August Meeting

Another successful meeting. Lots of discussion around parenting, family life, gender relations, breastfeeding, rape and all other sorts of polite conversation! The group seemed to be slightly less unruly this month and a talking jug was only required a few times.

A big welcome to our new members - Sandra and Debbie. Though Debbie seemed somehow to be less of a person after the meeting...

This book seemed to be generally better received then The White Tiger, and general comments were that people enjoyed reading it and didn't feel they had to plow through the book. The average rating was 6.8 (Let's call it 7, shall we?)

Individual scores were as follows
Toot - 6/10 - Enjoyed it. Confronting but real

Colleen - 3/10 - Didn't seem real, felt contrived

Liz - Bad girl twice over, but at least she was there!

Leslie - By a group vote, it was decided she was piss weak.

Kerry - 5/10 Labourious - kept waiting for something else to happen.

Debbie - 7/10 Easy to read, enjoyed the chapter character changes and flow. Felt 'real'

Cara - 8/10 Enjoyed it.

Meg - 6/10 Caught and kept my attention

Trilby - 7/10 Enjoyed it

Sandra - Slightly bad member - redeemed herself with sticky date pudding. Based on halfway through the book - 6/10.

We had waaay to much food, didn't help that I had made 3 lots of different stuff. I think a plate per person will be more than enough for next month.

A special mention for Meg, looking beautiful with her 'well loved Teddy' do. She seems to be having issues with her nouns - quote " I don't ever refer to my *facial expression* as one of them when I'm doing THAT". See if you can work that one out!

The next book is 'The Time Travellers Wife' by Audrey Niffenegger and the next meeting is held at Meg's house in Wonga Park (let me know if you need the address). I got this book for $21.50 from fishpond.com.au if anyone is interested - aprox 5 days for shipping.


See you there on the 1st September@ 7.30pm.

Thanks for coming and for the lively discussion and for ensuring that my house is clean for once! I look forward to next months - Trilby xx