August Meeting

So, when's the next book club? I know that Christine, Alana and I are all on vacation next week. Can we do it sometime the week after?? Is someone hosting? Are we going out? Thank goodness we'll have that little bit of extra time, I'm close to finished but not quite there yet. Hard book for me to read.

Looking forward to seeing you ladies again, no matter where it is. Hope everyone is having a great summer so far, and have a good vacation ladies who are leaving the city! See you all when I get back!!!

M

Bigger Things...

I'm about half way through Poisonwood Bible and have started to question the story. I spent a bit of this morning doing some research on the history. The Democratic Republic of Congo (which from what I understand is what it was named after the independence) is smack in the centre of Africa. They've been faced with, what BBC news calls, Africa's world war lasting well over 5 years and claiming 3 million lives.

What was shocking to me is that this war was current news on January 28, 2009. I will be the first to admit that I tend to stay away from the news as I feel that it is negative energy; however I am ashamed to admit that I didn't know.

We spend so much energy, money and resources reporting one life lost (MJ) that I cringe. To think what that same dollar value could have done for these people outrages me.

It's not our war to fight? Maybe. I believe that we aren't responsible in supporting war but ensuring safety and well being for the innocent.

I have new found respect for this book and can't wait to dive in for the second half. I'm sure that my research will certainly help me finish in record time. That or the sheer boredom of fishing on Sunday will do it.

Candice

Amberton's Identity

So, Christien started reading Bright Shiny Mornings, and he would like to add to our discussion of Amberton. He believes that it is Tom Cruise. I have to side with him on this one. It makes total sense, when he was with Nicole Kidman. 2 kids, boy and girl. Worked with his wife on movies (or at least one movie). Was a heart throb back in the day. Definitly thinks that he is gods gift to life. I couldn't get behind it being Will Smith for the fact that he's not a whiny cry baby like Amberton turned into. Now Tom Cruise, I would see whailing around and whimping out if another dude wasn't in love with him. Hello, he is the GMD.

What do you ladies think?

Book Club Recap

Hello!
Thanks for a great Tuesday Book Club, Malia! As always food and conversation were both delicious. I forgot to take a copy of the hardcover "Thanks" page, but will get to that tonight if I can remember. BSM seems to be the Book of the Year!

Officially moving on to July book now...I am sitting here at my desk reading TPB and my first impression is that it is going to be chock full of funny phrases. This is my current favourite from the chapter I just read...

"He was getting that look he gets, oh boy, like Here come Moses tromping down off of Mount Syanide with ten fresh ways to wreck your life."

I makes me laugh because Montana is full of Baptists and Evangelicals and every where you go you see these 10 Commandment Billboards. Just 4.5 hours south of here, but something you'd just never see on our roads.



Hope you have a great rest of the week! Looking forward to next meeting already. Comment or post with your thoughts and comments or favourite parts of TPB.

Book Club Tuesday!

Hey hey ladies! Book club time again. Super sweet. My place, 6:30pm on Tuesday the 7th. I know that they are calling for rain, so keep the fingers crossed that the sun shines through and we can spend the evening on the deck. The newly painted deck, I hope. I will be cleaning like crazy this weekend to kitty proof the house in case we are pushed back inside. Nothing like a good excuse to get as far away from Stampede as possible. And to get together and discuss a book that sounds like we've almost all read! I'm going with a vegetarian theme this time. We'll see how that works out.

On another note, Three Cups of Tea is on sale at Costco for $10 and it's in paperback. Just for any of you who haven't purchased it yet.

See you all on Tuesday.

Malia