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 22, 2024

The Bridge at St Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder (Cocina Del Barrio)

The book is considered a classic and was made into at least two movies, but for the most part, we found the story and portraits of the victims of the bridge collapse interesting but not especially compelling or meaningful.  Nevertheless, we were happy to get this book into the "already read" category.  Our restaurant, at 50th and France, offered excellent food options, but the place was a little noisy.  Our next book will be Timothy Egan's Fever in the Heartland.  Other titles: Joan Didion, Year of Magical Thinking, Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go, and Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow.  Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 29 and Peter will suggest the next book.

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