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 1, 2021

The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway (Online)

We liked this book, a well-written memoir of growing up and schooling in Australia.  The author's lyrical style, attention to the details of her early life in the Outback, and her drive for academic success make this an interesting read. The next book is James Hornfischer's Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors.  Other titles suggested were Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's Odyssey in World War II by Kernan and Flights of Passage: Recollections of a World War II Aviator by Hynes.  Several memoirs of childhood in Minnesota were also suggested (by Michele Norris, Charles Eastman, Samuel Hynes, Maud Hart Lovelace, and Laura Ingalls Wilder).  

The next meeting is scheduled for April 5; Don will suggest the next book.

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