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.

March 8, 2019

Driftless by David Rhodes (The Kenwood)

Surrounded by waist-high snowdrifts, The Kenwood was a warm and cozy place to gather and talk about the state of the world.  And talk we did, about just about everything--except the book.  Having chosen the book for the second time (!), only one of us re-read it and gave it a rating.  Nevertheless, we had no trouble enjoying the food and camaraderie.

The next book is Fine Just the Way It Is by Annie Prooulx.  It prevailed over The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine (Michigan Legal edition, 2014), Endurance by Alfred Lansing, and The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.  (Somebody helpfully pointed out that the group had already read the last two of these books.)  The date for the next meeting will be chosen later, but will be sometime after April 22.  Bill will suggest the next title. 
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