Born a Crime

A young Trevor Noah and his mom

Thank you to Maureen for a great evening at the lake. With full attendance we had a lot of catching up to do. The snacks were a hit and the blueberry upside down cake was special.  Here's the recipe, with a reminder that Maureen used frozen wild blueberries in place of the giant fresh kind.

Born a Crime was an interesting read, and an intimate view of life in South Africa. There are quite a few chances to see Trevor Noah on Netflix at the moment.  There are his comedy specials Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark and Trevor Noah: African American and a documentary, You Laugh But it's True and he shows up in an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. 

We made some plans for the future months.  In March we'll be at Susan's and the book will be A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.  The date for this is Wednesday, March 21st.
In April we'll be reading The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien.  We'll meet at Saara's on Thursday, April 19th.
May will be at Wanda's.  The book is And After the Fire by Lauren Belfer.  The date is Thursday, May 24th.

Other Books We Mentioned

• The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
• The American War by  Omar El Akkad
• The Lotteries Plus One (children's literature) by Emma Donoghue - Proceeds support Room to Read, a charity supporting education and literacy around the world. 
• The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
• The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
• Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill

Jennifer Egan talks about A Visit from the Goon Squad