I am wondering whether any of my readers, or their humans, are members of a book group?
Gail's book group was supposed to meet at our house last week, and it was to my great disappointment that due to the snowy weather they decided to conduct the gathering on Zoom instead.
One usually hopes to snaffle some foodables while the book group ladies' attention is elsewhere.
I was however able to eavesdrop on their on-line discussion about the latest novel (selected by Gail) and I am pleased to report that they had a lively debate, as some loved 'Death and the Penguin' by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov, and others did not.
I was a bit surprised that this book was not universally popular*, as surely the presence of a penguin as one of the principal characters could not fail to delight.
When I looked at the list of past books read by the group I realised that there is a glaring absence in the subject matter they have covered to date.
Where are the books featuring dogs?
Gail tells me that not everyone in her book group is a dog lover and in fact at least one member is notably uncomfortable around my species. Which got me thinking.
Perhaps my readers could suggest a book - fiction or non-fiction - which might prompt those friends of Gail who are not convinced about delights of canine companionship to reconsider?
*For the record, Gail greatly enjoyed the dark humour of this satire on society in 1990s Ukraine.
