We read Hugh Laurie's The Gun Seller. Yes, that Hugh Laurie--Dr. House, Bertie Wooster, pianist, guitar player. And some of us can barely make it to work every day.
At Donna's house after dinner at Fadi's Middle Eastern restaurant (nothing at all to do with the book) we pigged out on German chocolate cake (also nothing to do with the book). A brief, rambling discussion ensued. We had enjoyed the book for the most part, but agreed that the plot, which centered on the murder of an arms merchant turned idealist, was often too labyrinthine to follow. Multiple twists and turns, aliases, dames (the siren and the friend), murders and a faux assassination. Terrorists.
Some of us loved the frequent interjections of humorous commentary by the author/narrator--often every other paragraph. Others thought that after awhile this distracted from the plot and became annoying as the book wore on.
This was one of those meetings where it was hard to stick to the book--not a bad thing although we do try to remember that we are a BOOK group. Several of us had seen Ocean's 13--George Clooney was greatly admired (especially by Donna!) and the discussion somehow veered to the subject of Ellen Barkin's breasts (as seen in the movie, that is). Other subjects included the history of nuns' habits and the ritual burning of skirts by graduating Catholic schoolgirls. Mary J. D. said, sadly, that her polyester skirt refused to burn. Donna had had better luck with natural fibers.
At Donna's house after dinner at Fadi's Middle Eastern restaurant (nothing at all to do with the book) we pigged out on German chocolate cake (also nothing to do with the book). A brief, rambling discussion ensued. We had enjoyed the book for the most part, but agreed that the plot, which centered on the murder of an arms merchant turned idealist, was often too labyrinthine to follow. Multiple twists and turns, aliases, dames (the siren and the friend), murders and a faux assassination. Terrorists.
Some of us loved the frequent interjections of humorous commentary by the author/narrator--often every other paragraph. Others thought that after awhile this distracted from the plot and became annoying as the book wore on.
This was one of those meetings where it was hard to stick to the book--not a bad thing although we do try to remember that we are a BOOK group. Several of us had seen Ocean's 13--George Clooney was greatly admired (especially by Donna!) and the discussion somehow veered to the subject of Ellen Barkin's breasts (as seen in the movie, that is). Other subjects included the history of nuns' habits and the ritual burning of skirts by graduating Catholic schoolgirls. Mary J. D. said, sadly, that her polyester skirt refused to burn. Donna had had better luck with natural fibers.
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