Loving Frank – Nancy Horan
Debrief and AGM
What a successful meeting/AGM we had! Thank you to Jenny C for hosting such a great meeting. Turnout was fantastic, the discussion was riveting, our 09 reading list exciting!
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Loving Frank was met with mixed reviews. The book got thumbs up from everyone except Sam and Michelle. The topics of discussion included motherhood, women’s rights, character development, divorce, infidelity, and travel. These topics engaged us in discussions that all good books should. I don’t think any of us could get over the ending – if the story was fiction we would have thought it to be a very odd choice. Being factual made it that much more disturbing. Many of us were quick to do our own research to ensure that artistic liberties weren’t taken (remember saving fish?). While some members appreciated the page turning element of the book, others felt like it needed a good edit. The meeting was definitely a success and Jenny C served a fancy spread of sushi, cheese and treats. Perhaps the physical set up of the meeting – all sitting around the dining room table helped keep us on track. Thanks again to Jenny for hosting and thanks to everyone else for being there and sharing such great insight.
The 2nd part oft the meeting was going through the list of proposed novels for the next year. It is great to have the list established early so we don’t have to waste our meeting and catch up time arguing about what to read next. We have a really exciting 2009 reading list compiled.
Please see the attached list as reference for your book shopping (free delivery at chapters if you spend over $38)
The fist book off the 2009 list that we are going to read is The Book of Negroes followed by Water for Elephants and then, To Kill a Mocking Bird.
In terms of dates for the next meeting, why don’t we all weigh in on a few dates?
Tuesday February 24
Tuesday March 3
Tuesday March 10
I am going off the idea that Tuesdays work. If Mondays or Wednesday s are better, let us know!
Thanks again to Jenny C for hosting such a great meeting. Thanks to the other members for bringing such great insight and sharing your thoughts on this book.
Happy Reading and hope to see everyone at the next meeting and at AGMs for years to come.
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