Results tagged “Book Club” from Liverpool Echo - First Rule of Book Club
Book Club has a new rule.
The implementation was controversial - but the majority ruled in the end.
Those of you who are in book clubs will understand the problem we faced.
When it comes to selecting next month's book, there is so much debate, discussion and compromise - you end up veering to the middle of the road...
Do you remember I had to abandon The Book of Lost Things to finish Tuesdays With Morrie in time for the latest meeting of our book club?
Well I managed it with at least an hour to spare - meaning I wasn't forever cast into Coventry and was able to at least nibble at the brie (ha!) and chuck in my thoughts on the book as we went along.
Still, I wasn't a huge fan of this one..
It's always nice to receive a present - particularly one you're not expecting.
But when the boyfriend bought me a copy of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall recently I have to say I gave a small, inward groan.
Yes, I've heard it's fabulous. Yes, I am extremely fond of the Tudor dynasty - what with my A-Level in history and my box set of the HBO series.
But... have you seen the size of it?
I remember when I finished Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach.
I burst into tears and looked at my other half, who was looking distinctly unimpressed.
There were books. Lots of books.
Actually, that's a lie...
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Vicki Kellaway - a Merseyside reporter who would happily spend her days lounging about and reading - if she won the lottery. Vicki's in a book club, which consists of six girls who meet once a month to discuss their latest tome, drink a few glasses of wine and eat far too much cheese.
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