November 2018 Host:  Jennie

Dark Matter:  A Novel by Blake Crouch

Summary

This is the story of Jason Dessen who is living a satisfying life with a loving wife and son, until he is kidnapped and taken to a research lab where people he has never met claim to know him.  Dessen discovers the way of travel through parallel worlds and fights to get back to his wife and son.  He discovers alternate worlds created from decisions that he made in the past and discovers hundreds of other Jasons in these worlds who chose the paths that the original Jason did not take.  This was an incredibly satisfying/mind blowing sci-fi/thriller and we highly recommend this book.

Menu

Spaghetti with meat sauce

Green beans with goat cheese and almonds

Carmel Apple Cheesecake

October 2018 Host:  Stephanie

The Mist by Stephen King

Summary

A small Maine town becomes enshrouded in a mist after terrifying thunder storms.  Within the mist are creatures who are bloodthirsty and try to get at humans who have locked themselves in buildings in order to avoid the creatures.  Stephen King brings to life the characters who are reacting to the situation as it happens.  This is a great short story and will keep you scared until the very end although some will not like the non-concrete ending. I totally forgot to take pics.