At book club this past Monday, we discussed In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant. It was pretty good. The story is told from the perspective of the courtesan's dwarf. I learned a lot about the profession of courtesan in the 16th century, the life of a dwarf in the 16th century and about Venice in general. We spent some time discussing how the profession of courtesan/prostitute has changed from then until now. Pretty funny. After we finished the discussion we got in the hot tub and set a new record with 7 people!
Since it was at my house I had to suggest books to read for next time. I suggested The Bingo Queens of Paradise by June Park, Big City Eyes by Delia Ephron and Chang and Eng by Darin Strauss. We chose Chang and Eng, which is a novel based on the lives of the Siamese twins. It looks really interesting.
Outside of book club I just finished Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty. This is the third in a young adult series. The first two are Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings. It took me a long time to get into this third one. I didn't like it as much as the first two. It's set over her entire time at college. I did get into it more the farther I read and found myself caring what happened to her. I was happy that Marcus reappeared, since I find myself liking him better than Jessica, but thought she was quick to take him back. Jessica did seem to mature over time and come to some realizations that made her more likeable.
This morning I just started reading Queen: the Definitive Biography by Laura Jackson. I'm only a few pages in, but so far so good!
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