We are meeting at 5pm on January 17 for the Freethinker’s Morgantown Book Club. We’ll meet at the Blue Moose, but check back to make sure.
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January 17 Update:
We had a nice meeting. We talked about the book, current events, the evolution of language, and much more.
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We are reading a funny fiction book for this meeting. (Read the entire book for Jan 17)
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
From Publishers Weekly
Hilarity abounds in Moore’s latest satirical gem. Sleepy Pine Cove, Calif., is abuzz with Christmas spirit, but Lena Marquez is fed up with her despicable ex-husband, Dale Pearson. On his way home from playing Santa Claus at the local lodge, Dale spies sneaky Lena uprooting his Monterey pines; he pulls a gun on her, she lashes out with a shovel and—oops!—kills him. Seven-year-old Josh Barker, thinking he’s just seen the murder of Santa, prays for a miracle to save Christmas. To Lena’s rescue comes Tucker Case, a slimy, reformed Casanova and DEA pilot, who gives her an alibi and sweeps her off her feet. The marijuana-cultivating town constable, Theo Crowe, suspects foul play, but Tucker intervenes with a blackmail scheme to keep the crime buried. Meanwhile, there’s a new arrival in town: the glowingly blond Archangel Raziel (last seen in Lamb) has come “dirtside” on a “miracle mission” involving Josh’s wish and reviving the town’s dearly departed. Pine Cove’s biggest challenge surfaces as comically reanimated zombies begin to rise and feast on the living, and a huge El Niño–induced storm swirls. This little slice of perverse Christmas cheer is enough to make even the most cynical Scrooge guffaw.
The next 3 books after this one will be:
- February: The God Virus: How religion infects our lives and culture by Darrel W. Ray
- March: God Hates You, Hate Him Back: Making Sense of The Bible by CJ Werleman
- April: Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe by Greg Epstein
We’re reading the entirety of The Stupidest Angel for Jan 17, right? And then in February we’ll start on the book that received the most votes, correct?
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Neece Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Yes and Yes! Sorry for any confusion, Brent.
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I may not be able to make it to the book club meeting tonight–someone is supposed to be coming by to pick up some furniture I sold but we may not get it all loaded in time. Hopefully I can make it, but if not I’ll definitely get started on the next book!
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Neece Reply:
January 17th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Sorry you didn’t make it, Robyn. Hopefully we’ll see you at the next meeting.
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