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.

October 15, 2021

Minnesota 1918 by Curt Brown (Copper Hen)

This local history is full of interesting facts and stories, many of which have appeared in the author's regular column in the Star Tribune.  The book, however, which tries to cover the 1918 flu pandemic, the Moose Lake fire, and WWI, lacks structure and focus.  It's repetitive and scattered and hard to read. Our restaurant was pleasant and offered good food, but was noisy and fell short in several ways.

Our next book is Bob Woodward/Robert Costa's Peril, an account of the Trump/Biden rocky transition.  Don is in charge of the next book; we meet on December 16.
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