Six of us gathered as Lisa's to discuss The Little Friend by Donna Tartt. There were deviled eggs, two wonderful soups, warm biscuits, blueberry pie... Absolutely delicious, one and all. We had a good and wide-ranging discussion of the book and it's southern-ness, with a general agreement that it was quite good and proved the adage "you can't judge a book by its cover" (or it's title either, in this case).
Next month - Yankee Swap!! We thought a white elephant Yankee Swap might be just the thing this year. So bring something you already own wrapped and ready to swap.
When: December 13
Where: Nancy's
What: The Coffins of Little Hope by Timothy Schaffert
1 comment:
Donna Tartt's excellent writing in The Secret History overcame my dismay with the plot and tempted me to try again with The Little Friend. Ms. Tartt's descriptive writing is beautiful; unfortunately, her plots sink beneath the dense writing. Her forays into humor (in The Little Friend) sparked some life into the story but the pointlessness of the plot erased any kind feelings towards this novel.
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