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.

May 1, 2018

Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (Fabulous Fern's)

Mantel's novel about the machinations of King Henry VIII and his courtiers was pretty stunning.  The author's writing is elegant and approachable and her historical knowledge and insights are impressive.  But only two of us made it to our dinner/discussion so we did not really give the book its due.  Dinner, though,  was excellent.

Afterward, we took a straw poll to determine the next book selection.  Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein won out.  Other titles considered were How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt and Evicted by Matthew Desmond.  Next meeting is May 16.
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