Angels and Demons

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all enjoying the warm(er) weather, at least it isn't snowing. Drew was up in Algonquin Park last weekend with the St. Chris/ St. Pat's high school trip and they got snowed on. Was very cold.

So last month was 'Water for Elephants" which almost everyone enjoyed. Our numbers were somewhat down. I think there were the 'usuals' minus Carol who took off for Toronto for some reason. Nicole and Laurie were there as well. We may very well have a lot more people this month. Nicole is bringing a gentleman! Brave guy. Perhaps Laurie and Cherie as well. Jane from the Mall Road Library book discussion group plans on coming and I think Deb will be there as well.

I'm enjoying "Angels and Demons" again. I couldn't help but think of the practicalities. How on earth is he doing all this on no sleep and nothing to eat? He must be Superman, most of us would have 'run out of gas' long before Mr. Langdon did. .....I went to the Dan Brown website and found two most interesting challenges. There are clues and answers to the challenge hidden on the book jacket of 'The Da Vinci Code'. It is so interesting!

We are at Coffee Lodge Finch this month. June 9th @ 7pm. We are heading into smoothie season so this will be the test for the privacy/sound screens that Leo gave us. Hopefully they are up to the job.

Hope to see you on Tuesday.

Take care.

"Water for Elephants"

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Just a reminder that we are meeting at John's Restaurant tomorrow night, Tuesday. Dinner at 6pm., discussion at 7 pm. Hope to see you all there to discuss this wonderful book.

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The discussion of "My Sister's Keeper" went very well last month. There was certainly lots to talk about. Welcome to Deb and Laurie, always nice to see new faces and listen to new ideas.
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"My Sister's Keeper"

Happy April everyone.

Spring has sprung but no one seems to have informed Mother Nature. Hopefully by the time we meet next week it will be more seasonal.

Last month "Les Miserables" went over marginally better than did "The Hunchback of Notre Dame' last year. I think we have finished with Victor Hugo now.

I changed the list on the last post to show that we will be reading "Water for Elephants' by Sara Gruen in May instead of "Angels and Demons".

We will be meeting at Coffee Lodge Finch next week. Leo has a screen that will be sent over for us to use as a sound barrier. I think that this may be the solution to the noise problem, fingers crossed. ........"My Sister's Keeper" has generated a bit of a buzz in the store. A number of people have approached me asking about the book club, we'll see how many actually turn up. We will have a lot to talk about with this book.

Bring your ideas for our road trip. .....Meg and Nicole will be attending....... I have Nicole's number in my cell phone so we can track her this time. Last month she was stranded in Wyoming, looking for a lift into town.

See you soon.

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See you on St. Patrick's Day

Hi all,

It looks as though we will be wearing green next book club night. We changed to Tuesday nights to avoid holidays, and we end up on St. Patricks Day. Catherine is off to the sunny surf in Hilton Head once again. .........Hope she has a wonderful time.

We will be meeting on March 17th, 7 pm. At Coffee Lodge EXMOUTH, thanks once again Donna. We will be reading "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo. Don't forget your ideas for our road trip in late April.

Upcoming:

April 14th- My Sister's Keeper- Jodi Picoult- Coffee Lodge Finch -Susan Chamberlain has copies for us at the Book Keeper. Ask at the desk, she said she would put some aside for us.

May 12th- Water for Elephants- Sarah Gruen- Just finished this book, it was wonderful!
- John's Restaurant.

June 9th-Angels and Demons - Dan Brown - I believe this is coming out in the theatre in May. If we love it, perhaps we can get together to see the video when it comes out.

July 14th- A Thousand Splendid Suns

I will forward this list to Susan at the Book Keeper, we will be able to pick up these books there from here on.


I'm going to the book discussion at Mall Road Library this month, they are meeting on March 31st. They are reading "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri. If anyone else is interested, let me know, we can go together.

Cause for celebration, heard it was going up to ***plus*** 14 degrees by the weekend!!!!

See you all soon.
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Family Day is disrupting our plans!

We'll be meeting at John's Restaurant on Tuesday the 17th instead of Monday the 16th to discuss 'The Burning Shore'. Monday is Family Day. All our normal venues will be closed.

See you then.

Pillars coming up.

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Holy smokes, "The Pillars of the Earth" is quite a read. We'll be lucky to get through it on time. Didn't realise when I suggested it, that it is huge.

So the discussion on Clan of the Cave Bear went very well. Nice and cosy at Coffee Lodge Exmouth. Thanks for having us Donna and thanks for the treats Carol.

So next we will be meeting for dinner at John's on the 8th of December. We will have dinner, discussion, then those who are interested will continue on to Lola's or Limbo for some 'tarminis'. I can't remember if we decided on a venue for the 'tar-meanies'. (Catherine, did we decide?)

Then on the 16th, over to Carol's on Maria Street for munchies and a movie. "The Secret Life of Bees" will not be out in video by then (asked at Rogers) so we will need some ideas for something to watch.

By then we should know everything there is to know about cathedral building in the 1100's, King Stephen and Empress Maud.

See you then.



















Oh well, next month is a nice small book.

Clan of the Cave Bear

We got Donna's official okey dokey, we are good to meet at Coffee Lodge Exmouth on November 10th at 7.pm.



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