I was way too tired after book club last night to want to dive into writing another book club review, so I just didn't do that. But then my husband suggested going to Costco today, and I needed to get more ground beef for meals, so we did that, and then I had to portion out the ground beef (about 14 pounds of it) for freezing, so once again I feel behind on what I'm doing. On top of that, I have to read almost all of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver by 7 pm Tuesday for book club, and I also have to work the next two days. I have the physical book, and I just don't want to cave and get the audio on this one since I can't access it through the library. But if I don't get back on track with these book club reviews, I'm not going to get through my bracket before March is over.
On that note, let's get into my next review.
Today I'll be reviewing the local Atheist Book Club. I was invited to this group by someone who decided in November that they no longer want to associate with me on a friend level, and I have to assume it's based on things someone else said about me based on the timing. They've claimed that's not the case, but I read way too much to not have a decent grasp on human behavior, and this is a person I thought I knew pretty well. I was clearly wrong because I would have expected for them to at least ask about my side of the story, like I did when I heard negative stories about them. But not everyone has the same morals I do.
Anyway, I've only been in attendance for two meetings with this group so far. I missed the last meeting as I just wasn't feeling well after Aunt Flo showed up while I was at work. Normally I wouldn't let that stop me, but I just didn't have the energy and wanted to head home and be a vegetable for the evening. A part of me regrets that decision, because the book conversations in this group have been very interesting, and we were going to be discussing The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, and I was really excited to see what others thought about Clinton's involvement with the book.
This group does way more than just a book club though. They host roundtable discussions, hikes, coffee meet-ups, I think there's an annual camping trip. I really don't have a good handle on all this group has to offer yet as my focus has been on the book club. If you're local looking for an aggressively non-religious group, this would probably be a good one for you to check out.
The two other books that I've read for this group were The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffennegger and Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera. They are pretty intentional in switching between genres, and time periods within certain genres like historical fiction. They are also super organized with spreadsheets for past reads. I want to be more like them when I grow up.
How will they compare against other book clubs? - Katie
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