So, first things first, I AM GETTING MARRIED IN 2 DAYS!! Just thought I'd start out this latest post with something that makes me sooo happy! I also need to thank all of the girls that unwittingly arrived early and got roped into helping me with some last minute wedding preparations. Thanks for your help!
Anyway, the meeting this month was really fun. Again, we had a nice turn out. Most of the girls had finished reading The Kitchen House and had a lot of say about it. I think the general consensus was that we enjoyed the book. We fell in love with all of the characters and really wanted to see something turn out right for them in the end. Another general idea was that the book was just too dang depressing! Nothing ever seemed to turn out the was it was supposed to. The end wasn't predictable. I don't know what is says about us as women but I think everyone at the table last night had, at one point, hoped that Will Stephens' wife would die during labor so that he and Lavinia could end up together! It would have been the one death that we would have accepted. Personally, I really enjoyed reading this book. I think I would rate it a 3.5 or 4 and I would definitely recommend it to someone else - as long as I told them exactly what they were getting into beforehand.
Heather was in charge of the book choices this month and she had some really great options. A lot of the ladies were torn between two books but we ended up going with The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
This kind of falls into the realm of young adult literature. It actually won an award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature from the American Library Association. The story is set in 1939 Nazi Germany. The narrator is death itself which sounds interesting. I started reading the prologue last night and I am already hooked. The way is is written and the narrations giving by death are fascinating. I am so excited to see how all of this develops.
Thank you to everyone who joined us last night and to Kaley/Amy Jo for providing the food. Out next meeting is going to be April 20th at 6:45 pm. Kaley is going to be bringing the book choices and I think I'm going to have Eric make us some Spanish food so it should be pretty great! I hope to see you all there!
Carly
