Kraus (2012)
- -Stoner-John Williams (2012)
- -Gone Girl-Gillian Flynn (2012)
- -Wild-Cheryl Strayed (2012)
- -Loving Frank-Nancy Horan (2012)
- -50 Shades of Grey-E.L. James (2012)
- -Rules of Civility-Amor Towles (2012)
- -River Town-Peter Hessler (2012)
- -The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake-Aimee Bender (2012)
- -Blue Nights-Joan Didion (2012)
- -1Q84-Haruki Murakami (2012)
Book Club Recap 1/23/13
First of all, a big welcome to Michelle our newest member.
Michelle, please don't expect that kind of hilarity at every meeting. That was a stand out with Rambo and his story. He is usually working and his mom only dies once.
Also, thank you for the wine. I know you found it while you were in South Africa and I will wait to share it with book club next time.
Secondly, we were very sorry our anchor Heather was sick and unable to make it, although it was really nice to see our long lost member Christopher who came in Heathers absence.
The other attendees were: Denise, Lisa, Tania, Raven and me, Rhonda.
Now onto the discussion.
We spoke briefly about the book "In The Shadow Of The Banyan" by Vaddey Ratner. This was her first novel and it was a good read. We didn't talk too much about it as I was the only one who finished it. Lisa, Tania and Michelle are still reading it. The story is about a little girl during the Cambodian war. Not a real uplifter, but a good book nonetheless. It's gonna be hard to find a book about any war that is a light and happy piece.
Anyway, on to the meat of book club.
Rest in peace Ruth Fitzgerald, but thank you for the stories that Rambo imparted to us. Ruth is Rambos recently departed mother. He and Denise made the trip back to Michigan to lay her to rest and they came back with enough stories that we all feel very strongly Rambo has the makings of a movie.
His father Don treated Rambo somewhat like a priest offering Rambo his lifelong confessional of the mom and dads 58 year marriage and it made for some of the best stories we've ever heard at book club.
The stories belong to Rambo and Denise and hopefully a big movie company down the line so I will not tell any.
Tina, I know you want a private sit down with them since you were unable to attend book club so you'll have to make those arrangements. Please count me in though.
Our next book is called "Some Girls: My Life In A Harem" by Jillian Lauren. It's supposed to be a jaw dropper so we are excited to read it. The next meeting will be Wednesday February 20th here at my house.
I hope to see everyone there.
Michelle, please don't expect that kind of hilarity at every meeting. That was a stand out with Rambo and his story. He is usually working and his mom only dies once.
Also, thank you for the wine. I know you found it while you were in South Africa and I will wait to share it with book club next time.
Secondly, we were very sorry our anchor Heather was sick and unable to make it, although it was really nice to see our long lost member Christopher who came in Heathers absence.
The other attendees were: Denise, Lisa, Tania, Raven and me, Rhonda.
Now onto the discussion.
We spoke briefly about the book "In The Shadow Of The Banyan" by Vaddey Ratner. This was her first novel and it was a good read. We didn't talk too much about it as I was the only one who finished it. Lisa, Tania and Michelle are still reading it. The story is about a little girl during the Cambodian war. Not a real uplifter, but a good book nonetheless. It's gonna be hard to find a book about any war that is a light and happy piece.
Anyway, on to the meat of book club.
Rest in peace Ruth Fitzgerald, but thank you for the stories that Rambo imparted to us. Ruth is Rambos recently departed mother. He and Denise made the trip back to Michigan to lay her to rest and they came back with enough stories that we all feel very strongly Rambo has the makings of a movie.
His father Don treated Rambo somewhat like a priest offering Rambo his lifelong confessional of the mom and dads 58 year marriage and it made for some of the best stories we've ever heard at book club.
The stories belong to Rambo and Denise and hopefully a big movie company down the line so I will not tell any.
Tina, I know you want a private sit down with them since you were unable to attend book club so you'll have to make those arrangements. Please count me in though.
Our next book is called "Some Girls: My Life In A Harem" by Jillian Lauren. It's supposed to be a jaw dropper so we are excited to read it. The next meeting will be Wednesday February 20th here at my house.
I hope to see everyone there.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Book Club Wednesday 1/23
Hello everyone!
I just wanted to send a reminder out that book club is next week. Here are the details. We hope to see you there!
When: Wed 1/23 at 7pm
Where: Rhonda's house
Book we are discussing: In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
-Heather
I just wanted to send a reminder out that book club is next week. Here are the details. We hope to see you there!
When: Wed 1/23 at 7pm
Where: Rhonda's house
Book we are discussing: In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
-Heather
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