Books Read by the Club
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…
by Ron Chernow We had a short, succinct, deep and efficient meeting tonight affording me the luxury of reporting back promptly. There was no dissension amongst our compact cabal. As we gushed ver Hamilton we are grateful to Fergal for…
by Jessie Burton All reported completed reading The Miniaturist and thanks for the mail in reviews from those not attending. Reviews came out largely, solidly favourable and despite a few quibbles and this made for a lively discussion. One glaring…
by Peter Frankopan Thanks again to Brian for sharing his thoughts in advance. A fine review covering in fine detail aspects which certainly helped stimulate our discussion. There were mixed, but I think generally favourable reactions to the book as…
by hanya yanagihara As always the spirit of discussion rises above the apparent literary quality of the book discussed. In this case, the literary quality is actually not in question and seemed to be generally respected and admired. However, there was…
by Plato Thanks all for thoughtful discussion and was very pleased to see the great engagement with Plato’s Socratic Dialogues. I think all expressed pleasure at having read the dialogues – in varying measures. All seemed to have engaged in…
by Steve Martin Thank you very much to those absent for sending in their comments and recommendations – your company was missed at the book club last night. Thanks to Mr Maye and Mr Hensey for a quite thoughtful and…
by Andrea Wulf Striking while the iron is still hot and giving you a quick report back on Alexander von Humbolt ‘The Invention of Nature’ or ‘The Lost Hero of Science’ (depending on version read). Great to see you all and…
by Robert Harris Doing this now before I get into Lustrum. Imperium is a wonderfully riveting read and we remain most impressed by Harris’ particularly unique ability lend life to classical historical tales as he did with Dreyfus. The characterisation in…
by Yoganandya Well…an absolutely brilliant meeting last night. Certainly the most tempestuous discussion we have had to date and any misgivings I might have had about suggesting the book (yes, I stand over it as my offering) went out the…
by John Kennedy Toole Reporting that Dunces, was generally not well received, with Brian and I being the minority – strange senses of humour methinks. Despite its odd humour, I think it was generally agreed that the characters were colourful and…