December 8, 2010 Meeting

Tonight we met to discuss Pat's choice for the month, Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verchese. This was a beautifully written novel with a very compelling story line and some fascinating characters. It seems that most of the members of the group enjoyed the book to a degree. A couple of us truly enjoyed it and savoured the way the story unfolded. One of the criticism's from a couple of the women was that it "dragged" a bit at times. This, I'm afraid is a criticism that is often leveled at our books. Admittedly some times it is deserved, but often the book deserves the time to unfold in its own way. This is of course one of the challenges of a Book Club. It is difficult to find stories that will appeal to everyone. We all have very different tastes and expectations from our books. However this is also what keeps the discussions lively.