There were only four of us for dinner, but that turned out to be a good number for a good conversation about replacing a totaled car, state politics, travel plans, the latest movies, etc. Most of us were happy with the restaurant which delivered good food at reasonable prices. The book was mostly thought mediocre, a collection of short stories that was jumpy, sketchy, and disappointing. There were some flashes of brilliant writing, however, that sustained interest for some of us.
The next book is Derek Miller's Norwegian By Night. Others mentioned were Thomas Ricks' Churchill and Orwell and Amy Goldstein's Janesville: An American Story. Don should be next in line to suggest the next book, but if he's still out of town (which we think he is), Bill will fill in. Meeting date is TBA.
