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Thanks for tonight. A stalwart crew and I wanted to get this back to you so we can plan for the busy next two months. Thanks in advance to Joe of his comments. The Lost Book of the Grail was generally…

Thank you for what was again an engaged and free flowing discussion around The Descent of Man. Thanks Brian in advance for sending along your own evaluation.  Your thoughts well expressed and seemingly consistent with much of the discussion on Thursday.…

A smaller than normal group convened for ruminations on a Man Called Ove last Wednesday and thanks for the submissions in advance of the meeting. Ove sparked great discussion both via email and also in person so in that was certainly a good…

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…

“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…