Saving CeeCee Honeycutt: Tuesday, August 9th - Long Islands and Cucumbers!

The time is here!  We have set our date for the first ever Booze and Bookworms meeting!!

Tuesday, August 9th at Noon - ???

Even if you haven't read the book yet, you are welcome to come and join us!  If you are going to come, please, please RSVP so I know how many Long Island Iced Teas and Cucumber Sandwiches to make!  This month's meeting will be at my house.  Comment below, find me on Facebook, or find me in person for address and directions!  Hope to see all you worms there!



Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt: Hardcover, Paperback or E-reader?

So with the closing of a large chain of bookstores, it got me thinking about all the different ways to find our books today.  There is, of course, the library.  Those of you who know me well know that I have a fear of used books, so I don't venture to the library too often...in fact, never.  There is the hardcover version of the books we read.  The fairest of them all.  Beautiful covers with fold out tabs to read.  The weight of the words literally resting on you as you read.  However, not too convenient to pack into the suitcase space we need for that last pair of shoes.  Then we have the paperback.  Again you get the feel of the pages as you turn them.  Another pretty cover- let's face it, if the book has a shiny cover with pretty pictures we are more likely to pick them up.  I often cave and buy the hardcover of a book because, unfortunately, you have to wait a bit longer for this version.  And the newest versions, the e-reader.  This is my current choice.  I received a Kindle for my birthday almost a year ago.  It was difficult for me to give up the actual feel of the book, and I still miss the ritual of placing the book on my shelves when I am finished reading.  However, how easy is it?  A small tablet that actually fits in my purse.  If I am finished reading my book while on a trip, just download another!

So now I ask you...how do you read your books today?

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt - A Couple Discussion Questions To Start!

So, what's a book club without discussion questions?  If we get these out of the way now, we have more room for booze later, right!?  I found a website that had some questions so I thought I would borrow them.  Please read them and think about them...comment, comment, comment!  Hope you are enjoying the read!

CeeCee tries to escape from the harsh reality of her life by turning to books.  When did your own love of reading develop?  Did a particular person or event inspire it?  What were some books you loved as a child?

Camille's illness left CeeCee filled with shame and despair.  Do you think if she had told Mrs. Odell more of what went on inside the house that the elderly woman could have done something?  If so, what?  Were there any incidents in your youth that brought you shame or you were afraid to discuss with an adult?

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

http://bethhoffman.net/the-book

Hello fellow bookworms!!!  This is the first official post of the new club "Booze and Bookworms"!  I am so excited about creating this club and hope to share some good experiences from it!  With everyone's busy schedule, it is impossible to pick a date where everyone is not working, has child care, doesn't have to walk the dog, has the grocery shopping complete and is available to spend an afternoon with friends drinking froo froo umbrella drinks.  Thanks so much to Karen C. for this great blog idea.  Now, we can still all read the same book and discuss it...here or outside!  Just to clarify though, this is not a substitute for the once a month Tuesday afternoon meeting, where there will be umbrellas and libations!  I have never been in a book club before, so I'm not sure how to exactly run one, but we can all pitch in and learn together.  I had a suggestion from someone that instead of discussing every month within the group which book to read, we rotate and each month one person picks the book.  He noted that everyone has different tastes and you will probably end up picking up a book you never would have otherwise.  Perhaps whoever picks the book for the month can host the meeting.

That being said, I took it upon myself to pick the first book.  Saving CeeCee Honeycutt written by Beth Hoffman.  I tried to pick something fun and lighthearted for the first book, so hopefully the description isn't misleading.  So pick it up, download it to your e-reader, borrow it from the library....whatever, but start reading!!!!  Feel free to become a follower and leave comments.  In fact, I encourage them!  That's what this blog is meant for!!!

Meeting will be Tuesday, August 9th