For the rest of the day, I muttered stuff about Nazi socks and it brought me to giggle mode every time. It buoyed me up so much I was able to make it--instead of bailing--on a girlfriends' book club meeting even after a longish search committee meeting.
Not only had I not read the book for book club--honestly, I couldn't even tell you the name of the book under discussion (which never happened). I got to catch up with everyone and drink a colorful margarita though.
I'm being blasé, but of my four bookclubs--all of which I joined when I moved to Lansing and was desperate to find community--this one consistently picks books that are pretty badly written, but I love the people in it. What more can I say?
Pic: The sign: "Please DO NOT wash Nazi socks. Thank you."
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hahahahahaha— I am so glad you puzzled that one out
Lololol Nazi socks.
You know, I have never seen a production of Cabaret but I read and loved the Berlin Stories for a German history class I took in third year university. But - and this is crazy - I had NO IDEA Christopher Isherwood was gay, nor did I have any idea that Berlin was known for its large gay community in the 20s and 30s. AND IT WASN'T BROUGHT UP IN THE COURSE. Well, life was different then, I guess. I think about that now and think how very strange that was, a huge part of the book and it was never discussed.
Four book clubs! I'm a bit jealous. I'm thinking of getting one going here but not sure if it will work.
Oh, and one last question - did you recommend Late Bloomers to me? Someone did and I'm reading it right now!
That would be puzzling.
A young woman I know who used to go the theater camp with North is in a production of Cabaret at Brown right now.
p.s. I don't know what I'd do about a book club that picked bad books. I'd find that frustrating.
There's a woman in our book club who always reads the books - about a month or two after we all have read it. LOL. She always comes to the next book with a recap and it makes us all laugh. Our book club is a social one and it's not serious! Book clubs shouldn't feel like homework!
Silly sign.
Hey, those crummy Nazis can wash their own damn socks.
LOL
A former friend once told me she was in a wonderful book club and went on to describe it to me. I said, "It sounds great! It sounds like a lot of fun." She said, "I'm not going to invite you, though. They'll probably like you more than me."
Sort of the beginning of the end, that.
Sarah, Gillian-- :)
Nicole--Yeah--that is bonkers. I learned very recently--like maybe this year--that there had been a transgender clinic in Berlin for decades before it was destroyed by the Nazis. Also actually it was FIVE bookclubs, but two of them no longer meet regularly. It was a GREAT way to meet people in a new town! I did not rec. Late Bloomers, but I looked it up (the novel, I presume) and the author is South Indian and it's 1.99 on Kindle, and I might give it a go! SO thank YOU for the rec!
StephLove--I feel a bit cued into theater kids all over the country now! The book recs don't bother me, because they're almost an afterthought for this group--we put more thought into which restaurant to meet at, frankly.
NGS--We have one of those too. And I think I've been that person too in months where I wasn't able to get hold of the book.
Nance--That is such a WEIRD dynamic!
Sarah, Gillian-- :)
Nicole--Yeah--that is bonkers. I learned very recently--like maybe this year--that there had been a transgender clinic in Berlin for decades before it was destroyed by the Nazis. Also actually it was FIVE bookclubs, but two of them no longer meet regularly. It was a GREAT way to meet people in a new town! I did not rec. Late Bloomers, but I looked it up (the novel, I presume) and the author is South Indian and it's 1.99 on Kindle, and I might give it a go! SO thank YOU for the rec!
StephLove--I feel a bit cued into theater kids all over the country now! The book recs don't bother me, because they're almost an afterthought for this group--we put more thought into which restaurant to meet at, frankly.
NGS--We have one of those too. And I think I've been that person too in months where I wasn't able to get hold of the book.
Nance--That is such a WEIRD dynamic!
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