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Newsletter 1: Animal Farm
19 Nov 2017

Newsletter 1: Animal Farm

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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

allegory, animal, dystopoic, politics, society, UK
Newsletter 86: Howards End
8 Aug 2016

Newsletter 86: Howards End

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Summary of the meeting Although we were very few people, the conversation was really great last night. Reading Howards End by E.M. Forster was quite difficult, said even by the native English-speakers, but talking about it wasn’t so. It was … Continued

class, classic, England, family, love, marriage, society, woman
Howards End by EM Forster
3 Aug 2016

Howards End by EM Forster

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 1

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

class, classic, England, family, love, marriage, society, woman
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
8 Jan 2016

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 0

It is significant that we are all reading or have read The Moonstone in 2016 148 years after it was written. This must surely mean that the novel has earned the title of being the Classic Engiish Detective Story. Classic … Continued

classic, detective, England, India, love, marriage, society
Saturday by Ian McEwan
18 Dec 2015

Saturday by Ian McEwan

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 0

Perhaps it is presumptuous for me to be commenting on the novel Saturday as I have only read 44%. Yet there is so much of interest in the first half that I would at least share some of my thoughts … Continued

9/11, children, family, love, society, UK, violence, war
Newsletter 74: Animal Farm
1 Sep 2015

Newsletter 74: Animal Farm

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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

animal, dystopoic, politics, society, UK
Newsletter 72: Mrs Dalloway
1 Jul 2015

Newsletter 72: Mrs Dalloway

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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

death, family, London, love, society, UK, war, woman
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
26 Jun 2015

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 0

On the surface this could be read as a novel describing a day in the life of a High Society woman Clarissa Dalloway who saw her parties and the choice of influential guests as being very significant and important to … Continued

death, family, homosexuality, love, marriage, society, UK, woman
Review of East of Eden by John Steinbeck
24 Apr 2015

Review of East of Eden by John Steinbeck

by Hilary Aber | posted in: Reviews | 0

East of Eden is for me a totally absorbing and impressive read. Although I only managed to read three quarters of the book there is no doubt that it will remain a special, memorable read for me. I regard this … Continued

children, family, love, religion, sex, society, US, woman
Newsletter 67: The Cellist of Sarajevo
1 Feb 2015

Newsletter 67: The Cellist of Sarajevo

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Summary of the meeting We finished last year wishing that the books we had chosen for 2015 weren’t as sad as the ones we had read, but we have started the year reading The Cellist of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway, … Continued

Bosnia-Herzegovina, cinema, family, social media, society, violence, war, Yugoslavia

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