April 3, 2016 Book Club Notes

$$$- 395.00 Paid: Julie, Jocelyn, Ali, Tristana, Meriah, Maren’s Birthday Freebie 

Next book club is April 24th at Maren’s house. Book pick is Mr. Split foot by Samantha Hunt 339pgs

Next pick is Julie’s…..In the Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware.
Meriah to get book pick ready.

Book Pick Order: Julie, Meriah, Jocelyn, Ali, Tristana, Maren

Duties: Maren-main, Tristana- glasses/apps, Julie-salad, Jocelyn- side, Meriah-dessert, Ali- drinks

Dinner: Vegi platter w/ spinach and hummus dip, Mississippi Roast Sliders, Brussels Sprouts w/ goat cheese, cranberries and walnuts, Mason Jar Lid Apple Pies w/ Ice cream, Beer and Wine.

Announcements: Meriah - Comicon for three days. Got to hang with family and Alyssa got to have a picture with Ginny Weasley. Married for 20 years in July. Maren- Lana’s starting at Julie’s school soon. Flynn 6 months old and Liam 2.5. Almost free of the tattoo shop. Can’t wait for some much needed free time. Julie- Leaving for Hawaii on Tues. Tristana – 68 days sober and feeling great. Getting very crafty. Jocelyn- Competing in an archery tournament. Cypress turns 13 and teaching 18 year old how to drive. Ali- Still getting married. Getting over cat scratch fever.

Other Items: Feeling the club is in a lull. History shows this happens every 2.5 years. Review and discuss rules. Decided to keep apps on the menu. Meet at 4:30, call to order starts at 5:00. .5 hr for apps and talking -Serve and book talk first-Logistics last. Penalty for not reading: still bring info on what you did read. Have reason for not reading. Possibly a pie to the face 

Maren we still want Trivia.

The Hat has been weeded by Tristana. Organized by genre and page number.

For anniversary dress as your favorite character from one of our books that year.

Books not finished: Jocelyn-0/ Meriah-3/ Julie-1/ Ali-1/ Maren-2/ Tristana-3

Book Discussion: It’s a Long Story by Willie Nelson (Tristana’s Pick) Julie- Hesitant in beginning. No desire to read it. Found some enjoyment, but not much. Could have been written as cliff notes. Would not recommend. 2.5/5 Tristana- Liked overall. Too many names, but looked up many of them to learn. Could have been shorter. Never got that needy feeling to read. Just thought it would be a fun book. Would recommend to a musician. 2.5/5
Jocelyn- Favorite parts were the first three decades and the pictures at the end. Started with great history and description, but became to name dropey. Could have been written in 200 pages. Did get the chills many times and talked about Willie with others. Would not recommend. 2.5/5 Maren- Like read memoirs. Grew up on Willie, but like him less now after this read. Way to long. Should have been a biography instead of autobiography. 2.5-3/5 Ali- Overall too long. Didn’t realize how long it took him to become famous. Liked that he spoke well of all his wives. Found myself talking with others about the book. Happy to be done. 2.5/5 Meriah- Really liked. New a lot of the people talked about in the book. Was a little to name dropey. Would recommend. 3/5
Favorite Characters: Julie- Martha (first wife) Tristana- Waylan Jennings Jocelyn- Mark Rothbaun ( producer) Ali- Martha Maren- Martha Meriah- Willie