April Book

"The Turnaround"
by George Pelecanos
Mystery
294 pages http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/georgepelecanos/turnaround/



Next meeting: Thursday, April 26th @ Katie's!

A Very Audrey Gathering

Just realized I forgot to post this lovely pic from our "Breakfast at Tiffany's" viewing back in January!

March book!

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
by Rebecca Skloot
Non-fiction
384 pages


http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/




Next meeting: Tuesday, March 27th @ Elaine's!

February "Bring New Blood" book!

"MWF seeking BFF"
by Rachel Bertsche
384 pages
Memoir
http://mwfseekingbff.com/


This will be a bring-a-friend book club! Grab a lady you know and bring her along!


Next book club: Wednesday, February 22nd at Candice's!

The Last Four Years - Survey Results!

Hi Friends,
So sorry this took so long to post, but here are the long-awaited results of our 4-year survey!

1. Favorite Read: Year One
   -"The Time Traveler's Wife" : 5
   -"Water for Elephants" : 2
   -"The Red Tent" : 1
   
2. Favorite Read: Year Two
   -"The Devil in the White City" : 2
   -"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo": 2
   -"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society": 1
   -"The Vanishing Point" : 1
   -"My Sister's Keeper" : 1
   - "Beautiful Boy/Tweak" : 1
   
3. Favorite Read: Year Three
   -"The Hunger Games" : 5
   -"The Help" : 2
   -"Ella Minnow Pea" : 1
   
4. Favorite Read: Year Four
   -"World War Z" : 2
   -"The Piano Teacher" : 1
   -"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" : 1
   -"Into Thin Air" : 1
   -"I Was the Jukebox" : 1
   -"Lost City of Z" : 1
   -"Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale" : 1
   
5. Absolute Favorite Overall...
   - "The Hunger Games" : 2
   -"The Time Traveler's Wife" : 2
   -"Twilight" : 1
   -"Water for Elephants" : 1
   - 2 couldn't choose
   
6. And why the hell did we read...
   -Seriously, someone didn't put "Franny and Zooey" and voted for "The Road" instead.
   
7. A book I never would have read on my own was...
   -"Twilight"
   -"Guernsey..."
   -"I Was the Jukebox"
   -"The Nine"
   -"The Road"
   -"Into Thin Air"
   -"World War Z"
   -"Franny and Zooey"
   
8. The book that made me think the most was...
   -"Last Lecture" : 2
   -"I Was the Jukebox" : 2
   -"Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
   -"The Nine"....Im still thinking about how to finish that book!
   -"Blink"
   
9. My favorite meeting ever was...
   -Obviously, I loved having Sandra there for I Was the Jukebox! But I also really loved our Water for Elephants meeting at Kate's - I still remember the fun circusy decorations she did!
   -Bring a Friend - The Road. First time I liked a book much more after our conversations when I didn't like it much right away!
   -The one where we threw the books up in the air to decide which one we'd read next.... ooooh, the fun of decision making!
   -Hard to choose one - I love book club!
   -The meeting where Sandra Beasley because....1) it was really cool to have the author in the room to explain and discuss her writing... especially because I don't really get poetry.2) it was hilarious when Grace had to literally take her microwave from under the counter in order to heat up the bacon wrapped dates.and 3) because no one helped me move the table when we did the group picture.... and Sandra made reference to it in her comment she wrote in my copy of I Was the Jukebox. It's been a great 4 years with you girls!
   -I'm struggling to recall all the meetings but I remember our meeting for The Road being an interesting one where we really talked in depth about the book and shared so many thoughts and ideas which expanded my understanding of the book beyond the perspective I had reading it on my own.

Hope you enjoyed reading....see everyone tonight!

December book (AKA beginning of year 5 y'all!)

"The Five Love Languages"
by Gary Chapman
Religion/spirituality
282 pages
http://www.amazon.ca/Five-Love-Languages-Heartfelt-Commitment/dp/1594150818


Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 21st @ Lisa's (take two - so show up, beotches)








Also, can I get a HELL YEAH for the beginning of year 5?

Or how about a quiz instead?

November book

 

"The Elegance of the Hedgehog"

by Muriel Barbery

336 pages

Fiction

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery/1100029111

Next meeting: Wednesday, November 30th @ Kate's!