A last minute change of venue saw us (Jen, Susie, Lucy and I) at Jen's house where she treated us to yummy meringue things. With copious amounts of tea, we settled down to discuss this month's book.
A short, easy to read book which posed interesting ethical dilemmas was the general consensus. Jen was disappointed as she had read other novels by the same author and enjoyed them more. We thought this was more like a concept book, a long short story rather than a full-blown novel. We liked the different theories on what would happen if we could all live for 200 years and also how practical it would be with work and house prices etc. We felt that the story could have been expanded and made into a normal sized novel as many aspects were introduced and then not mentioned again. All in all, a very good read.
Concept: 9/10
Plot: 5.5/10
Ending: 5/10
Cover: n/a
Page Turner: 8/10
Who to Slap: The daughter in law
Where's the cheese: The nursery at the end
Would we recommend this: 4/4
Overall: 7/10
We chose the next book by putting our names into a 'hat' and then the person drawn could then choose a book.
Lucy chose 'Heft' by Liz Moore which we will be reading for the October meeting.
Our next meeting will be at 8pm on Wednesday 11th September, I did volunteer to host this at my new house, but I'm on a training course in the Midlands that week, so won't be able to make it. Lucy said she would like to host, so I'll double check with her and will send an email out to confirm.
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