Date: Wednesday 28th January 2015 Venue: Crowd of Favours, Harper Street, Leeds Discussing: UGLIES by SCOTT WESTERFIELD Blurb (from Amazon): Tally lives in a world where your sixteenth birthday brings aesthetic perfection: an operation which erases all your flaws, transforming you from an 'Ugly' into a 'Pretty'. She is on the eve of this important event, … Continue reading LBC Dystopia – Book 13 – Uglies write-up
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LBC Medusa – Metro 2033 Write Up
Medusa LBC Date: Wednesday 11th of February 2015 Time: 7:30pm Address: 8-10 Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds Discussing: METRO 2033 DMITRY GLUKHOVSKY * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * … Continue reading LBC Medusa – Metro 2033 Write Up
LBC3Reads – Book 09 – Stoner – John Williams
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: 20th of September 2014 Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG DISCUSSED - STONER JOHN WILLIAMS BLURB William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls … Continue reading LBC3Reads – Book 09 – Stoner – John Williams
LBC3Reads – Book 04 – O Pioneer! – Willa Cather
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: 20th of April 2013 Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG DISCUSSED - O PIONEERS! WILLA CATHER BLURB Alexandra Bergson is the eldest child of a Swedish immigrant family newly arrived in the harsh untamed landscape of the American West. An original, determined child, she … Continue reading LBC3Reads – Book 04 – O Pioneer! – Willa Cather
LBC3Reads – Book 03 – The City and the Pillar Write Up
#LBC3Reads Cafe 164 Date: 19th of January 2013 Time: 11am - 1pm Address: Unit 2 Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG DISCUSSED - THE CITY AND THE PILLAR GORE VIDAL BLURB Jim Willard, former high-school athlete and clean-cut boy-next-door-, is haunted by the memory of a romanctic adolescent encounter with his friend Bob Ford. As … Continue reading LBC3Reads – Book 03 – The City and the Pillar Write Up
WSwan LBC – The Song of Achilles – Madeline Miller
LBC White Swan Venue: White Swan Leeds Date: Sunday 8th of February 2015 Time: 6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds Discussing: THE SONG OF ACHILLES MADELINE MILLER The BLURB ( Amazon) Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, … Continue reading WSwan LBC – The Song of Achilles – Madeline Miller
A different sort of Book Club – Slow Reading Clubs
Just found the following article on the Guardian about Slow Reading and it's really caught my attention. The idea is to join a group of like minded souls and read together - all devices and distractions set aside for a time. No discussion, no interruptions; the focus purely on the book at hand. From the Slow … Continue reading A different sort of Book Club – Slow Reading Clubs
LBC Dystopia’s next pick – The 5th Wave by Rick Yancy
The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave #1) by Rick Yancey Plot: After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. offical website here meeting on 25th March
EVENT – Chris Nickson Book Launch
Chris Nickson is launching his latest book! Date: 6th of February Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Waterstones Leeds - 0113 244 4588 There will be free wine apparently - just let Waterstones know that you are coming!!
Mini-review – SurviRal by Ken Benton
BLURB The deadliest flu season in a hundred years is about to turn a whole lot deadlier. When an accident at a famous medical research facility lets a mutated avian flu strain out, a nightmare scenario unfolds. Before authorities can react, millions are infected—and that’s just the beginning. The mortality rate exceeds 80%. Leaders and … Continue reading Mini-review – SurviRal by Ken Benton
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