Book Club: One Ture Thing

This book discussion is my second time. First time was last month and I think I would never forget about the embarrsisng moment. I was new in Virginia and decided to go out to meet new people. Library was good I think. People who reads are good people. Can't remember who once have said that. It was probably from Asian confusion's wisdom. Public libraries of Chesterfield county are very neat and useful. It makes me addict to going there everyday studying. One day I was checking out their billboard and found the monthly book discussion meeting. Next thing I did was to check out the assigned book: Snow falls on Cider and forgot about it until like two days bofore the book discussion.

Well, I was studying in the quiet studying room and planning going to the discussion at 7pm. I knew that there was a big meeting room inside the library so, I knocked on the door and opened the door found a full room staring at me. "Did they move the time up earlier?" as I wondered in my mind. I was hesitated to go in because the form of the meeting did not seem like a book discussion. So I closed the door without saying anything but look at the lady standing behind the podium. But as soon as I closed the door, I regarted thinking " this must be the room, where else can they hold the discussion?". Then I opened the door again and got the same staring from 100 eyes. That kind of killed me at the spot and I closed the door second time. This nice lady at the lobby then told me the book discussion was next door. Book disscussion was ok. I did not talk much but listen. This is the first time book disscussion shock!

Ok, I am going to involve more this time. The book we are going to talk about is: One Ture Thing by Anna Quindlen. About two weeks before the meeting, I saw the move on Oxygen chennel. This helped me to read the book faster since English is my second language. The story is about a harsh, sharp, well-educated hardvard graduated girl quite her highly paid New York job to take care of her newly diagnosed cancer mom by her father's command. It is a story about family and social people life. The reason that I have enjoyed this book is this is book is also my story. Same illness mom, well-educated daughter and bittersweet feeling seeing the love one dying.

We were asked of the opinions about the book by Suzan, the group leader. Every one decribed how they thinkg about the book. Different scenes and several detail in the book were discussed. Suzan was really a good leader of a book discussion as she addressed herself was a retired high school teacher. Some people I have saw last time, and some are new, all female. No surprise. I do think that this is a good experience both in self improving and meeting new people. Oh, and cannot forget to mention about the sweet baked chacolate cookies. Next month's book is: Memories of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. Humm..I can not wait!!