Seminole Heights Book Group

My wife belongs to a book group that meets in Seminole Heights that is aptly titled Seminole Heights Book Group. Their first meeting was in the back room of Rigo's and then they moved out to meet in each other's houses. Books discussed are for the most part, fiction, but it is broad selection of fiction. This is a focused, well bonded discussion group. Each month a different person hosts the discussion. These hosts take their role seriously and each does significant research on the book. The rest of the group often also does their own research, depending on their interests.

As it worked out all of the members of the group are women, and I suspect it will remain that way. The women come from varied backgrounds and interests. However, common factors among all of them are interesting personalities, intelligent and creative minds, love of books and a good deal of passion.

I believe the first book read was appropriately Farenheit 451 (Rated Excellent).

Others among the many they have read are:
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant; Rating: Provocative,
A Widow for One Year by John Irving; Rating: Moving ,
Wish You Well by David Baldacci; Rating: Pastoral
Under the Tuscan Sun by Francis Mays; Rating: Curious
Lay That Trumpet in our Hands by Susan McCarthy; Comments: Excellent. A must-read for Floridians
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunnat; Comments: Fun play on words and thought-provoking
Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut; Comments: An artistic, modern fable
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson; Comment: More mind-boggling, in a super-technical setting
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway; Comment: Gritty


Here is an excerpt from the recap of the April 2005 meeting

Last night, we had the perfect setting. A scary month (income taxes, need we say more), a scary house (still much to renovate), stormy weather, and nature even provided a creepy crawler to tingle the spines. But alas, "The Awakening" was not a horror tale, although the title lends itself to the genre. It was a story about the emergence of a 19th century woman from her cocooned emotions into self-awareness and her desire for independence..........