We enjoyed dinner at Public Kitchen, a relatively new place on Mears Park in Lowertown, which offers an eclectic American-style menu. Good food and good service. Our conversation touched on presidential politics, travel, summer activities, sports, etc.
The book, Ordinary Grace, was an unexpected hit that impressed almost all of us. It was a story well told and well written about small-town characters and relationships that was emotionally moving and deeply meaningful. It could be described as a coming-of-age story, a murder mystery, or an evocation of 1950s or 1960s Minnesota. One criticism was the plethora of characters and the unlikely coincidence of multiple deaths from diverse causes in a short time.
The next book is The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert. Other titles considered were The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner and A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 29, and Paul will suggest the next book.
