This month we had our first regular meeting at a members house, I think it went really well. We drank a lot of tea and I mean a lot, but it did mean my tea pot and milk jug got some use. In between the tea we discussed
'The Shack' by William Paul Young. I think it's fair to say that most of us came to the meeting not particularly liking the book but it provoked a great discussion. The American religiousness grated on some but if you ignored that, it was quite an interesting story about a man discovering god and we discussed what religion means to us. Gail helpfully explained some of the more technical details about the holy trinity which I still don't understand but don't mind. We discussed this book for a good few hours which surprised us all, it tends to be the more controversial and the less we like the book, the longer it our meetings become.
Result: 6 of us were undecided, we wouldn't necessarily recommend it but didn't hate it either.
We chose our next book from the following:
- London Lore: The Legends and Traditions of the World's Most Vibrant City - Steve Roud
- The Adamantine Palace - Stephen Deas
- One Morning Like a Bird - Andrew Miller
- Enders Game - Orson Scott Card
We chose
'The Adamantine Palace' by Stephen Deas which we will read for the July meeting.
Our next meeting will be on
Thursday 10th June, 7:30pm back at the Warwick Arms.
