Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 16th October 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Discussed: Grace Williams Says It Loud - Emma Henderson Agreed on: Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes I'm treating this like a plaster that urgently needs to be removed. One quick pull and then hopefully I can move on and forget all about it!! In … Continue reading Book Club 9 – Grace Williams Says It Loud
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World Book Night 2012 – The Books… BookElf’s verdict
This is what I think. Not what everyone in Leeds Book Club thinks. So another year and another World Book Night. After having such an amazing time last March, I (and AR, and I hope a shed load of you!) have once again signed up to be a giver. When the list of books being … Continue reading World Book Night 2012 – The Books… BookElf’s verdict
Much Ado About Whedon – when fandoms collide…
Joss Whedon has made a film. A film based on a play. The cast is positively teeming with former collaborators from Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Doctor Horrible and Dollhouse. We know very little else. However, if the name is anything to go by; the play might just be Much Ado About Nothing by a little known and under appreciate … Continue reading Much Ado About Whedon – when fandoms collide…
2009 – the year of the Kate – Part 1 – Morton
For the last few years; it hasn't been possible to step into a book store and not see a large poster with an enigmatic image of a garden printed on it, promoting some historical mystery or other. The fault can be laid solely at the door one Australian author, who captured readers imaginations around the world in 2007 so successfully that … Continue reading 2009 – the year of the Kate – Part 1 – Morton
Christmas Read-A-Long – A Christmas Carol
We at LeedsBookClub do like to set ourselves little challenges every now and again. This year, we very much hoped that you (that's right, YOU) would join us in our first ever - CHRISTMAS READ-A-LONG Out choice? The festive (and not excessively long) classic by Charles Dickens' - A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol Rough Guide … Continue reading Christmas Read-A-Long – A Christmas Carol
Book Club 8 – The Great Gatsby
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 16th September 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Discussed: The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald Agreed on: Grace Williams Says It Loud - Emma Henderson Wow. What a fantastic meeting! This was one of those books where EVERYONE had something to say! In fact, it was the most animated, detailed and engrossing … Continue reading Book Club 8 – The Great Gatsby
Canongate Book 4 – And we’ll all go together….
Next up on the LeedsBookClub Canongate challenge was The Helmet of Horror by Victor Pelevin. Victor Pelevin is a Russian author, famed for his work in the SF genera; so I approached this book with very high hopes. I was also very curious as I've heard that his style is to use multi-layered philosophical techniques, … Continue reading Canongate Book 4 – And we’ll all go together….
Canongate Book 3 – It’s a long and winding road…that brings me home
Deciding to tackle the great unknown next; I choose to read Su Tong's Binu and the Great wall of China as my third Canongate Challenge. While long fascinated by China, I know very little about the country, it's culture or its mythology. I studied a very specific time period for my history leaving certificate (A … Continue reading Canongate Book 3 – It’s a long and winding road…that brings me home
Chris Nickson Podcast Interview
* * *PODCAST* * * Well, I say interview - it's more of a conversation! ***LANGUAGE WARNING *** ***SPOILERS WARNING *** - We keep some of the vital details secret, but there are plenty of spoilers here for the uninitiated. We discuss his Richard Nottingham Series (The Broken Token, Cold Cruel Winter, The … Continue reading Chris Nickson Podcast Interview
Book Club 7 – Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 18th August 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Discussed: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi Agreed On: The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald While it was a fun and awesome book club - as always - unfortunately not many people had managed to finish the book. In fact, only two of … Continue reading Book Club 7 – Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
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