I'm still in the late 60's in the book, and I wasn't around so I don't exactly know how things went down. I have just read the part where Merit tells her husband that she's in a book club and he slugs her for it. I know that John isn't ready to go and tell the world that his nerdy girlfriend joined a club that reads for the fun of it, but I'm pretty positive that he is not going to hit me over it.