Tuesday, May 13, 2014

May 9 - 'This is Where I Leave You'

Notes courtesy of Lisa:

A bunch of us gathered at Karen’s last Friday to discuss This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper.  We got into the spirit of the book by preparing foods that were appropriate for sitting Shiva.  Susan and Heather decided to kick it up a notch and “dress” for the occasion.  Between the fishnet stockings, plunging necklines and all of the memorable scenes from the book, we had a really good time.  Most of us felt that the book read like a screenplay and are now planning to see the movie when it comes out in September.

Between the yummy sandwiches, smoked trout and pickled herring, matzo crackers and hummus and three desserts, we ate well.  Through all of the good times, we did settle on what two books to read next, but we did not figure out where to meet or when.

I propose we meet somewhere for dinner, perhaps an outdoor café so we can be ourselves.  If we can do a doodle poll, we can figure out a night and place  that works out for all of us in June.  If we want outdoors, we have a few choices. Molly’s, Salt Hill, 3 Tomatoes, LuiLui’s, Jewel of India or Market Table.

We are planning to read The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zavin for our next meeting and The Gold Train: The Destruction of the Jews and the Looting of Hungary by Ronald W. Zweig, suggested by Susan (right, Susan?), for the following meeting.

Notes from Karen:

Food (might have forgotten something):
Darla - pita chips & hummus
Leann - yummy matzo and dips
Heather - pickled herring and other fish spread
Pam - delicious caprese salad
Susan - chocolate cake with candles
Lisa - Hamantaschen (blueberry and strawberry)
Nancy - pound cake
Marybeth - wine 
Karen - sandwiches: cucumber; beet, goat cheese, & arugula; ham & cheese; cream cheese & olive spread

Here are some of the books we talked about:

The Long Walk
by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witte
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