Book club eats from IKEA

Book club met - great meeting - good food

IKEA is the place to go for food that fits with a Swedish theme - love those meatballs!

Not sure if there was a consensus about the book we read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage). Some loved it and are now reading the second novel The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage). I have to admit I am now only just finishing the book myself :(  but would recommend it. Some thought it was too violent, but hey we can't close our eyes to something that women experience all over the world. It was a great who done it.

Backache and Brida

Wow! I strained my back a few days ago and my life is out of sync. Everything has suffered, my body, my garden, my social life and this blog! Just sitting here is starting to get painful, so I'll make it short. I finished reading Brida by Paulo Coelho. Along the way to becoming a witch Brida learns about herself and the importance that love has in fulfilling her destiny.  "finding one's Soul Mate was, after all, a divine mission in every one's life. Even if, one day, you were forced to part, love for your Soul Mate-according to both traditions-would always be crowned with glory, understanding, and a kind of purifying nostalgia." Those words and many others throughout  the book touch me as truths, and make what is supposed to be fiction very real. I'm planning to read The Witch of Portobello soon, also written by Coelho. The Brown Eyed Girl's Book Club will be meeting at the end of this month, and I have yet to start the book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - I must get started soon. I  know it's a popular read but I haven't felt too excited about reading it, I best just jump in and hope for the best!

Book Selection for May

After a little bit of back and forth regarding length and interest, the Brown Eyed Girl's Book Club decided that for our next gathering we would read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. I haven't started - I'll wait till it gets closer to our next meeting in May. I just started reading Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. It's starting out a little dark, but I like dark.