The Big House
The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home by George Howe Colt
Thursday, March 13, 2007
The Summer Shack, Cambridge
In attendance: Anne, Cynthia, Donna, Manda, Beth, Rachel, Wendy, and Paula
Since it’s been over month since we met (sorry!), my notes are somewhat indecipherable (something about family therapy and fluff?). I’ll do my best.
After admiring Donna’s straight hair, and a heated conversation about Eliot Spitzer, we got down to business discussing the book. Well, for about 5 minutes. You see, this is the sign that not many liked, finished, or even attempted to read the book. I’m going to go back to assigning smut again for my next pick. Kidding. Sort of.
Donna earns points for doing some extra research and bringing A Trip Around Buzzard’s Bay so we could see pictures of the house. Donna had never heard the term Boston Brahmin, which is not surprising if you consider she hand never heard of the Molasses Flood of 1919. Not everyone is obsessed with weird local history like I am. I really liked the book, but I think I was alone. Beth mentioned that she was jealous of the family’s summers at the shore, especially that they had the free time to spend there. Rachel liked the book, but wasn’t very interested in the family’s psychological issues.
This is really all I have related the book in my notes. My end of the table drifted off into a debate over the virtues of ham and fluff. Now I really know the book wasn’t a good choice, since the rest of the conversation sounded like a discussion relating to a previous book!
Paula
posted by biblio @ 5:21 PM
3 Comments:
I guess I won't add this one to my reading list. I'm currently listening to The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant and will post a review when I'm done. It's about local history, too.
What I really want to know is, are there pictures of Donna's new hairdo? I hope you'll post some!
farewell from Iowa,
Jen
No pictures of the straight hair -- it was just left over from a haircut when my hairdresser blew it dry straight and I thought people would be shocked! Anne wondered who the "new girl" at book club was!
For the record, I liked the book because I love the Cape but it wasn't one that I was eager to devour.
Now if we can get Northanger Abbey notes posted...
--Donna
Please, if others have opinions on the book, post them. Like I said, my notes were pretty sketchy! Jen, the book is slow in the beginning, but I really liked it.
Paula
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