Book Club: "Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits" and Thai food

This month we're reading "Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits," a 2015 science fiction novel by David Wong. We'll discuss it over dinner at 4 Jasmine Thai in Carrollwood. Finishing the book is encouraged but not required, as long as you don't mind hearing spoilers.

Here's a summary of the book:
Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements.
An all-seeing social network that tracks your every move.
Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes.
A young woman from the trailer park.
And her very smelly cat.

Together, they will decide the future of mankind.

Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's dumpster on a hot summer day.

The restaurant: https://www.jasminethaitampa.com/. This is the Carrollwood location off Dale Mabry.

The "bonus" book: Some have expressed interest in the hit romantasy "The Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros, a book about a young woman's struggle to survive a military academy for dragonriders — and the cadet who either wants her, or wants to kill her. Maybe both. This one we can also discuss if you're up to the challenge!