May 18: The Dream of Perpetual Motion

Five of us gathered at Darla's for our discussion of The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer. Our menu was Cinco de Mayo-inspired with a touch of Greek thrown in...Lisa's flan was fabulous! (And so were her brownies, not to mention Darla's Margaritas!)

The book was...a challenge. Only our intrepid hostess managed to finish it for the meeting, and those of us still working through it were not universally admiring. It's not bad to have a challenge now and then, we all agreed.

Of course talking about our designated book led to talking about all things bookish, in particular Darla's fondness for book blogs, some of which she showed to us on her laptop.

Below are lists that Karen, who was our scribe for the evening, created from our discussion and show-and-tell:

Websites:
She's Too Fond of Books...And it has addled her brain
http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/

Jen's Book Thoughts
http://jensbookthoughts.blogspot.com/

Hot Guys Reading Books
http://hotguysreadingbooks.tumblr.com/

Reading on the Subway
http://readingonthesubway.net/

Authors/Books:
Louise Penny
http://www.louisepenny.com/

Kate Shugak mystery series by Dana Stabenow
http://www.stabenow.com/

Jo Nesbo
http://www.jonesbo.com/

Future book group field trip:
The world famous booktown Hay-on-Wye
http://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/

Next Meeting:
Where:  Heather's house
When: TBD
What: Fingerprints of God: In Search of the Science of Spirituality by Barbara Bradley Hagerty
http://barbarabradleyhagerty.com