Newsletter 89: Maps for Lost Lovers
Summary of the meeting Last Friday we had a great meeting about a great book and we had the pleasure of having new members. We had read Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadem Aslam and it was a very difficult … Continued
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
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
Newsletter 82: The Girl on the Train
Summary of the meeting For April’s meeting we’ve read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is a best seller. In three months last year it sold 1.5M copies in the UK and 3M in the US. Well, that’s … Continued
The Girl on the Train review by Carmina Ral
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
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
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
Newsletter 72: Mrs Dalloway
Summary of the meeting During the month of June we have read Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. In this book we find the story of the preparation of a party, this evening, at the Dalloway’s. During her day she goes … Continued
Summary of Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
New Year’s Resolutions List of things she is going to do and not do during the year. January 1: 9st3. She goes to Una and Geoffrey Alconbury’s New Year’s Day Turkey Curry Buffet. Her. Other had been talking about this, … Continued
Fahrenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury
FilmClub: 24 d’abril a les 19 h a la Biblioteca Mestra Maria Antònia. BookClub: 26 d’abril a les 19 h a la Biblioteca Mestra Maria Antònia. What if you had no right to read? What is happening this month? In … Continued