We met at my place yesterday to talk about Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and we were all completely fine also. The weather forecast had warnings of storms but they didn't materialize. The book was enjoyable and relatable with great humour, and the depiction of loneliness was poignant, especially after lockdown.
We will meet again in September at Saara's house. Our book for the day will be All the Colour in the World by CS Richardson. The date is September 21st at 1 pm.
In October the book will be The Librarianist by Patrick DeWitt. We will gather at Wanda's house for this occasion, but Janice will be the host. I believe the date for this is October 19 at 1 pm, but I hope someone will correct me if I got it wrong since I was busy with pie, etc. when we talked about it.
My advance notes showed up with books I intended to mention. They have been added to the list below, even though they weren't all mentioned when we were together.
Books of Note:
- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
- Unearthing by Kyo Maclear
- Trust by Hernan Diaz
- Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Calahan
- Covid 19 and Ethics in Canada by Jon Parsons
- Bootstraps Need Boots by Hugh Segal
- Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
- In Love with the World by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoch
