May and June - Ragtime

With just two of us at the May meeting, and with one of us not having been able to read the book for medical reasons, there was no discussion of E. L. Doctorow's Ragtime. Only three of us attended the play this month. We did enjoy the evening out and chatted about the book some. The three of us agreed that the book of the play does a good job of encapsulating a book that has a lot going on. We didn't find most of the music that memorable and had some quibbles with the sound and some of the voices; but, overall, enjoyed the show. The playhouse did do a find job with the sets which needed to work for a lot of different settings.

With the low turnout the past two months, I'm wondering if it's time to revisit the discussion about whether or not we should continue this book club. I understand everyone is busy and if it just doesn't work any longer, that's fine. If enough people are still interested in continuing, we will absolutely keep things going.

Assuming we continue, please note that ALL meetings will be on the third Tuesday of the month with   the exception of severe weather or special events (such as this play or a movie night). Dates are also noted on this site. I will only be sending out monthly reminders of the meetings, assuming we continue, until we find a permanent home for our meetings or if we will be meeting in someone's home. 

If you will not be able to attend a meeting, can you please let me know as soon as you are aware of a conflict. That way I will know ahead of time if there will be enough of us for me to prepare a game or other activity, such as we've done the past few months.