New Midnight Society Meeting Minutes

If you need a refresher about what happened at a previous meeting, wondered how many meetings someone has missed, couldn't remember the brilliant comment that another member made, or just wanted to relive some good times, this is the place where you can read the Official NMS Meeting Minutes.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Meeting 2: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

May 15, 2008

Scheduled start time: 7:00pm
Actual start time: 7:59pm

**Member Finkler on time; Coppinger, Phan, E.Todd arrive 7:20pm; Austin, McGuire arrive 7:35pm; A.Todd did not read or attend--First warning officially issued

--Member Austin began meeting; claimed Oscar receiving SAT score as highlight of book; others disgusted

--Fuku discussion: fuku as excuse? --Finkler

--Was Beli a slut? More so than Lola?

--Thoughts on ending? Was relationship with grandma hooker neighbor legit to her? To him? Or was he just out for a fuck?


--How important was fuku? AC+ET=not that important; others found it central

--Character you identify with/like the most: Eric=Lola; Courtney=La Inca; Andrea=Lola; AC=Oscar; An=Oscar; Sarah=Yunior

--Side conversations--initiated by An and Sarah

--Fuku in America? Self-fulfilling prophecy?

--Beli a bitch? Claire Huxtable? Harriet Winslow?

--machismo stereotype

STARS
Courtney: 4
Adam C: 3.5
Andrea: 4
Sarah: 5
An: 4
Eric: 3.25

--footnotes tiresome? general agreement
--Spanish troublesome?

--Satisfied with ending?

--Was his life wondrous? not really, depends on fuku interpretation

NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION:

--Andrea, An, and Sarah focused on cosmetic discussion instead

--Andrea just tried to pick back-to-back books

--Eric picks...lots of disrespect shown..."Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" --Dave Eggers (try to meet by end of June)

--Meeting adjourned at 9:08pm by Member Austin

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