Bookies!

March Title

Our book selection next month is They Did It With Love

by Kate Morgenroth.

"Secrets lurk under the smooth surface of a wealthy 

Connecticut neighborhood, until a murder reveals all." 

Who in the world selected this mysterious read? 
No mystery -- our Kathy surprised us.

The surprise is...it's not her normal cup of  tea.
(But we are relishing a lighter read this month!)

Thanks Kathy!

What can we say about Kathy? The most fun girl ever! Nothing better than her infectious laugh. And that can burst-out anytime -  anywhere. 
(Think...yoga class, pilates class or Happy Hour!) 

Kathy is dedicated to fitness and may possibly be addicted to Zumba!

Kathy is a fantastic mom, wife, daughter, sister and girlfriend. 

She' s our Sunshine Girl.

The Goon Squad Didn't Get Us!

Hostess: Kelly P - great hostess as well as our fantastic teacher at the YMCA
                            (love the Cardio work outs but so miss the ball class!)

Book discussion: Outstanding, deep, thoughtful and very diverse!
                          NOTE: Pulitzer Prize winning book..... très chic

Food & Wine: Ditto!

Friendship: Read for yourself:

Just wanted to tell you all how lucky I feel to have such a great group of friends in book club. I really needed some girl time. Kelly was such a gracious hostess, the food was great and it was nice to get to hear everyone’s ideas about the book.  Kelly J

I feel the same. I love the time I spend with all my girlfriends! I enjoy all the eclectic books we get to read and discuss. I feel like a better version of myself when we are done with our discussions. I also so appreciate the input you all give me in my personal life - all the trials and tribulations. Thank you to my wonderful friends. Love to you all!   Lisa

Aww you girls are so sweet! I also love our fun times together, I am so glad my friendship circle has grown in such an awesome way. :-)  Kathy

Loved our time as always. And yes, my daughter was the perfect hostess and book club facilitator! Way to go Kelly for introducing us to a different writing style and leading a thoughtful discussion. Great job!

Aren’t we all lucky to have found one another! Another thank you to the Y that I know has its challenges (yikes!) but also does great things like bring us all together.  Noreen   xo

You are all too sweet and fun and pretty and smart.

Thanks so much for including me.....

It was my lucky day when you gave me an invite.

Having you each enriches my life...and gives my brain a real work out!

Love you!  Sylvia

Thanks, everyone!! We do have a wonderful group of awesome women. Again, I appreciate everyone's openness to something different and somewhat challenging. I REALLY enjoyed our discussion.

And thanks for all the delicious food, both yesterday and today as well. My family appreciates you all, too :-) Kelly P

You Tube Review

"What kind of book is Goon Squad? A collection of novellas? Linked short stories? Goon Squad consists of 13 pieces that work either as stand-alones (in fact, three of them were published separately in The New Yorker) or as a sculpted, uniform collection of disparate parts. Certainly, the sculpture creates a fuller representation, since an incident merely brushed over in story A will get its due in story B, or C, or D.

A side note, if I may. Egan has mentioned that Pulp Fiction influenced her a great deal while writing Goon Squad. In 1994, when Pulp Fiction burst onto the scene, with its startling nonlinear storyline, punchy dialogue, pop culture references and humor juxtaposed with rank violence, a whole new phenomenon was created—so much so, no one knew quite where to place it. Was it a riff on a black comedy? A film noir? A neo-noir? Who knew a story could be designed this way? Then came 21 Grams and Memento and Inception—smart, fast-paced stories assembled as though a team of architects designed them. Were their creators one step ahead, or two? Or didn’t it matter anymore, because audiences were now prepared for nonlinear, think-outside-the-box storytelling?"

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YouTube review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kdvZLuYod0


Visual interactive character map from the current book A Visit from the Goon Squad (click)


What Wikipedia has to say about Goon Squad


And the New York Times review


More links than you have time to read:


Reading Group Guides


 Thwok review