- First off, have fun!
- Get to know each other!
- Pick out our books for April, May, June, & July.
- Introduce ourselves one at a time and give the title and author of our books with a short summary of what the book is about. After everyone introduces their books, we vote on which books we want to read for the next 4 meetings.
- Icebreaker questions.
- Schedule next meeting.
First meeting, so the discussion focused mainly on book suggestions and voting.
- The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (368 pp.)
- Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist (363 pp.)
- Room by Emma Donoghue (321 pp.)
- *The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (815 pp.)
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (352 pp.)
- Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (528 pp.)
- Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (1,015 pp.)
- Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (224 pp.)
- It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini (444 pp.)
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (320 pp.)
- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (528 pp.)
- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (296 pp.)
- *Caucasia by Danzy Senna (413 pp.)
- *Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project by Jack Mayer (396 pp.)
- Fall in Love for Life by Barbara “Cutie” Cooper w/ Kim Cooper and Chinta Cooper (208 pp.)
- Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (400 pp.)
- Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (512 pp.)
- What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (432 pp.)
- What is the What by Dave Eggers (480 pp.)
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (432 pp.)
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (323 pp.)
- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (432 pp.)
- *The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (320 pp.)
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (varies, 140-50 pp.)
Off topic highlights:
Strip clubs. Reptiles, amphibians, cat rats. The Twilight series. Children. Video games. Men at future meetings. Driving a U-Haul to Mt. Rushmore. While we all have our favorite format to read, it doesn't matter if it is hardcover, paperback or e-book. At least people are reading!
Next Month's Book:
(Books 1-3)
by
Douglas Adams
-815 pages-
Our 2nd monthly meeting will be April 24, 2013! See you then!