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.

September 13, 2010

Art of Travel by Alain de Botton (Fuji-Ya)

The noise at Fuji Ya made it hard to have a good conversation about Art of Travel, but we did our best.  We talked about different kinds of travel, the reasons for and morality of travel, and other topics prompted by de Botton’s generally well received and readable book.  The writer’s device of organizing each chapter around an idea and one or more “guides” or writers generally worked well, but the book was somewhat choppy, as if each chapter was a stand-alone essay.  Bill and Max missed this one and they were the next two to suggest future books.  In their absence, Phil urged us to pick Tinkers, a book that he mentioned last time.  So we did.
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