English-speaking reading group in Torredembarra, Calafell and Cunit.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Harper Lee’s novel Go Set a Watchman. I admire her adept ability to create characters that become vividly alive and many of them lived in my head long after I finished the book. An impressive quality … Continued
I tried really hard to find interesting aspects of these nine short stories to comment on and found very little. I enjoyed “The Angel Esmeralda” as the two nuns debate whether what the public were imagining to be an angel … Continued
This book represented for me the essence of a person searching to find his true self. Henry Miller had the courage to record his journey of coming to terms with his beliefs, values and philosophical views of life, of society, … Continued
In trying to summarise my thoughts about this novel, I feel totally out of my depth. Adventure, fantasy novels are not a genre that I choose to read nor do I enjoy animated movies. So this was a challenge to … Continued
In that it took Nadeem Aslam ten years to write this exquisite novel I think it virtually impossible to write a review that could do the novel any justice at all. The reason being that almost every aspect of being … Continued
I have tried three times to send some comments on this book for the club meeting this evening and have deleted all of them. So I thought it best to share my dilemma with you so that other members could … Continued
I read this book with a great deal of pleasure as E.M. Forster’s skill in using the richness and beauty of the English language provided me with hours of enjoyment. However what intrigued me was the contrast of the easy … Continued
This is not a book review as quite honestly although I fully recognise the value of Jack Kerouac‘s novel On the Road in terms of being part of the Beat Generation I found it a very tiresome read and each … Continued
The novel is narrated in first person by the impressions of the three girls in the story, in short chapters as a diary that reflect the thoughts and feelings of them, but the star is the principal, Rachel, the girl … Continued
This novel did keep my interest and had enough suspense, twists and turns to make it an easy escapist read. The plot and the characters were from my point of view highly implausible and limited. It seemed very unlikely to … Continued