Written in the 1970s The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin is regarded as one of the classics of science fiction –a genre that most of us don’t normally read. The book is set on twin planets which have very different Read More …
Category: Book Club
‘virtual’ General Book Club Monthly Meet
The KGH Book Club will meet 'virtually' on 17th May at 20:00. We will be discussing 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama In her memoir Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her. With unerring honesty Read More ...
‘Virtual’ Leadership Book Club meeting
The next Leadership Book Club will be on Thursday 2oth May – a virtual meeting at 20:00. The Book to be discussed is ‘Messy: how to be creative and resilient in a tidy-minded world‘ by Tim Harford The trouble with Read More …
Book review: The Foundling
We were all agreed that The Foundling was an easy read with some nice writing. Stacey Halls gives a vivid portrayal of Georgian London and from more than one perspective. Bess makes a living hawking shrimps whilst Alexandra, terrified of Read More …
Book review: Old Baggage
The general feeling was that Old Baggage by Lisa Hall was disappointing – it was an easy read which was certainly appreciated, but a bit light and fluffy and touching on a lot of potentially interesting topics without going below Read More …
Book Review -Wyrd Sisters
This was our second read of a Terry Pratchett, and again feelings were mixed. Comedy is such an individual thing – some found it hilarious (the footnotes are something special – and you miss these on the kindle edition), others Read More …
Book review – Complete short stories of Ernest Hemingway
by Margaret on 22/12/2020 in Book Club Hemingway — short stories — acknowledged master of the genre — Nobel prize winner. Let’s just say that he didn’t float the boat for most of us. I guess we should have expected it and maybe the choice Read More …
Book review – The great alone
I struggled to get into ‘The Great Alone’ by Kirstin Hannah’ however the rest of the group had all enjoyed it – it was a story that moved with pace with much packed in. The comment was ‘What else can Read More …
Book review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter
Kate Morton’s book ‘The clockmaker’s daughter’ is something of a door stopper – and the considered view was that she could have cut down on a few of the strands of her story without losing the essential plot – there Read More …
Book review: Once upon a river
Once upon a river’ was a magical, fairy-tale read – Diane Setterfield’s storytelling is powerful and allows you to suspend disbelief. Set in the nineteenth century on the upper Thames it starts at the winter solstice, and whilst the regulars at Read More …
Book review: Where the crawdads sing
‘Where the crawdads sing’ was an engaging read. Delia Owens has created a memorable character in Kya and the detail in her writing conjures the North Carolina marshes and their wildlife in exquisite detail. The story combines a murder investigation Read More …
Book review: The silver dark sea
‘The silver dark sea’ by Susan Fletcher is a tale set on the island of Parla, a remote community a two hour ferry trip from the mainland. Although it isn’t made explicit it has the feel of a Scottish island. Read More …