Butler Women of Wisdom Book Club

Hi Everyone, The Butler Women of Wisdom met Wednesday, February 29 for a very special “Leap Year” book club. Including myself were Barb K., Cheryl, Ginnie, Jody, Lori, and Mary Beth in attendance. Our title, The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer, we all agreed from the start of our discussion was a unanimous disappointment. A mishmash of realistic and humorous fiction/fantasy, The Uncoupling contains a slapped together plot. Set in a small town school community, the lives of the characters become affected by an ancient spell that is cast by the new drama teacher.  In choosing the Ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophenes as the school’s annual production, Fran Heller is able to conjure up the curse that goes along with it. Based on an organized movement of women lead by Lysistrata, the female characters boycott sex as a way to protest against their men going to war. When performing the play, Fran can control the sexual appetites of the town’s women; the females become f...

Hi All,     Tammy asked me if I would write up the January book club notes.   Reluctantly, I agreed since our most distinguished leader does such a extraordinary job of writing that I am writing this disclaimer to begin my synopsis.   Tammy, we are all anxiously awaiting your first novel.   You have the gift of writing and I am envious.   Being retired has afforded me the luxury of spending more time analyzing our book The Hunger Games this month .     I really enjoyed this thought-provoking work of fiction especially from a teacher perspective; almost makes me wish I were back in the classroom to teach this book to teenagers.   This is a novel is a cross between a Greek and Roman tragedy and a modern day reality TV show. Winning means fame and fortune, losing means death.   Survival means comfort for Katniss and her family at the expense of humanity or life against love.   Without really meaning to, Kat...