English-speaking reading group in Torredembarra, Calafell and Cunit.
Summary of the meeting For the first BookClub in Calafell we have read Animal Farm by George Orwell, an allegorical fable about a farm whose animals revel to the human owner and run the farm. Trying to think about the … Continued
Summary of the meeting Last August we read The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, a compilation of tales with talking animals that transcended more than what we had bargained for. This year we also had the talking animals of George … Continued
In the satirical novel Animal Farm George Orwell brilliantly achieves his desire to expose the Soviet Myth (The Russian Revolution, Communism, Stalinism = animalism) based on his conviction that the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 had become corrupted and that the … Continued
Although all three of these short novels are gems in their own right, reading them as a group wove a literary tapestry of intense emotions, sadness, well defined characters and an acknowledgement of the human condition. They were for me … Continued
While reading the story of Mowgli the man cub and his adventures, I must confess that the movie and the music kept intruding which was like a sound track in my head. I was astonished at Kipling’s gift in providing … Continued
It has been about 50 years since I last read this novel. What intrigues me is how much I recall. Hemingway’s writing left such a deep impression on me and influenced my ideas at the time. On reflection I asked … Continued