Thank you Jane for hosting us last night. Your house is beautiful and the meal was excellent and Christmassy. It really gets everyone in the spirit.
The book discussion mirrored the strangeness of the book: what is conciousness; will AI make anything better; who loved who; the parrallels between the 1819 story and the 2019 story; what about those sexbots??? And just to show how long a book club discussion sticks with you: Natalie texted me this morning to share her 3:00am revelation that Ry, the trans character, was both Mary and Percy Shelley. Talk about commitment to the book club!
The gift exchange saw several steals and funny scenes. Jane got to be both the beginning and end of the game - somehow fitting and everyone left with a gift that she liked.
There was a lot of time spent on organization and I will share the details here. The discussion on theme was to clarify what we discussed last month. We will read non-fiction books - the selector can decide what kind of non-fiction she wants.
Additionally, I will transfer the details into the side columns when I have a chance.
Date Location Book Selector
Jan 6 Christine Tiny Lights for Travellers by Naomi Lewis Jane
Jan24-26 Collingwood TBD Laura
Feb21-23 Florida TBD Carolyn
March No book club
Apr 6 Barb
May 4 Miriana
Jun 1 Carolyn
July Laura or Carol Cottage
August No bookclub
Sept14 Laura or Carol
Oct 5 Julia
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year's celebration everyone. See you Jan 6.
