This week the Second Tuesday Book Club met to discuss Jonathan Franzen’s novel The Corrections. Each character has some aspect of their lives they wish to “correct”, hence the title. One reader thoroughly enjoyed the book and felt the dissection of the family was very well done. Others struggled to engage with the book and it took a long time to get through. Continue reading
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From the holy mountain – discussion notes
This Wednesday the reading group has discussed the book ‘From the holy mountain‘ by William Dalrymple. Continue reading
Orange Prize Winner for Fiction
This year Orange Prize Fiction winner goes to American author Madeline Miller for her novel ‘The Song of Achilles ‘.
Tania McCartney
The coming author Tania McCartney is an author, publisher, editor and book reviewer. She runs literary site Kids Book Review, writes for several online sites and is a senior editor for Australian Women Online where she edits Bedtime Stories, a literacy initiative in support of National Year of Reading 2012. Tania is also an ACT Ambassador for the National Year of Reading. Continue reading
First Wednesday Book Club- Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
This month the First Wednesday book club met to discuss Graham Greene’s novel Brighton Rock. This novel has strong characters and covers themes such as Catholicism and self-loathing of the body. Continue reading