Book club meeting for The Girls by Emma Cline:
*Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of abandon. Soon, Evie is in thrall to Suzanne, a mesmerizing older girl, and is drawn into the circle of a soon-to-be infamous cult and the man who is its charismatic leader. Hidden in the hills, their sprawling ranch is eerie and run down, but to Evie, it is exotic, thrilling, charged—a place where she feels desperate to be accepted. As she spends more time away from her mother and the rhythms of her daily life, and as her obsession with Suzanne intensifies, Evie does not realize she is coming closer and closer to unthinkable violence, and to that moment in a girl’s life when everything can go horribly wrong.*

I read this one a few years ago and really, really liked it. The writing and emotions are fantastic. Content warning for coersive and abusive sexual content (I mean, it's about a cult, so...).

Our meetings are typically two hours. The first hour-ish will be specifically about discussing the book. Please keep conversation about THIS book. Once discussion starts to fizzle and we're out of things to say, I'll introduce the next book. Then we have our social hour, talk about whatever we want, get to know each other, etc. until we get our checks and head out for the night. We are here to talk about the book of the month, but we are also here to make friends, so I try to make sure there is time for both! In some rare cases, the book discussion is so good, it might take up the whole two hours, but that doesn't happen too often.

When the time gets closer, I will set up a reservation under my name and give you the info once it's set. Please feel free to order as much or as little as you want! I try to pick places that have range so people can spend to their comfort level.

I will have a tip jar with me (cash and Venmo) if you enjoy the event and feel like pitching in anything to help with costs for the Meetup app. No pressure at all! Any contributions are greatly appreciated because Meetup is annoyingly pricey.

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