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.

January 25, 2017

American Politics in the Early Republic by James R. Sharp (Italian Eatery)

There were only four of us at the dinner/meeting to discuss J. R. Sharp's history of the early days of the American Republic, but we had a lively conversation that picked up on some of the author's themes that seemed most relevant to today's fractured politics.  While some thought the book was dense, repetitive, and "academic", others thought it stylishly written and informative.  We talked a lot about politics, then and now.  Most of us gave the restaurant high ratings for good food, good service, and a relatively low noise level.

Our next book is Bill Bryson's Road to Little Dribbling.  Other titles considered were Millard's Destiny of the Republic, Montgomery's Soul of an Octopus, and Krueger's Iron Lake.  We'll meet on Tuesday, March 7; it's Don's turn to suggest the next book (followed by Paul).
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