Erm, that was a success, I'd say

Wednesday's gathering convinced me that decisions to start book groups are wise. We are going to have a lovely time filled with great people, good food, brilliant conversation, and some excellent reading.

As a reminder (and for those who couldn't make it to Meeting #1):

We'll be meeting every other week on Wednesdays at 7 pm. And we decided to always make it at Wellington II # 33, so that's where you should come. Next meeting...

• Wednesday September the 30th at 7 pm
• By then you should be to the end of Section 5 (page 303)*
• Chelsea and Britt are bringing some kind of delectable goodness to eat
• Katie's "facilitating" the discussion (I think that's the word that we decided best describes that role)
  

A couple of other things:

• A sign of good discussions to come: "I didn't know they thought about the Holocaust in Australia."If you want to read more about the author, Markus Zusak, check out his website.
• As you're reading, think about references to color. How do they affect the story? And also consider the narrator's voice: how is it different from other narrators' styles you've read? how does it influence your reading experience?
• And Hillary, what a chocolate pie that was.

*The page number is different than we had discussed. Because I can't do math, and no one corrected me at our gathering. Rebecca--our resident math minor--pointed out that half of 550 is not 250. So we're reading to the end of Section 5, which is closer to halfway. Page 303.