Movie Night

We are going to hit the movies Tuesday night! I know this is late notice, but hope you can come.

Date: Tuesday, June 16
Time: 9:50 showing
Place: Cinefour Movies

The Pianist

The Pianist, by Wladyslaw Szpilman, is this month's book. {The full title is actually "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945" ... but who honestly wants that as a post title?} It's a memoir, which is sorta-new to us and should be awesome. It is Bonnie's pick, it has had FANTASTIC reviews, and really- it looks phenomenal!

Here is an Editorial Review I found on Amazon:

Written immediately after the end of World War II, this morally complex Holocaust memoir is notable for its exact depiction of the grim details of life in Warsaw under the Nazi occupation. "Things you hardly noticed before took on enormous significance: a comfortable, solid armchair, the soothing look of a white-tiled stove," writes Wladyslaw Szpilman, a pianist for Polish radio when the Germans invaded. His mother's insistence on laying the table with clean linen for their midday meal, even as conditions for Jews worsened daily, makes palpable the Holocaust's abstract horror. Arbitrarily removed from the transport that took his family to certain death, Szpilman does not deny the "animal fear" that led him to seize this chance for escape, nor does he cheapen his emotions by belaboring them. Yet his cool prose contains plenty of biting rage, mostly buried in scathing asides (a Jewish doctor spared consignment to "the most wonderful of all gas chambers," for example). Szpilman found compassion in unlikely people, including a German officer who brought food and warm clothing to his hiding place during the war's last days. Extracts from the officer's wartime diary (added to this new edition), with their expressions of outrage at his fellow soldiers' behavior, remind us to be wary of general condemnation of any group. --Wendy Smith

Yeah. I know! Stop drooling and go get it, then! ;)

The L. library has 2 copies {I've got one}. The N.L. library has one. And Amazon has them for as low as 38 cents.

We'll be meeting at my "new" house {slash Bonnie's in-law's} on Thursday, June 11th @ 6:30pm. Bonnie also has hook-ups to an edited version of the movie and will have it there if anyone wants to watch it afterward. Woohoo! I'm pumped already. So go get the book, then sit out in your yard and read. Ah... summer!

"These Is My Words"

Sorry for the lateness of this post. I have been super-busy.
Book club will be held on May 14th (THIS THURSDAY) at Shanna's house at 6:30 PM.
Our book is These Is My Words by Nancy Turner. Again I am sorry for the lateness of this all but if you can READ THIS BOOK! It is so, so, SO good. I think it is one of the best we have ever done.
I know there are several copies floating around. Give me a call if you need help tracking one down.
Love to all and see you on Thursday.
PS- I have a super cool gift for all of you from Jess Riley. (See comments on previous post). Also I have the newsletter for this month but it is late enough I will just give it to you at the meeting. I know, kind of lame, but again, I have been busy. If you want these treats, you have to come to our meeting on Thursday. . . did I convince you to come? :)

Another Fantastic Weekend

I hope everyone had as great of a time as I did at retreat this weekend. Thank you Johanna for letting us use the cabin (again), it the perfect place to go!
Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure. Till next time... keep reading.

Get Crackin on the Read for May!

Hey girls! I just wanted to say please start reading "These is My Words" so we have something to discuss in May! And I can't wait to see you all at retreat. I hope you have all been looking forward to it as much as I have. I was beaming all day at work and when anyone would ask why I told them I was so excited to go to my Book Club Retreat, yeah. Here are some pictures from the past to get you excited as well.

WHO'S EXCITED???

Things you should bring:
1) Yourself! COME, COME, COME!!!!!
Meet at Mindy's house at 4:30 or meet us at Mandarin Garden at 5:15 ish. I will make the
dinner reservation for 5:30. Yes you all know it will take us that long to get into town.
2) A blanket and a pillow if you want to. There are beds to sleep 12.
3) A treat to share. There should be nothing small about it, Becca!
4) $10 for breakfast and craft. This might be more than I need but I don't know for sure yet, so if it is I will reimburse you the extra. There were issues with the pendants (I made some and they were fugly) so we will be making picture frames this time. I will also bring my hair bow stuff so bring some extra cash if you want to do those.

If you are reading this and it is anytime before we leave, go take a nap because you know we will be up all night. I will only have happy girls, so go sleep now! Becca, that was for you.

Much love to all. I am so excited to hang out with you. Please call me if you have any questions!

Trying to Decide...

I'm trying to decide which book I should have everyone read when it is my turn. It's not until September, but I thought since most of you have yours listed here that I should try to make a decision too. Here are a couple I have been contemplating:

Follow the River

I loved this book. It was one of the first ones that I borrowed from Mindy. Read it in a few days. I don't want to pick it if most everyone has already read it though. It is a pretty intense book. Who all has read it already?

The Glass Castle

I've been wanting to read this one because I love memoir's. This has really great reviews. Again, I don't want to choose it if most have read it. So let me know.