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Under the Hawthorne Tree

Here’s what happened at Book Club…

Our Book Club rocks!!!

Under the Hawthorne Tree by Ai MiWe eat, drink, sell tickets, discuss where to find sex workers, how much they make, the horrors of duckf%#k, weird and wacky binocular and accordion gifts, healthcare in Canada, the US & Norway,  Oh! and books..of course books too…all in a couple of hours.

Our group was divided on this book – a story of romance set in China during the cultural revolution. A few thought it was a beautiful story, beautifully told with the bonus being the historical backdrop. Others thought it was reminiscent of a Harlequin Romance – I love him, I hate him, he loves me, he’s forgotten me. The innocence of Jingqiu was believable for some and not very for others. We did all agree that she was a little TOO perfect – she was a top athlete, a poet, an expert seamstress, she worked as hard as a man and could carry as much or more, even when the skin peeled from her perfect ‘little’ feet… and to top it all off she was beautiful.

Kelly didn’t have internet at work and had to rely on the questions at the end of the book for our discussion. This lead to a discussion all on its own. The questions sucked!! But Kelly redeemed herself with the apple cinnamon cake… we’re not a complicated crowd. Liz took a stand and refused to answer several of the questions on the grounds that… well…  they sucked. Did we mention Kelly had no internet at work?

We had a wonderful grand night. And with any luck one of us will end up with a night on the town or a trip with WestJet. (Note to Westjet crew – Kelly would like for you to thank HER as she disembarks.) There would have been a chance for booze to accompany each but Toddy couldn’t make the meeting 🙁

Thank you Kelly for hosting a great meeting and thank you to your sisters for the grub, because…yup, you had no internet at work! Till next time wormies!

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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