Uncommon Type - fun to read, typical of Tom Hanks

Hi all, what fun we had at Val's house talking about Tom Hanks and his new collection of stories called Uncommon Type. This collection of stories, some related but most not, revolved around typewriters; sometimes they were mentioned, sometimes they were central to the story, but they were always there. Tom Hanks evidently collects old typewriters and his fascination with them led to this somewhat thin but useful construction.

But first, some administration. Val had a bit more silverware at the end of the night than at the beginning. Does anyone recognize these? If so, let Val know.

And, her husband Steve tried some of the leftover wine and absolutely loved it. He wants to know where to find it - anyone know? Let all of us know that - it sounded fantastic.

And so on to our discussion which was pretty consistent among us. This was charming and sweet, but not too deep. It read like a screen played it was impossible not to hear Tom Hanks in your head as you read because the stories were just like him. I for one had a bit too much and just stopped somewhere along the way.

Interesting that reading Steve Martin is a completely different experience - it is hard to conjure him out of his writings. Really, that was about the extent of what we had to say. If you love Tom Hanks, go for it.

Our next book is Cooking for Picasso byCamille Aubray which is historic fiction. Ashley has kindly offered to host. Our next date is Feb. 20 at 6:30. See you all then!