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.

July 17, 2006

Independence Day by Richard Ford (Margaux)

The book: Independence Day by Richard Ford; the place: Margaux, a French/American bistro in downtown St. Paul. The book got pretty mixed reviews, but was well liked by some and got a good discussion going about the characters, plot, and writing style. The restaurant was mostly a pleasant surprise. Regarding the next book, the group was pretty evenly split between Red Azalea, a memoir of Mao's China by Anchee Min, and The History of the World in Six Glasses, by Tom Standage, but the Min book prevailed in the end. We'll meet on Tuesday, August 15, and Roger is on deck to suggest the next book.
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