Hi all been chasing about books today and Shadders suggested starting a book club. So here we go.
1. We take turn a piece of picking a book.
2. We each read the story, by book, kindle , audio.
3. We give our opinions .
4. Shadders should pick the first book.
Anyone interested ?
Moi
Yes that sounds great Moi we’ll done. This is a reply to your question on the lov thread.
My fav author is usually the book I’m reading though I have some go to authors which are Maggie O’Farrel and Helen Dunmore. The latter died too soon, she was an amazing author. Maggie O Farrel wrote one of the best books I’ve ever read called Hamnet. It’s about Shakespeare’s son and is absolutely beautiful but very sad. It’s sounds highbrow but really isn’t. At the moment I’m reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. It was one of last years must reads but I didn’t get round to it.
Therefore the first book I pick is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
Jac x
Hello Moi, I hope you are enjoying your weekend. The only reason I am not joining in with the Book Club at the mo is that I take absolutely ages to read a book - as a child, I was a Bookworm but although I do enjoy reading, I get distracted by my iPad, tv, sleeping! Also, I was looking at our bookshelf earlier and nearly all of the books I’ve read recently are Memoirs or Autobiographies so not really suitable as they’re not stories. Thanks for setting the Club up and if I can try not to so distracted, will hopefully join you all. PS I’ve just been in on Amazon and realised I forgot to order Richard Osman’s book - will do that shortly. xxxxxxxx
Hi Jac, I’ve just replied to Moi2 re this thread. I was intrigued by your mention of Helen Dunmore and having Googled her, have just ordered her final book, ‘Inside the Wave’ and is a book of poems. I now need to go back in on Amazon and order Moi’s recommended Richard Osman book(s). xxxxxxxx
I’m a few chapters in and am taking a while to warm to it. Sarah Cox recommended it on Between the covers and loved it (on tv) so I am going to persevere.
wasn’t Hamnet a beautiful book? I still think about it, what a tragic story, I love the way she writes, so evocative. Have you read any other of her books? I really enjoyed I am I am I am (I think that’s what it’s called) and This Must Be the Place
Jac x
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