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 13, 2006

The Hunters by James Salter (Downtowner Woodfire Grill)

Rez had to miss the meeting due to a last minute work-related conflict, and Bill, well, he had to attend a meeting of his paperboy's stamp collecting club, or condo association, or something. Anyway, the rest of us had a fine meal at the Downtowner Woodfire Grill and discussed The Hunters, which some thought was a little dull, but all agreed was nicely written. Paul skipped the book (couldn't find it), but strongly recommended the movie, starring Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner, which it seems was loosely based on the book. Next book: Clyde Edgerton, Walking Across Egypt. Other suggestions were Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby and Hitchings' Defining the World.
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