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Charles William Eliot

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The Curse of Flowervilla

Here’s what happened at Book Club…

Well what can we say about a meeting that starts off with a big feed of homemade fish & brewis, baked beans, chocolate covered almonds and wine!

What a wonderful (and thoughtful) treat from our host (thank you Kelly!). Once everyone cleaned their plates, refilled their wine and settled in we were off….

Like many of our choices lately, this book brought about very different reactions. On our first go round about what we thought, we heard:

  • “I really enjoyed it“;
  • “she died, he died, she died, he died..’ ;
  • “the characters & their relationships weren’t developed enough” ;
  • “I loved it!” ;
  • “I hated it – a mish-mash of nonsense that could have been written by a 13 year old.”

From there we moved on to whether or not we would have been held to a deathbed vow or would we ever ask someone we loved to make such a vow and the role that the time and place had on that decision. And of course as with all our discussions there were some personal stories to share (as there always are) giving the discussion relevance.

Then it was time for Kelly’s homemade dessert…… did we mention how much we LOVE book club?!!!

Feeling a little less focused by now we chatted about long held grudges and how people can live like that to surmising that perhaps the story was a little autobiographical and that was the reason the author used the fictional community of Flowervilla yet left factual elements of St. John’s in place. One member was very observant and concluded that based on certain references Flowervilla was likely a community somewhere in the Placentia area.

At some point in the evening, not sure how (what else is new with this crowd?) …. Wolf Larson, the Skipper in the Jaws movie, Bridget Jones, Rich Man, Poor Man and Forrest Gump became our topics of conversation. Who knew Jennifer was such a connoisseur of Gump-isms? Impressive.

With that it was time to go, we gav’er the gas, put on our coats to break the wind (it’s cold) and another fun meeting was complete.

We’re glad you dropped by!

Living in beautiful St. John's NL, our book club members are as diverse and interesting as our book selections. Read More

Our Book Club Reading List

We’ve read a little bit of everything over the years. Whether you’re a book club looking for some ideas about what to read or just want a good book to curl up in bed with this reading list should help!

  • 110. Women Talking | Miriam Toews | Cathy’s Pick
  • 109. Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | Alison’s Pick
  • 108. Everything I Never Told You | Celeste NG | Toddy’s Pick
  • 107. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Fannie Flagg | Peggy’s Pick
  • 106. The Innocents | Michael Crummey | Kelly’s Picks
  • 105. The Alice Network | Kate Quinn | Kathy’s Pick
  • 104. Green Grass Running Water | Thomas King | Liz’s Pick
  • 103. Girl, Stop Apologizing | Rachel Hollis | Kelly’s Pick
  • 102. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman | Alison’s Pick
  • 101. The Next Thing On My List | Jill Smolinski | Toddy’s Pick
  • 100. River Thieves | Michael Crummey | Peggy’s Pick
  • 99. Before We Were Yours | Lisa Wingate | Kathy’s Pick
  • 98. Most Anything You Please | Trudy Morgan Cole | Cathy’s Pick
  • 97. Into the Water | Paula Hawkins | Toddy’s Pick
  • 96. Difficult Women | Grove Atlantic | Pam’s Pick
  • 95. Neuromancer | William Gibson | Andrea’s Pick
  • 94. Something Is Always On Fire | Measha Brueggergosman | Liz’s Pick
  • 93. Rock Paper Sex | Kerri Cull | Peggy’s Pick
  • 92. We’ll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night | Joel Thomas Hynes | Kathy’s Pick
  • 91. Cutting for Stone | Abraham Verghese | Cathy’s Pick
  • 90. Bear Town | Fredrik Backman | Kelly’s Pick
  • 89. Caught | Lisa Moore | Alison’s Pick
  • 88. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened | Jenny Lawson | Andrea’s Pick
  • 87. Found Far and Wide | Kevin Major | Toddy’s Pick
  • 86. The Sparrow | Author Mary Doria Russell | Pam’s Pick
  • 85. Tomboy Survival Guide | Author Ivan Coyote | Liz’s Pick
  • 84. Rush Oh! | Author Shirley Barrett | Kathy’s Pick
  • 83. The Invention of Wings | Author Sue Monk Kidd | Toddy’s Pick
  • 82. No Longer Human | Author Osamu Dazai | Kelly’s Pick
  • 81. The Nest | Author Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney | Peggy’s Pick
  • 80. I’m Thinking of Ending Things | Author Iain Reid | Alison’s Pick

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