Bre's pick!

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" ( Philadelphia Inquirer ). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more -- except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala -- and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.

I hope you like it!

July 2011 Meeting

Michelle picked our book for July, it was You Know When the Men are Gone by Siobhan Fallon. 

In Fort Hood housing, like all army housing, you get used to hearing through the walls... You learn too much. And you learn to move quietly through your own small domain. You also know when the men are gone. No more boots stomping above, no more football games turned up too high, and, best of all, no more front doors slamming before dawn as they trudge out for their early formation, sneakers on metal stairs, cars starting, shouts to the windows above to throw them down their gloves on cold desert mornings. Babies still cry, telephones ring, Saturday morning cartoons screech, but without the men, there is a sense of muted silence, a sense of muted life.
There is an army of women waiting for their men to return in Fort Hood, Texas. Through a series of loosely interconnected stories, Siobhan Fallon takes readers onto the base, inside the homes, into the marriages and families-intimate places not seen in newspaper articles or politicians' speeches.
When you leave Fort Hood, the sign above the gate warns, You've Survived the War, Now Survive the Homecoming. It is eerily prescient.

The book is a compilation of short stories and the general concensous of the group was that we were disappointed in the way the stories ended.  There really wasn't much closure at the end of the stories and the author left a lot unsaid.  It was a book that gave us a lot to think about, how the lives of those in the military are different than "typical" lives & how marriages can fail so easily based on the circumstances.  Many of the girls felt appreciation for the work of the book after reading it, even though there wasn't much closure.  Overall I think most of us thought it was a book that we wouldn't normally choose, but we are glad we read it.

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City of Thieves

Oops!  We forgot the book for the picture!  We read City of Thieves by David Benioff in May.
The book was pretty good... but we all agreed that we felt the author got a little off track in the middle.  Some loved the book, others thought it was good, but not great. 
We also got to celebrate a book shower for Mama to Be Amy L (she was a Mama to be at the last meeting... not anymore though!)  Her little girl Ali arrived on May 21, 2011. She is so adorable
We also got to celebrate even more babies to come this fall!  Amy R is due November 12th & Kathryn is due November 24th!  Lots of babies for LBBC!

Girl Who Fell From the Sky

In March we read The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi Durrow.  It was an interesting read that gave us quite a bit to talk about.  It had some disturbing circumstances that were hard to read I think but it was great for discussion.

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

No picture for the Saving CeeCee Honeycutt meeting... I think I deleted it on accident!  Maybe this is a sign I should update the blog a little more often huh!?!
We read Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman.  It was a lot like The Help, which we all loved!  It was a feel good chick lit book that was a quick easy read.  Pretty good discussion for a book club as well.
This was also the meeting we got to celebrate Bre's Book Shower!  She had her little boy Tyler on March 10, 2011.  Babies, Books & Babies!!!

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress

In January we met @ Johnny Carino's to discuss Amy's pick, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen.  This was a pretty good chick lit read, wasn't anything we all loved but it was an easy quick read.

December 2010 Meeting

I love our Book Club.  Really I do.  I know that the rest of you probably feel the exact same way.  I always look forward to our monthly meetings and new book picks!  This months pick wasn't one of our favorites, but that's okay... cause every once in a while we just need a quick read that doesn't take a lot of brain power:)
We read Playing for Pizza by John Grisham.  The girls who read John Grisham said this wasn't a "typical" book of his.  It was kind of slow, you needed to be a football fan too (which many of them are so that wasn't a huge issue).  To be honest, we all just felt it was kind of boring.  We wanted the love interest to evolve into something, it didn't.  So, I'd say most of us wouldn't recommend it unless you love Italy & football and need a simple easy read.

We were missing two girls this month:(  Jodi was sick so she couldn't make it.  

Erin was home with her new baby boy Lowen!

Isn't he adorable?!  He was born on November 30th. 

We also had another "newbie" join us this month!  Michelle went to college with us and she joined the book club in December!  We are having so much fun with everyone & I'm anxious to see what the new girls picks will be when it's there turn!

We hope everyone can make it in January!  

Merry Christmas!