No one liked it , not everyone finished it . Despite some wonderful sentences the whole is less than the sum of these parts ... Read one of his others.
Notes from a men's book group in Cheltenham - Beer and books- Erudite and Healthy ( Eruditio et Salubritas) 2002 and still going
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
The Street Ann Petry
A great success ... top marks . Set in Harlem in 1940s still relevant today and well written
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Jan Carsons. The Firestarters
A divided jury. Half thought it great ,half a good book (or potentially so) spoiled by elements of magic realism ..Some good writing in it whatever you may think of it as a whole
Monday, 8 June 2020
Where the Crawdads Sing
Another one that divided us .Atmospheric setting but rather stock characters and not entirely credible degenerating into a bit of a romance -but an easy read . Surely a film soon
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
Jenny Offil Dept of Speculation
Written as a series of brief thoughts, full of anger and other feelings. Worth reading but wouldn't want our read another one in same style .
Friday, 13 March 2020
The Fishermen - Chigozie Obioma
A Greek tragedy plays out in Nigeria . Can you escape your Fate or does your belief in it make it happen?
Generally liked , more by some then others
Generally liked , more by some then others
Sunday, 1 March 2020
Nancy Mitford Love in a Cold Climate
Comparison to Wodehouse - not as funny , some great one-liners and observation, Characters a bit thin
But if one is willing tread about the poor, downtrodden then we should also read about the privileged rich...
But if one is willing tread about the poor, downtrodden then we should also read about the privileged rich...
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