And so the Swiss….. The Naked Swiss were well received into the Waterloo Bar 😉 The general appreciation of the book was quite positive – some reading to substantiate or illuminate their own feelings and connections with the Swiss – most…
As with the past few novels, ‘Norse Mythology’ was generally well received. The overarching question asked was: Where was Neil Gaiman’s contribution to the canon. There was a sense that tales were well told and that length, language and introduction…
Reporting back on our discussions I reflect that Hillbilly Elegy was not badly received, so first off thanks to Mike and Fergal for that coalition recommendation – again escaping the dreaded penalty round of drinks. Thanks to Joe for his round…
I am reporting back on our April Book Club Meeting – a cosy snug at the Waterloo Bar shared by four stalwarts. Thanks and apologies to those who could not attend, but submitted such thoughtful reviews – our work seemed…
The March gathering related an extremely positive review of our first Book Club field trip to the Ennis Book Club Festival earlier this month as well as a lively discussion of the read this month: Enough Said: What’s Gone Wrong with the Language of…
Continuing the trend of plotting the Northern Ireland Assembly results on a custom hex map of constituencies (with the new 5 seaters), the latest (unverified results) are available here:
“If one did not master one’s circumstances, one was bound to be mastered by them.” Was also thrilled that everyone enjoyed the read of A Gentleman in Moscow and it fared so well in the ratings. It was praised for…
As always a great discussion and a book well considered. Thanks to those who thoughtfully provided their reviews in advance. Mike did the leg work clearly and there was general agreement with his assessment. Adding to Mike’s quite comprehensive and…
The crowning event of our book club year is our annual get together to review the year and rank our reads. One of the intriguing and fun aspects of this is how our scores change over the year and how (when…
The Gentleman’s Book Club was inaugurated in April 2011 following late night deliberations during the count for the General Election of that year. After some discussion we settled on meeting in Smyth’s pub to share our thoughts on our first read. The location has…
by Sylvie Simmons The biggest challenge in reviewing the book was in separating the author’s work from the life being recounted and it was especially hard as we remembered the man. The recommendation could of course have not been more…
by Lee Childs Last night’s symposium shed little light on Mr Reacher. In fairness, it was chosen as a lighter read to follow the highly appreciated but magnitudinally-challenging biography of Hamilton. In that light I think it passed the bar…