Nikki, Nikki, Nikki…..I am left wondering if you actually liked this book. I know you wrote it but I was left with this sense that you didn’t even think the characters were enough so you introduced those beautiful chapter quotes by Virginia Woolf. I loved those. I hated the rest. And this made me quite […]
Category Archives: Book Club Fodder
July
11
Big Brother by Lionel Shriver
posted by Ms A
If you are in a book club, you need to workshop this book around a very large platter of triple cream cheese, pate and nuts and then see who dares to partake. It is perfect book club fodder in every sense. Firstly, it is written by the highly credible and well respected author of “We Need to Talk […]
June
26
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
posted by Ms K
‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’s’ pilgrimage into my own hands was a little bit of divine intervention. This book came to me at a time when I needed it most – even though I didn’t know it then – and Harold, oh how I love thee for it. This read is an absolute beauty. […]
February
18
The Dinner by Herman Koch
posted by Ms K
The Dinner. Well, courtesy of this book, I have just been put off mine. Judging by all the reviews, I had a hit in my hands. A best seller, a not-to-be missed read so I could barely wait to get right into it. What could be better? Intrigue and food! hoorah. Fool! Having just […]
