Most of us live in Forest Hill and we meet in local pubs every month and take it in turns to choose, so we read lots of different books - some are hits, some are not but it’s good to try a variety of subjects.
The next meeting is at the Foresters Arms (behind Forest Hill station) at 7.30pm on Wednesday 15th April and the book will be “Seven Days in June” by Tia Williams. You will find us because we will have the books on the table. We won’t all have read it but will be chatting anyway!
We take it in turns to choose and bring 3 options that everyone votes on for the next month’s read. Some people have a theme - our choices this month were in honour of Black History Month - and others are 3 random books that the person found interesting.
Our last book was “Lolly Willowes” by Sylvia Townsend Warner and was a sort of ghost story. We all decided it was a bit odd!
Other books have been “Eurotrash” by Christian Kracht (bonkers!), “Evenings and Weekends” by Oisin McKenna (good) and “Burial Rites” by Hannah Kent. This was the one that we all agreed was gripping - though none of us would have picked it up in a bookshop, as it was set in Medieval Iceland.
We also read “Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin and then went to Sadlers Wells to see the dance version - it was brilliant and a great evening out.
Because the choices are all so different it is a fantastic chance to read books that we would probably never have chosen otherwise. Not all of them are good but it’s really interesting to find out!
Lovely to see new members arriving and joining local groups thanks to connections here.
Just to answer the specific issue of the DM (so you don’t think you are the one making a mistake), the system limits the ability of brand new members to send direct / private messages in order to stop potential spammers from taking advantage. Once you’ve been a member here for a while, and read or replied to posts, that DM option is enabled for you.
Apologies for the delayed response - family health issues.
Great that you want to join Book Club! If a DM is not an option, just come along to the meeting and we can add you there. The next meeting is on Wednesday, when we will pick the September date.
I will then post that on here, together with the book chosen, so you can come and join when you are free.
There were mixed reviews about “Strange Pictures” by Uketsu but everyone agreed that they might never have picked up the book otherwise but were glad that they had read it.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 2nd September at Forrester’s Arms (outside if the weather is good) and the book choice is “Cards on the Table” by Agatha Christie.
I’d be interested - is there a mailing list or group I can be added to?