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 21, 2016

Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx (Boca Chica)

Only four of us could make it to the restaurant, so the conversation was pretty much limited to one topic: golf.  But we also touched on movies, travel, and politics.  The book was mostly well received, but it didn't warrant much commentary.  Darkly themed, the stories vividly describe an underbelly of American society.  Boca Chica is a favorite west side hangout and was a popular surprise for the two in our group who hadn't been there.

Our next book is Sinclair Lewis, Main Street, a classic novel that most of us have ignored in the past. Other ideas were Ivan Doig, English Creek, and Alice Munro, View From Castle Rock  We're scheduled to meet on Tuesday, October 25; Paul will suggest the next book.
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