September Meeting

Thanks to everyone that was able to make it to the September meeting. It was one of the shortest meetings we've ever had. Strange.

Our book for September was Netherland by Joseph O'Neill. The New York Times gave it a good review... "....It’s too urbane, too small-boned, too savvy to carry much Dreiserian sweep and swagger. But here’s what “Netherland” surely is: the wittiest, angriest, most exacting and most desolate work of fiction we’ve yet had about life in New York and London after the World Trade Center fell. On a micro level, it’s about a couple and their young son living in Lower Manhattan when the planes hit, and about the event’s rippling emotional aftermath in their lives. On a macro level, it’s about nearly everything: family, politics, identity." (NYTimes) But the general feeling of the the group was the opposite. Unfortunately we didn't like it.

For those of you that couldn't make it to the meeting; if you had a different take on the book, maybe a more positive one, please let us know what you thought.

October's meeting will be held at Meridith's home. She mentioned something about a Halloween theme. She will post more about it along with directions later this month.

Happy Fall and Happy Reading!