The Book Snobs: October Selection

Sunday, January 26, 2014

October Selection

Sandra selected The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage by Roxana Shiraz.

About the Book from Harper Collins

The Last Living Slut is the salaciously literary and sexually liberated account of one young woman’s transition from traditionally-raised Iranian to rock and roll groupie for Guns N Roses, Motley Crew, and many others. Paired with a powerful introduction by New York Times bestselling authors Neil Strauss and Anthony Bozza, Roxana Shirazi’s The Last Living Slut is a passionate tale of jilted love, brutal revenge, and backstage encounters that make Pamela Des Barres’s I’m With The Band read like the diary of a nun.

About the Author from Harper Collins

Born in Iran, with full-blood Persian playing host to my salacious flesh, I was sent to England at the age of 10 during the war. An English family took me in and I learned to speak English…and found out what Paki meant…and also learned what menstruation did to my bod. Here, at the age of 13 I had one of my first squirters to Axl Rose. I wrote my first book at the age of 14 about the street kids of Sao Paulo. I don’t know how I did it…I just did. Since then, I have written articles, poetry, and political prose. I speak at international women's conferences about gender theory and globalization. Love and passion and sex and kissing have inhabited me since I was a child when I made out with my boy and girl neighbors, although I lost my virginity at 24. James Douglas Morrison has forever been my god. I worship daily at the beauty of his words.

The Book Snobs Gathering

The Book Snobs gathered at Sandra's house on Monday, October 28, for dinner and discussion.

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How Our Club Works

Here are the guidelines that have been agreed upon for our club.

1. You must be invited to join Book Snobs. We have chosen to limit membership to a maximum of 11 members. Prospective new members will be invited to participate as provisional candidates for a period of at least two months.

2. Book Snobs meet the last Monday of each month except December. Dates may be adjusted by consensus.

3. Each Snob must take her turn at hosting. If you can't host when your turn comes up, it's up to you to trade with another Snob.

4. Next month’s hostess should announce her selection at the end of each month’s meeting. She should also send an email announcement of her selection within a few days.

5. The Book Snobs read a wide variety of books. The method of selecting books for each year's reading cycle will be agreed upon in advance by the Snobs. When it's your turn to host you choose the book from the agreed list or genre.

6. The Snobs will not censor their book selections. Any member may elect not to read any selection, but she should not try to influence a hostess to change her selection.

7. Hosting includes providing dinner and adult beverages for the group.

8. The hostess is responsible for finding or creating discussion questions and leading the discussion. Creativity is encouraged. She is also asked to provide some background on the author and/or the book.

9. The hostess should guide the discussion and make an effort to ensure that all members are heard. She is empowered to ask members to stay on topic and to limit side discussions.

10. Each member is expected to read each month's selection. Readers who do not finish any book should decide for themselves whether they will attend discussion. Discussion will not be limited to avoid spoilers.

Rules of Courtesy

1. Snobs are asked to silence their cell phone ringers during discussion. If you must take a phone call, please step out of the room.

2. Children should not be present during discussion. We should not have to limit our discussion to child-appropriate topics. If your children are home, please make sure they stay in another room.

3. All members are asked to limit side discussions and to be courteous by limiting "talking over" other speakers. Members are empowered to raise their hand and/or use a safe word like "chocolate" when needed, to call attention back to the topic.

4. Each Snob is expected to notify the hostess of her attendance plans each month to allow for appropriate food preparation.