Over home-cooked lasagne, we had an excellent discussion of the McBride book and talked about many other topics as well (e.g., politics and movies). Max participated via Zoom which was a much better experience than the last time we tried. Most of us considered the book one of the best reads ever, stressing the author's insights, mixed backgrounds, and story telling abilities. Our next book is Akbar's Martyr!, an immigrant tale. Other titles considered were The Overstory by Richard Powers and Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (it turned out that we had already read the latter and we agreed to put different Vonnegut title on the list in the future.). Peter is next in line to suggest the following book; we'll meet on April 23.
February 1, 2025
The Dragon from Chicago by Pamela Toler (Ron's Condo)
Toler's book traces the life of Sigrid Schultz, one of the pioneering female foreign war correspondents of the 20th century. With unusual drive and talent, she covered the rise of the Nazis in Germany, worming her way into the personal lives of Goering and other pals of Hitler. Our dinner at Ron's condo was homemade and delicious; our virtual connection with out-of-town members was only partially successful. Our next book is James McBride, The Heaven and Earth GroceryStore. We also considered Ann Patchett's Bel Canto and Louise Erdrich's Night Watchman. We plan to meet next time on Wednesday, March 5, and the next person to offer new book titles is Don.
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