
Oh good! I wasn't sure when the meetup was scheduled and I was nervous because I cannot bear to miss another one. Yes. Yes I am fired up, I am pig-biting mad as they say, to stand and sermonize of the ways this book has personally upset me ;)
But also to see if other readers can open my eyes, change my mind, and make me love it. All possible with a good discussion!

Are we going to get things going again? What's everyone up to?

Would go well with Secret History.

I think some of our group would enjoy this. While we currently have our plate full for official club reads, anyone seeking additional reading would probably enjoy this. It's good for this time of year...Autumn in New England, harvest-time, corn, paganism, mysterious rituals - it's got it all!

Thanks, looks like it will be an exciting month!

It sounds good. If we do Secret History and The Girls over the Fall, maybe this will be a good one for December/January.

I read this in college, I'd be into checking it out again for discussion sometime.

We will try and do The Girls later on.

I've read this book many times, and love it. Some others in /r/rva have as well. Thought this might be nice for a mid-autumn Book Club Bacchanalia - can be part of our regular meetings, or, a one-off. If anyone wants to read and get together and talk about it.

7 PM sounds great - thanks for clarifying the time!
The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and SalvationEdited to change htis ot the book that was chosen/voted on by Doodle poll - this was the winner.
Sept. 21st will be our meetup date, if that works for everyone. That's a Wednesday. O'Toole's.

Let's make the exec decision - THE GIRLS it is! Sept. 21 would be fabulous. And just about time for pumpkin beer.

Or have we already picked one?
Also, need to decide on the meeting time and place for September.

How's everybody digging it so far?

Wow, this sounds fascinating. I like reading about alternate possible realities. thanks for the recommendation.

This novel is based on the squat evictions of New York City's Lower East Side in the early 1990s. Not hoodlums, these squatters reclaimed abandoned properties and restored them of their own volition, as part of an urban homesteading initiative, until the city and real estate developers realized they could make a lot more money.
The story examines the lives of various squatters in the face of losing their homes, from their individual perspectives - the runaway girl seeking a family, the recovered addict clinging to fragile success, the Dutch expat turned reluctant leader, the family facing their own inner struggles. I found it to be a compelling read. The style is gritty and realistic, with engaging character studies and knowledgeable, confident narration.
Seeing through the eyes of different characters helps you realize that any whole is merely a sum of uniquely individual parts, and issues cannot be taken only in the abstract - that there are often complex details deserving equal consideration.

Looking forward to it. Ready to dig in!