January's choice (from Sally) was the Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Quite a few of the group hadn't been able to finish the book before our get together, but I think it is testament to the book that all were planning to finish it asap after the meeting!
I really enjoyed it - it wasn't the kind of book I would normally choose at all, but I suppose the beauty of a book club is that you get to read things you wouldn't normally choose and hopefully find something you like.
I did think the book had a sinister side though, but that for me made it all the more intriguing and though I found it hard to get into, once I'd got about a quarter of the way through I was well into it and by three quarters of the way in I could hardly put it down as I was desperate to find out how it ended. But of course, it ends as it begins, bringing you full circle, and that encouraged me to look again at the book as a whole rather than as a series of events.
Highly recommended.
Sunday 22 January 2012
The Night Circus
Thursday 5 January 2012
Latest books
September's book was The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt. This book was not universally enjoyed I'm afraid. It's the first one I've failed to finish and I was not alone! I got up to the point where she thanks you, dear reader for sticking with it and thought, "nah". Life's too short to waste time reading books you aren't enjoying.
Which leads me on to December's pick. This was, I'm ashamed to admit, suggested by me. I thought it would be nice to have something easy and Christmassy.... The book in question was The Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha Ashley. It was one of the most predictable books I've read in a long time. I have now finished it, however, so it beats The Summer Without Men. It was also only 99p on Kindle.
November's book was The End of Everything by Megan Abbott. This was a good read, but hard to get your head round at times.
January's pick is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Which, incidentally, is not held in a single one of Lewisham's libraries. Shame on them!