After discussion of "Rain Gods" by James Lee Burke

The new book club selection, the third in the topic "Southern Writers" is called "Dead Over Heels" and is an Aurora Teagarden  mystery written by Charlaine Harris. That's all I can tell you, as I've not yet started :)

Our last meeting was at Jessica's and we discussed the book club selection "Rain Gods." Several members opined that it did have some similarity to "No Country for Old Men." I'd not thought about it, but had to agree.

Another point of discussion was whether the selected book really  was "Southern" rather than "Western." I think it qualifies as both. True, it is distinctly different in tone than works typically thought to qualify as "Southern" but I think that the genre is evolving, and this is Southern writing in the teens.

I think it's safe to say that our consensus is that this was a good, fun read with some original twists on popular themes.

John R was not feeling well, and we hope he is better. We're not sure of where the next meeting will be, but we are able to coordinate well by email and perhaps a phone call or two.