February 16th Meeting

Tonight we discussed Linda's selection of The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway. Again the book was met by mixed reviews. I believe that most of the woman enjoyed the book and we had some very heartfelt comments regarding peoples struggles to maintain their humanity during devastating circumstances. One of the beauties of the book was that although it took place in Sarajevo, it could have been anywhere. The people who inhabited the story, were ordinary citizens caught in a nightmare. We tried to imagine what we would feel like and how we might behave in similar circumstances. This is a book with a fairly simple plot. For some of us that was the beauty of it while others felt it lacked depth. Again, we all have different opinions.

We won't be meeting next month as many of our group will be down south. I look forward to meeting with all of you again in April to discuss The Paris Wife. Until then.......