How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran

This month we were treated to tea and cake at Rachel's house, thanks to Jen for her yummy cakeypops :-)

Sadly it was Dave's last meeting, so we subjected him to talking about waxing, childbirth and wedding planning - yes, that's actually what this book is about.  An autobiographical rant about feminism made all the more amusing by Caitlin's anecdotes about her bizarre family.  Once you are past the first chapter (lots of sex, periods and more sex) this book is quite good fun.  We liked her self-depreciating style and her explanation that feminism isn't about hating men, more about why women seem to accept that their life is very different to men's.

Concept: 6/10
Plot: n/a
Characters: 8/10
Ending: n/a
Cover: 8/10

We didn't want to slap anyone, well maybe the crap boyfriend ....

Overall: 8/10

We didn't choose our next book as we chose 'Fifty Great Short Stories' a while back but didn't want to have two short story books back to back.

Our next meeting will be at Louise's house (I think Louise offered, correct me if wrong) on Wednesday 11th July.  Again we don't need reviews for this meeting as we already have September's chosen.  Can you bring along your copy of 'Fifty Great Short Stories' to the next meeting so we can choose which stories to read (unless you'd like to read all 50).

As I said above, this meeting was Dave's last, he's moving away with a new job.  Good luck Dave and it's been great having you in our little group.  Sadly we also have to say goodbye to Shelley who is moving back to America, good luck to you too Shelley, we will miss you.  Stay in touch you two :-)

In other news, last night myself, Jen and Rachel braved Reading's finest brains in the Reading Library Mid-Summer Quiz, 80 questions on Sport, Books (only managed 3/10), Nature, Local, Jubilee, General Knoweldge and Geography.  We came a respectable 6th out of 8 with 45/80.  It was a fun evening and we shall we going to the Christmas quiz ... time to study local history and maybe a little on books too.