We had a group of 7 at this month's meeting and the kind man at the Warwick Arms turned some of the speakers off so it was lovely and quiet to discuss this month's book 'If Nobody Thinks of Remarkable Things' by Jon McGregor.
It was an interesting and varied discussion, we all liked the premise of the book being a normal street on the surface but scratch beneath and everyone had a story, everyone had a history and suddenly ordinary lives became extraordinary. Most of us guessed the ending, well the first part of the ending anyway. We mostly didn't think that the book was driven by the characters but by the fact that the author reveals that something happens at the end and that makes the reader carry on.
Result: 6 people liked this book.
We chose our book from the following:
- Kieron Smith, Boy - James Kelman
- Engleby - Sebastian Faulks
- Past Imperfect - Julian Fellowes
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery
- Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
- Unless - Carol Shields
The next meeting will be in the Warwick Arms, Thursday 13th August.
Lisa and Ros are still investigating open air theatres, look out for emails from them and hopefully we can find a date where most people can make it.
