Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has certainly caused some very different reactions amongst the First Wednesday Book Club members! It brought up a number of questions of what life was like in December 1949 in the USA. The book features the memories of teenager Holden Caulfield of events occuring a year earlier and is written from a first person perspective. The 2 main questions asked by the group were: why did we like it and; why did we NOT like it? Continue reading
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What makes us tick – a review
Author: Hugh Mackay
Title: What makes us tick?: the ten desires that drive us
Sydney : Hachette Australia, 2010
Yan’s pick
Hugh Mackay is an Australian leading social researcher. He devotes most of his times to listening to others. Others dreams, conversations, hopes and fears all become the natural materials for his books. Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes & James Bond are coming back
New books will be published this year in the Sherlock Holmes (originally written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) and James Bond (by Ian Fleming) series. Continue reading
The legacy – a book review
Author: David Suzuki
Title: The legacy: an elder’s vision for our sustainable future
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2010
Yan’s pick
If you’re confused by the fierce debate on climate change, or wondering what we should do about it, then, this book is truly for you. In fact, it’s for everyone. Continue reading
Change date for the 2nd Tue Evening Reading Group
Parramatta Library will be receiving an exciting makeover by redesigning shelving, display and seating areas on the ground floor. Therefore the library will be closed from Monday 7th to Thursday 10th Feb, reopen from Friday 11th Feb. The 2nd evening reading group will be changing the group meeting to the following Tuesday, 15th Feb.
The book this reading group is going to discuss is ‘My booky wook’ by Russell Brand.