Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

We met at Greta's beautifully decorated home for a special Christmas edition of book club that included a wonderful addition- Jessica!  She had barely landed in Dallas before heading to our meeting, and it was so good to see her.

Over Indian food (what else?) we discussed Mindy Kaling's comedic book before retiring to the living room for a book swap and gifts.  Some of the topics we discussed were:

• Comedians are often hit or miss, and some topics will relate better than others depending on the person
• Some preferred her book to Sedaris, but some did not.
• The balance of pursuing a dream with hard work vs. lucky breaks
• The organization (very non-linear) of the book and the embellishment aspect of stories
• The author's various lists

Fun Facts:
Jessica was with us- we have missed her since she moved!  That's worth mentioning twice.
Greta really did her research about this book, the author, and the Office!
Jordan is actually quite good at gift-wrapping.
Nancy mastered wearing a scarf.

The Plague

Translated from Albert Camus' french, I chose this title to commemorate the raging fear that was going on at the time in our own city as Ebola was diagnosed for the first time on US soil right near us.  Things got a little crazy here, but thankfully not as bad as they did for the little city in Camus' novel.

We met at Becky's and enjoyed a meal homemade butternut squash ravioli.  There was a raging fire in the fireplace, and good discussion as always.

We all had a little trouble keeping the many characters straight in our minds

We wondered throughout the book who the narrator might be

The interesting responses of the town preacher in the book as contrasted against the town doctor

We noticed a lack of female presence in the book

I don't think it was anyone's favorite book by far, but it did make us think