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.

November 1, 2024

The Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan (Biaggio)

Although difficult to find, Biaggio was a perfect venue.  It was quiet and offered a good variety of Italian dishes at a reasonable price.  The book by Egan also pleased us all.  A story of the Ku Klux Klan's takeover of Indiana politics in tbe 1920's, the book provided a detailed look at a reactionary movement not unlike the current day MAGA phenomenon.  Lots of parallels emerged from the book, which ended with a criminal trial that sank the movement in 1924. The next books we'll read are: Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc., and Eric Larson, The Demon of Unrest. We plan to meet on Dec. 19; Dick is next to suggest the following book.

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