Whatever You Do, Don't Call It a Book Club

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of giving the review

at my mom's literary guild meeting.

{Differences between a literary guild and a book club:

constitution, president, gavel; it's official.}

I've gone a few times before, and really enjoyed it. 

It's a no-commitment kind of deal. 

Someone else reviews a book that they've read 

and you can decided if it's worth your time

to read or not. 

I was the youngest person in attendance by about 40 years. 

That's the way I like it; I feel like I have an old soul. 

The big scuttlebutt at this meeting was the pros and cons 

of notifying members of upcoming meetings via email.

Most of the members are retired school teachers 

and apparently many of them delete their email inbox 

without even reading the messages.

{I could not even understand this because I check my email every hour on the hour.}

It was a pretty heated argument and at a few 

points the president almost lost control of the conversation. 

I reviewed "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain

{You can read a few of my favorite quotes from the book here.}

It's one of my favorite books 

that follows the rise and fall of Earnest Hemingway's first 

marriage to Hadley Richardson. 

If you haven't read it, I suggest getting a copy right away. 

It will make a perfect Christmas break read or gift for 

your travel-loving friends.

Are any of you in book clubs? Thoughts?

-Jess

*p.s. If you haven't checked out our travel page, you're missing out on all of the highlights from our wanderings through Europe. More detailed posts for each city to come soon!

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