We are seven handsome and charming* guys who meet at a different restaurant every month or so, having read a book in common, and discuss whatever we want--generally the assigned book, but usually many other timely topics as well. We rotate the responsibility to suggest titles, but the group has the final say. Our book club rules: 1) Anything goes, fiction or nonfiction; 2) paperbacks are preferred; and 3) staying under 300 pages is desirable (N.B., we violate this one all the time). We rate all books and restaurants on a 5-point scale.

* All other adjectives were vetoed.

February 1, 2005

Devil in the White City by Eric Larson (Khyber Pass)

Eric Larson's Devil in the White City, a story set at the time of the Chicago World's Fair entertained, but failed to break out in the ratings. The Afghani restaurant, Kyhber Pass, also failed to engender much enthusiasm.