Cold Mountain/She Got Up Off The Couch

Liz,
I loved Cold Mountain. My favorite part was when the girl was so hungry and she didn't have a clue about cooking and then Ruby comes and breaks the chicken's neck and makes biscuits the size of cat's heads. That was a bit of imagery that I will never forget.

I am reading the continuation of Zippy the Girl from Mooreland Indiana. She Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel. We read Zippy a few years back and I am enjoying this book as well. The book is little ditties that happen to Zippy as she grows up and her Mother goes to college. It deals more deeply with the issue that were underlining her family dynamics, but in a way that really tickles my funny bone. I love a book that makes me laugh out loud and this one does. That is one chapter where her father has just bought a tape recorder and is recording everything being said in his mother's kitchen. He is trying to tell everyone about the tape recording, but there is too much other drama going on. It is really funny. I could see that happening in my house growing up.


I am sorry I missed book club last week. I hope ya'll had a good talk. I do check this site often, but wasn't sure if anyone would post. I was glad to see you did.