I hope you all did well on the PSATs yesterday! It was very strange having testing here in the Library, but with the space crunch and all grades except seniors taking some form of the exam, I guess it's a necessity.
Anyway.
This is the teachers' book club selection for October. Unfortunately I cannot attend this month's meeting due to a family event. My family and I always get together for a fall "something" (corn maze, pumpkin picking, etc.) in honor of my mom. Her birthday was October 23rd and she loved fall and Halloween. We have to work around everyone's schedule, especially my sister as a nurse! Thus, I have to skip, or at the very least be late to, the gathering for book club.
Now, let's be honest, before I even talk about this, based on title and cover, you all know this is not my cup of tea. But, I have really been trying to read outside my usual genres for this group, and this is way outside what I'd choose! Premise is 4 unlikely friends form a book club, have a lot of wine, and learn about each other but more about themselves. Think Joy Luck Club, The Baby Sitter's Club, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I do like to portrayal of strong female friendship in a positive tone--no mean girl toxic frenemy stuff. Often we, as women, do not see close friendship between women in the media in positive tones. I guess our own book club is representative of such a strong group of friends (although both male and female). That being said, there was too much...I don't know...fluff?
I will be donating this to the collection and putting it on display in the next rotation.
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