2010. The year we (are going to) read.

The plan so far:

January - A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole - Veronica
February - Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher - Gina
March - The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - Kathy
April - Little Bee by Chris Cleave
May - Just Kids by Patti Smith - Cindy
June -This Gorgeous Game by Donna Freitas - Lauren

Book club recap February 2010

roll call:
Hostess with the mostess: Gina
Attendees: Cindy, Deanna, Gina, Kathy, Liliana, Nancy, Veronica
Absent this month:
Joanna - Where was Joanna? WHERE?
Lauren - Second month in a row. Just sayin.
Maura - Hey. Also second month in a row. Something about other obligations. Questionable.

Welcome to Deanna. This was not only her visit bookclub BUT she was the first to show up AND she read the book.

We were most impressed that 6 out of 7 attendees read the book. Not quite as impressive if you consider the book is 176 pages. So we didn't consider that.

Book club recap January 2010

roll call:
Hostess with the mostess: Veronica
Attendees: Cindy, Joanna, Kathy, Liliana
Absent this month:
Gina - knee surgery. where is this woman's dedication?
Lauren - something about "working"??
Maura - She loves us enough to stay home  - per Maura: "I came down with a narsty case of the food poisoning in my belly and it hasn't quite left yet. I can't be too far from a toilet and a spare pair of underwear. It's good times and not at all humiliating. Did I mention that I broke my plumbing? Yes!!"
Nancy - work. hmmph.


We read?
The Book: A Confederacy of Dunces

recap:
We drank too much red wine and not very much water.

Ate just enough.

Talked about our favorite movies of '09

Kathy had a dandy time taking her fam over to babysit her nephew

Only one person asked "what was the name of the book we were supposed to read?" (Joanna)

No one finished the book. (Maura and Nancy had read and finished it years ago.)

Cindy won the most pages read and made it halfway before giving up on the characters that she didn't like.

Veronica said something like "I think I'll end up liking it" which indicates that she believes she will finish it. But what about February's book? I say move on.

We were told of Maura's terrifying pass out and puke in the car incident. (scary)

Cindy made the announcement that she and husband decided they are officially not having children. (book club is the place for major life announcements you know.)

Liliana isn't getting a raise. But she is getting a bonus.

Kathy may take Jack to Cambodia (CAMBODIA!) to visit Mao. Who is sort of hot. But only 16. And, hi, Cambodian.

Cindy told all about her wacky new holistic doctor and the crazy things he's telling her to do.

Cooper is not imaginary

Veronica has one very promising potential online date and another that Cindy think sounds a little too structured and controlling.

Liliana needs to pick a date for her hubby's birthday party

Easter is the 4th. And it doesn't matter.

Kathy never needs to go to Korea. Ever. Again.

Kathy had a really cool bracelet that she has in two colors. We all continue to be in awe of her.

Cindy is a joy to manage. (her boss says so.)

Cindy cannot stand the fucking Sundays. And Veronica has some band in her iTunes that sounds a whole lot like the Sundays. She was kind enough to skip through that song. Cindy felt loved.

A year and half ago Joanna was shopping for heels and now she's shopping for colleges.

Kathy "heard a story, it was on the Ryan Seacrest show so it must be true."

Veronica gets the best gift baskets in the world with the tastiest treats. And we all benefit from it.

The aftermath.
A slight hangover.

Next!
Gina is up. See you in February.

Muse...

2009. the year we *totally* slacked.

October 2009 - we were given several Vanity Fair articles to choose from. No one read any of them - Liliana
September 2009 - game night - Gina
August 2009 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - Cindy
July 2009 -game night - Veronica
June 2009 - The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessen Boyle - Kathy
May 2009 - game night - Joanna
April 2009 - The Shadow Catcher by Marianne Wiggins - Nancy
March 2009 - game night - Lauren
February 2009 - THEN WE CAME TO THE END by JOSHUA FARRIS - Andrea

2008. The year we decided to mix it up.

October 2008 - game night - Maura
September 2008 - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. - Liliana
August 2008 - game night - Gina
June 2008 - ROCK ON BY Dan Kennedy - Lauren
May 2008 - game night - Andrea
April 2008 - we were given 3 options. I don't think anyone read of them. - Joanna
March 2008 - game night -Veronica
February 2008 - The Terror Dream by Susan Faludi - Nancy
January 2008 - game night - Liliana

2007. read?

November 2007 - THE FUTURIST by JAMES OTHMER - Veronica
July 2007 - A SEPARATE PEACE by John Steinbeck - Lauren
June 2007 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - Gina
May 2007 - Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut - Veronica
April 2007 - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carsen McCullers - Nancy
March 2007 - Zodiac by Robert Graysmith - Liliana
February 2007 - The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards - Lauren
January 2007 - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami - Maura

2006. The year Liliana started forcing her ... oh never mind.

November 2006 - THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini - Kathy
October 2006 - Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld - Nancy
September 2006 - La Perdida by Jessica Abel- Liliana
August 2006 - STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS by Daniel Gilbert - Veronica
June 2006 - Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer - Cindy
May 2006 - DAVINCI CODE movie screening - Kathy
April 2006 - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer - Nancy
March 2006 - IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote - Kristine
February 2006 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - Maura
January 2006 - Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros - Liliana

2005. yep.

November 2005 - Holidays On Ice by David Sedaris - Veronica
October 2005 - My Friend Leonard by James Frey - Cindy
August 2005 - The Good People of New York by Thisbe Nissen - Nancy
July 2005 - A LONG WAY DOWN by Nick Hornby - Julianne
June 2005 - THE TIPPING POINT by Malcolm Gladwell - Kathy
May 2005 - The Know-It-All... by AJ Jacobs - Maura
March 2005 - Crow Lake by Mary Lawson - Cindy
February 2005 - Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi - Andrea
January 2005 -  Then She Found Me by Elinor Lipman - Nancy

2004. Hell yeh.

November 2004 -  America, The Book by Jon Stewart - Julianne
September 2004 - FARHENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury - Veronica
August 2004 - Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis - Maura
July 2004 - CROSSING CALIFORNIA by Adam Langer - Kathy
June 2004 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - Liliana
May 2004 - Dry by Augusten Burroughs - Cindy
April 2004 - TROLL: A LOVE STORY by JOHANNA SINISALO - Andrea
March 2004 - The Life of Pi by Yann Martel - Nancy
February 2004 - The Little Friend by Donna Tart - Melissa

2003. We read.

December 2003 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire - Laurie
November 2003 - How Soon Is Never by Marc Spitz (not the swimmer) - Maura
October 2003 - Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman - Kathy
September 2003 - You Shall Know Our Velocity - Dave Eggers - Julianne
July 2003 - Perv--a Love Story by Jerry Stahl - Tamara
June 2003 - Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - Veronica
May 2003 - Atonement by Ian McEwan - Jenn
April 2003 - The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson - Liliana
March 2003 - Stupid White Men by Michael Moore - Andrea
February 2003 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - Cindy