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 15, 2023

March by Geraldine Brooks (Mill Valley Kitchen)

March, a fleshing out of the character of the father of Alcott's Little Women, is partly a novel of the Civil War and partly a character study of an army chaplain who leaves his family for extended periods to further his abolitionist ideals.  Our group marveled at the descriptive details gathered by the author--an Australian--and we rated the book very highly.  Our venue, Mill Valley Kitchen, also rated highly for the quality of the food and the service.  Our next book is The Crooked Path to Abolition by James Oakes.  Also considered were The Beak of the Finch by Rosemary and Peter Grant, The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan, and Destined for War by Graham Allison.  Our next meeting will be August 22 and Dick will suggest the next title.

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