This is Kim. So, as usual, I had a wonderful time at Thursday's meeting. What I noticed and really enjoyed was that discussing the episodes or themes in the book led to a much broader discussion about our personal experience, which completely separates a book club from a course where a purely academic tone must be maintained. Not only do I feel like I learned a lot about everyone, I thought about my own experiences that I haven't thought about years.
As far as Cannery Row goes, there were a lot of mixed feelings on the book. I would say the verdict was about fifty/fifty on how everyone felt about the novel. There were also a few parts that we were all puzzled by and had interesting assessments of the events. Here are a few parts that we discussed. Please feel free to explain how you felt about them, especially if you couldn't make it to the meeting!
the gophers
the dead body Doc discovers in the rocks
the skater on the building
the hitch hiker's interaction with Doc
Mrs. Talbot and the cats
the frogs
Please add to this list because I have definitely forgotten several things.
Also, as far as the socializing aspect of the Club, we discussed having next meeting be a cocktail party.
Sarah suggesting doing a getaway to her parents cabin at some point this summer. We'll need to figure out when is a good time for everyone. (Can we say hottub!)
Now for Middlesex...
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