Many thanks to Susan Smithwick for making her fantastic home into the world's best movie theater, and to Fiona who brought movie treats. Any movie is better with Junior Mints, Whoppers and Raisinets and this one was no different.
Like most of us, it had been decades since I last read Tom Jones by Henry Fielding and I had completely forgotten the characters and the plot, such as it was. As Ashley pointed out relatively early on, this is not Jane Austen. Fine attention to detail and character development would get you nowhere with this story. And truthfully, it did not matter one whit, this was nothing but fun and we all had a great time.
Admittedly, the major reason, at least for me, was Albert Finney. Who knew he was so incredibly handsome as a young man. Absolutely, downright beautiful. He played the part of a charming womanizer extremely well, and he was funny, funny, funny.
So, an extremely easy reading month as there was none, topped off with a great movie and better camaraderie. So on to next month!
Lynn had volunteered to host June if it still works for her, which is on June 20. Our book, lucky us, is Still Life by Louise Penny. This is the first of eleven (so far) mystery novels featuring Armand Gamache and a cast of characters that is almost as compelling as he is.
See you all at Lynn's, if there is an update, I will let you know. Happy summer!
