WSwanLBC – Book 5 – Atomised – Michel Houellebecq

White Swan LBC Venue: White Swan Leeds Date:  Sunday 13th May 2012 Time:  6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds     Discussing:  ATOMISED MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * … Continue reading WSwanLBC – Book 5 – Atomised – Michel Houellebecq

LBC 3Reads – Book 02 – The Paris Wife

#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date:  01st of September 2012 Time:  11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG Book the Second: THE PARIS WIFE PAULA MCLAIN DESCRIPTION (from Amazon) A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable … Continue reading LBC 3Reads – Book 02 – The Paris Wife

The LainiBop Challenge – Book 15 – The Great Gatsby – GUEST

READ! TO GO! 15 115 The LainiBop Challenge   THE GREAT GATSBY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * I loved, loved, loved this book. I'm really looking forward to seeing the new remake of the film but not … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 15 – The Great Gatsby – GUEST

Sometimes – Sheenagh Pugh

Sometimes Sometimes things don't go, after all, from bad to worse. Some years, muscadel faces down frost; green thrives; the crops don't fail, sometimes a man aims high, and all goes well. A people sometimes step back from war; elect an honest man; decide they care  enough, that they can't leave some stranger poor. Some … Continue reading Sometimes – Sheenagh Pugh

The LainiBop Challenge – Book 14 – Mary, Mary – GUEST

READ! TO GO! 14 116 The LainiBop Challenge   MARY, MARY JULIE PARSONS   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * *   Mary, Mary eh? This is the second Mary, Mary I've read this year, the first being the more well-known James Patterson … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 14 – Mary, Mary – GUEST

The LainiBop Challenge – Book 13 – Glitz – GUEST

READ! TO GO! 13 117 The LainiBop Challenge   GLITZ LOUISE BAGSHAWE   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * *   Glitz is the story of 4 cousins, Juno and her sister Athena, and their cousins, Venus and her sister Diana. Very different … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 13 – Glitz – GUEST

In the Next Galaxy – Ruth Stone

In the Next Galaxy     Things will be different. No one will lose their sight, their hearing, their gallbladder. It will be all Catskills with brand new wrap-around verandas. The idea of Hitler will not have vibrated yet. While back here, they are still cleaning out pockets of wrinkled Nazis hiding in Argentina. But … Continue reading In the Next Galaxy – Ruth Stone

The LainiBop Challenge – Book 12 The Hunger Games – GUEST

READ! TO GO! 12 118 The LainiBop Challenge   THE HUNGER GAMES SUZANNE COLLINS   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * I got a present of The Hunger Games boxset for Christmas but have been trying to put off reading them. There … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 12 The Hunger Games – GUEST

ArcadiaLBC Book 17 – A Thousand Splendid Suns – Guest

Arcadia LBC Venue: Arcadia Bar Date:  Sunday, 15th July 2012 Time:  5pm - 7pm Discussed: A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini   * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * … Continue reading ArcadiaLBC Book 17 – A Thousand Splendid Suns – Guest

The Maltese Falcon Film Review- GUEST

LeedsBookClub is delighted to welcome new Guest Blogger - @MysteryPickles - who will be providing us with reviews of films based on books!  Thanks so much Mr Gentleman Tweeter!   The Maltese Falcon (1941) was the third adaptation of the novel by Dashiell Hammett originally published in 1929 and the adaptation which most closely follows the … Continue reading The Maltese Falcon Film Review- GUEST