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.

July 13, 2022

How German Is It? by Walter Abish (Tongue in Cheek)

The food and service at this east-side restaurant were very good but the noise level made conversation somewhat difficult.  The book, a novel about German identity and culture three decades after WWII, was often insightful and poignant, but ultimately confusing, patchy, and hard to read.  Our recent book, Aftermath, was a far more interesting and compelling portrait of post-war Germany.

Our next title is Thief River Falls, a thriller by Brian Freeman.  Other books considered: Ian Morris, Geography is Destiny; Candice Millard, River of the Gods; Nichole Eustace, Covered with Night; and Peter Matthissen, Shadow Country.  We plan to meet on Tuesday, August 16.  Don is in line to suggest the following book.


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