Sunday, May 15th.
Book Group Blurb
Seven lovely bookish type ladies sat outside at LaDean’s house to discuss the book "Waiting, the True Confessions of a Waitress" by Debra Ginsberg. LaDean allowed everyone to practice "waiting" by serving themselves their "grub", as Kathe called it. For one of the lovely ladies, it was her first time to attend Book Group. We welcomed Melody Gonsalves who brought along her reading glasses and looked quite like a veteran avid reader. (Of course we do know she inherited book reading genes from her mother Kathe.)
We all enjoyed Katy reminiscing about her past life as a waitress, earning her way through college. She verified the confessions of Debra Ginsberg as being very accurate and similar to her own experiences. Her reflections prompted her to share pictures of friends with whom she worked and played during her "waiting days". For those who weren’t there, you will need to ask Katy about her bus boy and bartender experience!
Kim thought the book was a metaphor for life in general, that we are always waiting for what will happen next in our lives. There seemed to be consensus of thought with Kim’s "deep thinking and analysis".
Cathy commented that she did not think the book was "great", and was not impressed with the writing. She felt the author was really stretching to fill up the pages. Even though LaDean enjoyed the book, she agreed with Cathy’s thoughts about the writing, especially when compared to the writing of Anthony Bourdain in "Kitchen Confidential". Kathe, however, thought the author was quite skilled at writing as a storyteller and enjoyed her style.
Cathy commented that she will probably tip more after reading this book, and we all agreed that the job of a waitress was mentally, emotionally, socially, and physically challenging. None of us are eager to apply for a "waiting" job in the near future!
Books presented for the July Book Group Meeting were as follows:
"The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency", by Alexander McCall Smith
"Educating Alice, Adventures of a Curious Woman", by Alice Steinbach
"Lucy" by Ellen Feldman.
AND, the winner was, "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency".
The next book group will be held on June 12th, at Cathy’s house. We will be discussing the book, "Ya Ya’s in Bloom", by Rebecca Wells.
