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We met at Sue’s house, where we were
amply fed and watered. Those vegetable crisps were delicious, not quite sure
who ate most of them (innocent face).
We discussed I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and agreed that it was unbelievable in parts
and with so much conflict packed in, it seemed as though everything in the
world that could possibly happen to the poor girl did so. As this book only
took her to the age of 16, it makes you wonder what happens in the next (SIX)
volumes of her autobiography.
There were mixed reviews for The Girl Who Fell from the Sky.
One person was so traumatised by it that she was unable to read anything but chick
lit for a while afterwards, poor girl! We found some parts of the book unbelievable and unrealistic, and it was said
that the heroine deserved her
comeuppance.
Mostly people seemed to like Lady Susan, which is a short
book consisting of letters back and forth. One person said when she got to the end she thought her Kindle had broken, as it didn't seem like the end,
though sadly it was. Another person (here’s that innocent face again)
downloaded it to her Kindle weeks ago and promptly mislaid the Kindle, which
has yet to turn up. Lady Susan prompted
a discussion about the postal system and the demise of the handwritten letter.
Some members remembered when they could post a letter in the morning and it
would arrive in the afternoon – though of course only ‘God, the weather and the
state of the roads permitting’!
There were positive reviews all round for The Universe
versus Alex Woods, except for me, I admit it – I was a quarter of the way in,
and a bit bored. After glowing reports from everyone, I decided to finish it
and am so glad I did as I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was agreed that it was
funny and different, and a really good read.
We chose our next reads (the links click through to Amazon where you can find out about the books)
1.
The End of Your Life Bookclub by Will Schwalbe
2.
The Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson
....and for our third book choice we decided to do something
different. We thought it would be fun if we all choose a children’s book to
read – it might be one from your own childhood you would like to revisit, or a children’s book past or present that you
would like to read.
We said that to keep ourselves accountable we would say in
advance which book we would read – so far people have picked Children of the New Forest, Treasure Island and The Family at One End Street. When you have decided which book you are going to read,
please come over to the forum and let us know what you have chosen.
The next book club meeting will be on Wednesday 25th
September at Margaret’s house.
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| Honorary member Zak |
