Brighton Rock -- Graham Greene

Yes a second book in a calender month  - just to keep our pace up.
overwhelming positive view of this thriller with a moral theme. A greek tragedy of Pinkie having to fulfill his destiny and doom.

The Inheritors -- William Golding

The author portrays a changing world from the point of view of Neanderthals . Their limitations limited the book for some but others thought is a real achievement,

Two new members and so we are nine.

Travels with Herodotus -- Ryszard Kapuscinski

Perhaps too much Herodotus and not enough Kapuscinski  but still a good and interesting read,
What is HIstory ? How do we know?  Why we go to war.

Martin Amis -- The Pregnant Widow

We managed to find a few - but not many redeeming sentences  in what was one of the least enjoyed books for a long time.
Why write it  , ?   why bother reading it?

Anna of the Five Towns -- Arnold Bennett

A relief after the last book to have a proper story. More than that we ( almost unanimous) liked this a great deal. Some wonderful turns of phrase, characters and story. Very fresh and mdern for s book written over a hundred years ago

Valis -- Philip K Dick

The worst book we have done ,only one of us finished it - and then only because he had suggested it.

Rambling , sixties hippie pseudo-philosophical gibberish . Apparently the others in the trilogy are OK

Tom Sawyer -- Mark Twain

A classic story of childhood which we all liked . Interesting accounts of the superstitions of the 1800s.

Still fresh and enjoyable.