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
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