Kazuo Ishiguro Klara and the Sun (Cecil's Deli)

As predicted, only two of us were available for a meeting, but we made the most of it over lunch at the ever popular Cecil's Deli.  Ishiguro's book is easy to take in but a little hard to analyze.  Is it a book about love? What it means to be human? Or simply a science fiction tale about AI in the not too distant future?  It's probably about all those things, and more.  A joy to read, Ishiguro addresses big themes by telling small, personal stories.  

Our next book is Stacey Schiff's The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, the hard-line rebel of the American Revolution.  Our meeting is TBA, but sometime late in March.  Roger will bring ideas for the following book.

Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit (Zoom call)

The deep snow experienced by the Twin Cities forced us inside and onto our computers, but our discussion was lively and generally glowing about the book.  It was a a biography, to be sure, but an unconventional one that digressed from Orwell's story to topics that pleased him, influenced him, or that reflected his impact or thinking.  It was a good book, for example, for someone who loves gardening.

Our next book is Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun. Several of our members will be out of town, but we plan to push on, meeting on February 7.  Peter is on deck to suggest the following title.