Category Book Club

by Bill Bryson Good discussion around our Mother Tongue. It received very solid reception indeed with a spate of 7.5 I am afraid I was middling with 6 to Mike’s 4. What seems to have received most praise was that…

by Evelyn Waugh I just wanted to give a quick response (and thanks to Joe for your pithy and thoughtful email submission) following our Wednesday evening review. It will be quite interesting to see how BR fares next both in…

by Sebastian Barry Tonight’s discussion much appreciated and looks like The Temporary Gentleman (no discussion on title) was well received despite unanimous recognition that it may not have been the most optimistic of reads. In fact, Jim made the very…

by Rebecca West [As it evolved, this was a wonderfully substantive read and various members continued to read and enjoy over the next few months.] Great to see you last night and thanks for a thoughtful discussion. Especial thanks to…

by Anthony Doerr A very quick response to the meeting last night. Great discussion around All the Light We Cannot See and much appreciation of Jim’s written submission. We had various degrees of engagement with the work, from Joe’s progress…

by Colin and Thomas Campbell Interesting discussion on Wednesday around out May June read of the China Study. We will await Brian’s ongoing experience actually living the lessons. The general consensus seems to have been that while there may have…

by William deBuys Thanks for the discussion last night book related and otherwise. As always engaging and great fun. Sorry to miss our two unfortunate absentees. Slight spoilers ahead Fergal so read on with caution (everyone does want you to…

by Ann Patchett Thanks for the great time out and our field trip to Blackbird. A lovely evening. Thanks to Brian for the impetus to go off campus. Bel Canto seemed to be broadly well received all around which was…

by Daniel Mason Thanks for a great get together last Wednesday. General enjoyment all around The Piano Tuner. It garnered a very respectable 7.5 in aggregate with a range from 5.5 (peer pressure on Brian 😉 to my 8.5. A…

by Cary Elwes Discussion of Princess Bride was light and would be anxious to hear how those not attending found it. As it was we all settled unanimously on a tepid 6. Enjoyable, not provocative. Questions about whether was written…

by Graham Norton From one of our correspondents: ‘Light and fluffy’ was my first comment and I’ll stick with that! The occasional flash of acid wit, but altogether more restrained than I had perhaps expected. He comes across (surprisingly perhaps)…

by Anne Chambers Great discussion around Ken Whitaker. I think the general consensus pretty uniform and in line with Jim’s appreciation – although he may well be the most generous. The general concern was over the lack of critical attention…