SWCR Book club met on Thursday, December 17 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's.
Icebreaker: Name, books you read and if you could only watch 3 movies for the rest of your life, what would they be:
Dawn
1) Sound of Music 2) Wizard of Oz 3) Dirty Dancing
Sandy
1) A Star is Born 2) South Pacific 3) Beaches
Carol
1) Silence of the Lambs 2) About a Boy
Anne
1) Candy Girl by Diablo Cody 2) Fishing with RayAnne by Ava Finch
1) Grumpy Old Men 2) Little Mermaid 3) Stand by Me
Summer
1) Looking for Alaska by John Green
1) Top Gun 2) Elf 3) 10 Things I Hate About You
Jill
1) Out of the Blue by Mary Terhune
1) Top Gun 2) Footloose 3) Dirty Dancing
Katie
1) 10 Things I hate About You 2) Bridesmaids 3) First Wives Club
Laurie
1) Private Down under by James Patterson
1) Robinhood (with Kevin Costner) 2) Mr Brooks (with Kevin Costner) 3) Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Jen
1) See Me by Nicholas Sparks
1) Sound of Music 2) Beauty & The Beast 3) Dirty Dancing
Buffy
1) The Death of Santini by Pat Conroy
1) Signs 2) Star Wars New Hope 3) Apollo 13
Pam
1) The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 2) Remembering Dave by Herbert Chilstrom 3) The Christmas Box Miracle by Richard Paul Evans 4) Grace by Richard Paul Evans 5) The Effortless Everyday by Katie Lee 6) Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans 7) The Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans 8) A Stranger for Christmas by Carol Lynn Pearson 9) Absolutely True Lies by Rachel Stuhler 10) Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
1) Sweet Home Alabama 2) Southpaw 3) The Notebook
Next meeting - Thursday, January 28 at 7 pm - Sarah is the hostess. Book to read: Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray (352 pages)
Other activities:
1) Build a snowman with dice game
2) Christmas card Craft with Laurie - thank you!
3) Family Feud
4) Book swap
5) "My Favorite Things" gift baskets dice game exchange
6) Patty stopped in to say hi!
Members moved to inactive: (have been absent for 6+ months)
Gwen Scharpe, Arlington (8/14)
Kimberly Sellner, Hamburg (5/15)
Melanie Vicha, Montrose (1/15)
Stacie Miller, Arlington (4/15)
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's. Jill was the hostess.
Icebreaker: name, books read and what you are thankful for.
Jill
1) Notorious by Allison Brennan 2) The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
Jen
Laurie
1) The Condition by Jennifer Haigh 2) Piece of Work by Laura Zigman 3) In the Woods by Tana French
Carol
1) Finding Me by Michelle Knight 2) One Kick by Chelsea Cain
Anne
Buffy
1) The Survivor by Vince Flynn
Summer
1) The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
Dawn
1) The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans
Pam
1) The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal 2) Wake by Lisa McMann 3) The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 4) Fade by Lisa McMann 5) Gone by Lisa McMann 6) Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli
Sandy
1) Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre 2) Naked Prey by John Sandford 3) The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin 4) The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey 5) A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy 6) Delicate Armor by Connie Claire Szarke
We discussed the book: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
Rating:
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2-0
3-0
4-4
5-0
16/4 = 4
Next book club: Our Christmas Party on Thursday, December 17 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's. Laurie will take care of the craft. Bring a gift for the dice game. Theme: "Your Favorite Things Basket".
Also bring your books/movies for swapping.
Other discussion:
Jen's birthday party will be at the Paint Factory in Hutchinson on Friday, Dec 18 - Register at: http://thepaintfactorymn.com/event-registration/?ee=540
Anne would like to change her book club date from June 30 to June 23 due to the 4th of July holiday. It was unanimously approved.
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SWCR Book Club met on Thursday, October 29 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas. Patty was our hostess. Icebreaker was name, books read, and anything that has happened in your life that you can't remember the details/blacked out.
Summer
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Pam
Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida
In the Woods by Tana French
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler
Waiting to Believe by Sandra Kjarstad Bloom
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons
The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans
Dawn
Glory in Death by JD Robb
Sandy
Mortal Prey by John Sandford
In the Woods by Tana French
Jen
Anne
In the Woods by Tana French
Nicole
Buffy
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
In the Woods by Tana French
Laurie
Private Games by James Patterson
1 Alex Cross by James Patterson
Cross Fire by James Patterson
Private Berlin by James Patterson
In the Woods by Tana French
Patty
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances by Matthew Inman
In the Woods by Tana French
Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running by Dagny Scott Barrios
We discussed the book "In the Woods" by Tana French.
5-0
4-2
3-2
2-1
16/5 = 3.2
Next book club Thursday, November 19 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas. Jill is the hostess. Book to read: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (416 pages)
We discussed our Christmas party.
Suggestions: Dice Game
Game on how well we know each other
Book Swap?
Jeopardy Game
Family Feud Game
Craft
Christmas Charades
Gift Ideas: Gift cards, White Elephant, Indecent, Ornaments, Chocolate, Movie(DVD), Snack Basket, Beverage Basket
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SWCR book club met on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's.
Sandy was the hostess. Icebreaker was your name, books read and something about yourself that others have to guess if it's fact or fiction.
Olivia
Dawn
1) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 2) Naked in Death by J D Robb
Pam
1) Forever by Maggie Stiefvater 2) The Edge of the Earth by Christina Schwarz 3) The Middle Class by Kelly Corrigan 4) The Best Laid Plans by Lynn Schnurnberger 5) Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan 6) Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio 7) My Story by Elizabeth Smart
Jen
1) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 2) Kingdom Keepers: Disney after Dark by Ridley Pearson
Laurie
1) Afterwife by Polly Williams 2) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 3) Private London by James Patterson 4) Private Vegas by James Patterson
Carol
1) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 2) The Good Girl by Mary Kubica 3) Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
Anne
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Sarah
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Sandy
1) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 2) At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
We discussed the book "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher.
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-5
4-2
5-0
23/7=3.29
Next book club: Oct 29 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas. Patty is the hostess and the book to read is: "In the Woods" by Tana French (429 pages)
Book vote was held:
Winners:
January/Sarah
Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray = 6 votes
February/Buffy
Mila 18 by Leon Uris = 5 votes
March/Carol
Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King = 8 votes
April/Laurie
The Captain's Wife by Douglas Kelley = 8 votes
May/Pam
The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne = 5 votes
June/Anne
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova = 6 votes
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at Gert & Erma's in Glencoe.
Summer was the hostess. Icebreaker was name, books read and something fun you did with your family or want to do.
Sarah
1) Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan 2) The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer 3) The Land of Stores: The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer 4) The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer 5) The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer
Patty
Buffy
1) Price Lestat by Anne Rice
Anne
1) Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
Laurie
1) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 2) Paint it Black by Janet Fitch 3) Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka 4) Together by Tom Sullivan with Betty White 5) 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson 6) Private L.A. by James Patterson
Pam
1) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 2) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 3) Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 4) Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Dawn
1) Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
Sandy
1) Chosen Prey by John Sandford 2) The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 3) Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan 4) Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 5) The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Jen
1) Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan 2) The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World by Susan Veness
Summer
1) Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan 2) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
We played the alphabet game and discussed the book.
Rating:
1-0
2-0
3-2
4-5
5-0
26/7=3.7143
Next book club: Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's. Sandy is our hostess.
Book to Read: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (336 pages)
Other:
Patty shared a couple podcasts that she highly recommends: 1) Serial 2) Undisclosed
Book vote will be in September.
Jen would like to go to Half Price Books Clearance Sale at the MN State Fairgrounds (Sept 25-27 9-6 daily) Everything $3 or less
Our Christmas Party - need ideas for games/activities. A suggestion was made to do something different for our gifts this year. Bring ideas to next meeting. A couple suggestions: themed basket, gift card exchange.
Also wondering if we still want to do a book swap as people seem to be getting away from "collecting" books.
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's. 6 in attendance.
Dawn was the hostess. Icebreaker was your name, books read and what is the one favorite thing during the summer that you look forward to or that you feel you have to do each summer?
Sandy
1) Certain Prey by John Sandford 2) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 2) The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 3) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4) Return to Sullivans Island by Dorothea Benton Frank 5) Moloka'i by Alan Brennert 6) Die for You by Lisa Unger
Laurie
1) A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb 2) Airhead by Meg Cabot 2) Being Nikki by Meg Cabot 3) Runaway by Meg Cabot 4) A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements 5) Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan
Anne
Carol
Candy Girl by Diablo Cody 2) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 3) Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry 4) Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
Pam
1) Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg 2) Life Without Parole by Clare O'Donohue 3) The Blessings of the Animals by Katrina Kittle 4) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 5) Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan 6) The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick 7) When Life is Changed Forever by Rick Taylor
Dawn
1) Candy Girl by Diablo Cody 2) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
We discussed the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith.
1-0
2-0
3-2
4-3
5-0
18/5 = 3.6
Next book club Thursday, August 27. Hostess: Summer - Book "Brain on Fire" by Susannah Cahalan
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's. 6 in attendance.
Jen was the hostess. Icebreaker was your name, books read and Jen handed out a map and you had to write in the states and then color the ones that you have been to.
Sandy - 44 states right/36 visited
Carol - 14 visited
1) Red Knife by William Kent Krueger 2) A Grown-up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
Summer - 33 states right/17 visited
1) I feel Bad About my Neck by Nora Ephron 2) Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed 3) Candy Girl by Diablo Cody
Dawn -43 states right/ 18 visited
1) Candy Girl by Diablo Cody 2) Class Action by Clara Bingham
Jen - 48 right/15 visited
1) Candy Girl by Diablo Cody 2) Historic Glensheen 1905-1930 by Tony Dierckins
Laurie - 28 right/48 visited
1) Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts 2) Unlucky 13 by James Patterson 3) Class Action by Clara Bingham
We discussed the book Candy Girl by Diablo Cody.
Book vote:
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2-0
3-1
4-3
5-0
15/4 = 3.75
Next book club Thursday, July 30. Hostess: Dawn - Book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's.
Icebreaker: Books you read and tell about the worst job you ever had.
Buffy
1) Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham
Sandy
1) Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham
Dawn
1) The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch 2) Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham
Pam
1) Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom 2) The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom 3) Lydia's Party by Margaret Hawkins 4) Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham 5) Everything I Needed to Know About Being A Girl I Learned From Judy Blume by Jennifer O'Connell 6) The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 7) Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody 8) The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Carol
1) Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger 2) The Way Life Should Be by Christina Baker Kline 3) In the Blood by Lisa Unger 4) Finding Jake by Bryan Reardon
Jen
Laurie
Anne
1) Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham
Kim
We rated and discussed the book:
1-0
2-0
3-3
4-1
5-1
18 / 5 = 3.6
Upcoming:
Olivia's Grad Party - May 30 from 1-4 at Oscar Olson Park, Glencoe
Book 'Em Sale - June 6-20 - 1901 W American Blvd, Bloomington
Next book club: Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's.
Jen is the hostess. Book to read: Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody (224 pages)
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, April 30 @ 7 pm @ Gert & Erma's.
Pam was hostess. For the icebreaker we played the "Telephone Game" where you whisper a message from person to person and see how much it has changed by the last person.
The original message: "Last summer in July, Selena bought a book for $49 called "How to be a Winner" at the swap meet in Wright County."
The last person had "Last summer in July, Selena bought a book for $1 at the flea market."
Those present and books read:
Sandy
1) Longbourn by Jo Baker 2) Certain Prey by John Sandford 3) The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch
Laurie
1) Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger 2) How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 3) The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch 4) Armageddon: A Collection of Short stories
Buffy
1) The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch
Stacie
Anne
Nicole
1) ServiceNow Advanced System Administration
Katie
100's of Children's books
Summer
1) Divergent by Veronica Roth 2) Insurgent by Veronica Roth 3) Allegiant by Veronica Roth 4) The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch
Dawn
1) The Richest Man in Town by V J Smith 2) Hotdish to Die For by Pat Dennis 3) The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch
Olivia
1) The Furnished Room by O Henry
Pam
1) Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz 2) The Road to Grace by Richard Paul Evans 3) A Step of Faith by Richard Paul Evans 4) Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans 5) The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester 6) The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch 7) Tiny Beautiful Things - Advice on Love and Life From Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed 8) If You Leave This Farm The Dream is Destroyed by Amanda Farmer 9) Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh 10) No Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh 11) The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews 12) The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison 13) The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
We discussed "The Hangman's Daughter" by Oliver Potzsch
1-0
2-0
3-2
3.5-1
4-3
5-0
21.5/6=3.58
Upcoming:
May 27 - Laura Sobiech, Author of "Fly a Little Higher" at Zion Lutheran Church in Arlington
Next Book Club: May 28 - Anne is hostess. Book is "Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law" by Clara Bingham (400 pages)
Other Discussion:
Olivia's (Dawn's daughter) graduation party is Saturday, May 30 from 1-4 at Oscar Olson Park in Glencoe.
As people are unable to commit this far out for October, we will wait a couple months before deciding on which weekend in October to have our retreat at a lake house.
We played the dice game for May Day baskets.
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's.
Laurie was the hostess. Icebreaker was name, books you read, and 1-3 items on your bucket list.
Jill
1) Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman 2) Gray Mountain by John Grisham 3) Fast Track by Julie Garwood
Pam
1) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 2) O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 3) The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La Cruz 4) Misguided Angel by Melissa De La Cruz 5) Keys to the Repository by Melissa De La Cruz 6) Ruby by Cynthia Bond 7) Bloody Valentine by Melissa De La Cruz 8) Lost in Time by Melissa De La Cruz 9) 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper 10) The Walk by Richard Paul Evans 11) Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans
Buffy
1) Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
Anne
1) Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman
Sarah
1) Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman 2) Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Katie
1) Fifty Shades Darker by EL James
Patty
Olivia
Dawn
Sandy
1) The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf 2) Black Out by Lisa Unger 3) After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman 4) Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman 5) Secret Prey by John Sandford
Carol
1) Copper River by William Kent Krueger 2) The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison 3) Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook 4) The Good Sister by Drusilla Campbell
Laurie
1) 11th Hour by James Patterson 2) 12th Of Never by James Patterson 3) Predator by Patricia Cornwell 4) Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger 5) Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger 6) Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger 7) Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger 8) The Martian by Andy Weir 9) Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman
Discussion
We discussed the book "Empty Mansions" by Bill Dedman
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2-0
3-3
3.5-2
4-2
5-0
24/7 = 3.43
Other
1) Buffy is joining "The Loft" in Minneapolis to meet authors https://loft.secure.force.com/portal/EventCalendarMonthView?view=month
2) Cheryl Strayed will be at St Andrews Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. This event is sold out and no tickets will be sold at the door.
Those attending: Buffy, Laurie, Pam, Carol, Summer (5) We will meet at Carols at 5:45. Buffy and Laurie will meet us there. http://epreads.org/
3) Anne shared - Stolen from the Garden: The Kidnapping of Virginia Piper author William Swanson will be at the Excelsior Brewing Company on Monday, April 13 at 7 p.m. Free & Open to the Public
4) Author Amanda Farmer will be at the Gibbon Library on April 13 at 6 p.m.
5) William Kent Krueger will be at the Hutch Event Center at 2 p.m. You can also see William Kent Krueger at the Victoria Library on April 2 from 6:30-8 p.m.
6) We discussed our "SWCR weekend away". Stay tuned for a survey monkey.
Next book club is April 30 at 7 p.m. at Gert & Erma's. Pam is the hostess. Book to read: "The Hangman's Daughter" by Oliver Potzsch (448 pages) I'm sorry that it's #1 of a 5 book series.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/oliver-potzsch/
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's in Glencoe.
Carol was the hostess. Icebreaker was your name, books you read, and what is the one biggest thing you would like to change about yourself.
Laurie
1) 10th Anniversary by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro 2) Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie 3) When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson 4) Red Knife by William Kent Krueger 5) The Collector by Nora Roberts 6) Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger 7) The People of Sand and Slag by Paulo Bacigalupi 8) Bread and Bombs by M. Rickert 9) The End of the Whole Mess by Stephen King 10) Unraveled by Robyn Harding
Sarah
1) The Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget
Jen
1) The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Pam
1) Love Walked in by Marisa De Los Santos 2) Belong to Me by Marisa De Los Santos 3) Falling Together by Marisa De Los Santos 4) Collapsed by Garrett Ebling 5) The Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget 6) The Turtle Catcher by Nicole Helget
Sandy
1) Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight 2) Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman 3) Wild by Cheryl Strayed 4) Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget 5) Plainsong by Kent Haruf 6) Sudden Prey by John Sandford 7) The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Summer
1) The Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget
Patty
1) Wild by Cheryl Strayed 2) Saint Odd by Dean Koontz
Jill
1) The Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget 2) Burn by James Patterson 3) Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman
Buffy
1) The Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget
Anne
1) Wild by Cheryl Strayed 2) Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget
Carol
1) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 2) Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger 3) Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget 4) Die for You by Lisa Unger 5) Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger
Nicole
We rated and discussed the book "Ordinary Ways" by Nicole Helget
1-1
1.5 - 1
2 - 3
2.5 - 1
3 - 3
4 - 1
5 - 0
24/ 10 = 2.4
Upcoming:
Next book club March 26 7 pm at Gert & Ermas. Laurie is the hostess. Book to read: Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman (512 pages)
March 6 - Jen's Daisy Blue party at 7 pm
March 6 - Kyle's 40th Birthday party at VFW, Glencoe 8 pm
March 14 - Beauty & The Beast 7 pm
March 21 - Pub Putt
April 7 - Cheryl Strayed at Eden Prairie, 6:30 pm - Buffy said if we hang around afterwards, we may be able to get a group picture with Cheryl
Book vote:
June - Jen - Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody (224 pages)
July - Summer - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan (288 pages)
August - Dawn - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (528 pages)
September - Sandy - Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (336 pages)
October - Jill - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (416 pages)
November - Patty - In the Woods by Tana French (464 pages)
December - party month - no book assigned
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, January 29, 2015. Buffy was the hostess. Icebreaker was books you read and your favorite character from "The Mists of Avalon"
Katie stopped in
Jill - Some Luck by Jane Smiley
Nicole - 1) Divorce for Dummies 2) Joint Custody with a Jerk by Julie Ross 3) The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir 4) Swoon: Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them by Betsy Prioleau
Jen
Laurie 1) Purgatory Lake by William Kent Krueger 2) Blood Hallow by William Kent Krueger 3) Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger 4) Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts 5) Blood Magick by Nora Roberts 6) Body Double by Tess Gerritsen 7) The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen 8) The Secret Lives of Men & Women compiled by Frank Morrow 9) The Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Helget 10) An American Plague by Jim Murphy 11) Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger 12) Abby Cooper Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie
Carol 1) Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall 2) The Richest Man in Town by VJ Smith 3) Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck 4) Still Water by Jennifer Lauck
Pam 1) The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg 2) Wild by Cheryl Strayed 3) The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley 4) Every Time I Think of You by Tracey Garvis Graves 5) Stolen From the Garden by William Swanson 6) Ellen My Point and I Do Have One by Ellen Degeneres 7) The Funny Thing Is by Ellen Degeneres 8) Forever by Judy Blume
Dawn 1) Post Secret Confessions on Life Death & God by Frank Warren 2) Dark Witch by Nora Roberts 3) Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts 4) Blood Magick by Nora Roberts
Olivia 1) 1984 by George Orwell
Summer 1) The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks 2) 1/3 of "The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Melanie 1) Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James
Buffy 1) The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley 2) The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
Patty
Stacie
We discussed the book "The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Rating: 3-1 4-3 15/4=3.75
Next book club: Thursday, Feb 26 - Carol is hostess - Read "The Summer of Ordinary Ways" by Nicole Helget
Other upcoming: Feb 8 - "The 60's" showing at Hutchinson One Book One Community Event March 6 - Daisy Blue Party at Jens March 14 - Beauty & The Beast
REMINDER to: Summer, Dawn, Jill & Patty to get me your 2-3 choices by the February meeting for voting in March. Thanks!