March 2013

Riley in the Morning
Sandra Brown
Picked by Mistie

Television producer Brin Cassidy was throwing the biggest dinner party of her life. And with everything in utter chaos, who should show up unannounced on her doorstep but her handsome estranged husband, Jon Riley. 

Brin had not only worked with the popular star of Riley in the Morning,she had fallen in love with and married him. She knew she owed Riley an explanation for why she walked out. But did he have to come on this of all nights?

Temperamental, charismatic, and devastatingly blue-eyed, Riley was a man who knew what he wanted, and he wasn’t leaving until he got it. But the sensuous and strong-willed beauty he still called his wife was every bit his match. 

From dusk until dawn the two will experience a second honeymoon of passion, seduction, and deep revelation that will determine if there is any future for Riley in the morning.

Februrary 2013

Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan Lethem
Picked by Kendall

Lionel Essrog is Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart our language in startling and original ways.  Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank Minna, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable, so who cares if the tasks he sets them are, well, not exactly legal. But when Frank is fatally stabbed, one of Lionel's colleagues lands in jail, the other two vie for his position, and the victim's widow skips town. Lionel's world is suddenly topsy-turvy, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case while trying to keep the words straight in his head.  Motherless Brooklyn is a brilliantly original homage to the classic detective novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation. (From Amazon)



Quotes from Readers:

Lionel, has Tourettes and our discussion revolved around his environment, the chaos vs control. The way Lionel grows out of the chaos and more into control. That even though he had a handle on the chaos by trying to control his outbreaks, it still was chaotic. - Mistie

The book was a refreshing and interesting take on the classic noir detective story. The protagonist Lionel, a man with Tourette's Syndrome, manages to solve the his boss's murder while giving the reader insight into the mind of an interesting mental disorder. - Casey

I would love to have a sandwich, or six, with Lionel! - Kendall

Restart ..

So after about a year of ups and downs and practically no book club meetings, we have come to an agreement to try and start again ... Woo Hoo!

Here is to a fresh start and hopefully we last another four years, if not longer!

February Meeting

MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 19 - 7PM AT KC'S HOUSE!!!!!


We will be discussing Runny Babbit and ......

We will be hosting a Mock Award Ceremony with any and everything fancy we can do. Please feel free to bring significant others and/or intermediate family members.

This will require people to dress up, not like the ball but close to it.

I will also need announcers for award categories

Feb 12 @ 7pm - KC's house

Award Counting

I just realized I made an error with the voting ballot. I forgot to add in The Jungle, so please take that into consideration.

I also need all members to comment below on all the books you have read this past year for the book club, ASAP. Sorry and Thanks!

Short Update

All donations for our Christmas Party must be delievered by Dec 9th, the 10th is the latest.

We have two new members joining us for our Christmas Party:

Kim Malachi and Kayla Barger!!!!!!!!!

January Meeting

Title: Never Far From Nowhere

January 8th 7pm

Sasha's House

Mandatory Meeting

Award Ceremony

Discuss new changes

Two New Members will be joining us ....

round of applause to

Kim Malachi and Kayla Barger, she will also be joining us at the Christmas Party!!!!!!!!!

The next set of members need to pick out their titles for the mandatory meeting.

X-Mas Party

Memoir's 2011 Christmas Party!!!!!!!!!!

Location: KC's house in Ft Worth

Date: Dec 11

Time: 7pm

Gift Exchange: Book Themed

Now we need to decided on whether or not it will just be book club members and significant others. I know that is what I have stated and a few others but I need a definite answer! If others show up, then we will make it a pot luck so we don't have to worry about food!

Are we factoring in game night here or should we plan for it next year?

Also, thought about putting together 4 raffle drawings. Two for $2.00 and two for $4.00 to go towards our book club fund. Any takers, suggestions, or ideas? Also - any one want to donate something for the raffles, that would help very much. The raffle will be 4 gift baskets.

November Meeting Change

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Date: Nov 27

Time: 7pm

Location: Elizabeth's

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IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE!!!!!!!

The November 13 meetings is Fairest by Gail Carson Levine picked by Elizabeth.
This meeting will be pushed back to Nov 20 due to scheduling conflicts.
Time and Location TBA

Reflections from October 9, 2011

What we disscused

• My book pick Come Closer
• About new releases
• The award ballot was shown for our mandatory meeting in January
• Future books and meetings
• KC has volunteered her house for the X-Mas, but we are still waiting on a confirmation for that. If she cannot, any other takers?
• A theme was suggested for the Gift Exchange, make it book related - let us know if you have someother idea or if you do not like this one

~*~

Come Closer

Sara Gran

Classified as Horror

This is a psychological thriller. You get caught in a deluision that you do not really know what is happening, why these things are happening, and who is really doing them? Is she truly possed by a demon or is her inner self coming out?

You just have to read it to find out!

Please comment

Thanks

-M

Members, Guests, and Gatherings

Give A Round Of Applause News:
We have a new member who is interested in joining our group ... Tammy! *clapping*
We also have a special guest joining the October Meeting ... Kendall! *clapping*

Gathering and Discussion Changes:
There has been a change in our November and December schedule. In November we will be discussing Elizabeth's book, Fairest.

In December we will be having our Chrismas Party/Game Night.
Do we have any volunteers for hosting this event. My (Mistie's) apartment is always open my same concern is my pets. Just let me know what you want!

Some Ideas and things to catch up on ...

Hello Ladies,
It has been awhile so here is a simple update and request on information that we need! Please comment on all, Thanks!

Anniversary Dinner
Since we are trying this new book club idea and in September it is actually our gathering month not our book discussion month - so why don't we just plan our Southern Ball on that day since it should already be marked on everyones calendar? Makes it more simple instead of planning an extra day?

And for those who have not voted for the dinner menu please do so, soon!

January Mandatory Meeting
Any categories for our award ceremony?

Memory Book Volume II
Okay, so my idea for the next volume is crazy wonderful, but I need quotes from everybody from every book club book you read. Think of it as the quotes you see on book covers by reviewers and other authors saying something positive about it. Just email me when you have them written down.

If you haven't read you don't really have to make up a quote or you could and just be something random and silly, like the page 99 test and just pick a random quote on that page!

A New Book Club ...

Okay, so there has been a debate about our book club and the meetings. We got a new idea from a fellow book club member that we are going to try out this second half and see how it goes.

July 17 - Mandatory Meeting
August 14 - Book Club Discussion (Acene)
September 11 - Book Club Gathering
October 9 - Book Club Discussion (Mistie)
November 13 - Book Club Gathering
December 11 - Book Club Discussion (Eliz)

If any one does not like or agree with this idea - it can be discussed at our mandaotry meeting on July 17th. We can go out for dinner, have a movie night, or something ... so what would you like to do?