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.

June 27, 2018

Writings From the New Yorker, 1925-76 by E. B. White (Urban Eatery)

Four of us gathered at Urban Eatery and enjoyed a nice dinner in relative quiet.  Topics of discussion included the latest national political machinations, local candidates for office, the alleged sins of MPR, and other juicy subjects.  E. B. White's work is almost universally admired, and much of this book was a joy to read.  But this collection seemed choppy and disjointed to some of us, the individual snippets too short to sink one's teeth into.

Our next book is Erik Rivenes, Dirty Doc Ames, a true story of political scandal in early Minneapolis.  Other titles considered were Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, and Kent Haruf, Plainsong.  We'll meet on either July 30 or 31.   Jim will suggest the next book.
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