Wednesday Book (2)

Things have been wild in the Village since 118 6th grade students from the Chelan Public Schools arrived yesterday for their 4-day environmental school. We've always wanted to know what it was like to be back in a school cafeteria. They are well-organized and a lot of fun to have around. They don't participate in Village life other than meals, so we just work around their energy and get on with our days! The 6th grade students from Manson come next week.

Since I missed the book post last Wednesday, I'm doing two, still from the stash from the Faith Women's Book Group. The first one is Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik. This is a wonderful book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The premise is a book group started in the late 1960's by some women who have moved into the same neighborhood in south Minneapolis. The book takes us through four decades with them. The author's conceit is to have each chapter be from the perspective of whichever woman is hosting that month, and includes the book she chose and why she chose it. The chapter headings themselves would make a great year's reading. There are, of course, the subplots of the lives of the women, and that part was pretty solid, I thought. The story of one woman, told in letters she writes to her deceased mother, makes up another theme through the book. If you've ever had the privilege of being in a long-time book group, this book will resonate on every level. By the way, Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons (or AHEB) is the name they give their group.

Thank you, Kari!

The other book is Something Mis ing by Matthew Dicks. When I started this I thought it might be too weird to finish, but now that I'm well into it I like it a lot. It becomes a laugh-out-loud read as you go along. It will make you look more carefully at your pantry, your jewelry box, and your garden supplies as you follow the adventures of Martin, a thief who carefully cases his "clients" and stocks his own home with things he knows they won't miss. (The book title is correctly spelled!) I'm not quite done, and it is becoming quite suspenseful as it goes along. A really good read.

Thank you, Sheryl!