It's book club tomorrow night, The Other Hand by Chris Cleave, and i came across some quotes from the book which i really liked. check these out (sam, this means you) http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/374590.Chris_Cleave
there is one quote on the very last page which i liked, but i'm not totally sure if i agree with it or not. I'll find it and post it here. It has sort of stuck with me all day today.
Here is a reading group guide from Chris Cleave's website which is interesting, some of it is a bit lame, but there are some good thought starters.
http://www.chriscleave.com/little-bee/reading-group-guide/
here is some more
http://www.hodder.co.uk/Assets/WorkAssets/ReadingGuides/Other_Hand_RG.pdf
I wonder why the U.S. book has another name... It's called Little Bee. I understand why some publishers change the name of their books in different markets, but that's usually because it's lost in translation, but this title seems pretty cross-cultural to me...
Can't wait for book club!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Welcome book clubbers!
Well i was going to make my first post about this months book (which is The Other Hand by Chris Cleave by the way http://www.amazon.co.uk/Other-Hand-Chris-Cleave/dp/0340963409 ) but i figure it is best to just start from the start...
I want to write about what book club means to me... Book Club is my favourite night of the month, and has been for almost three years now. Part of what i love about book club isn't just discussing the book though, it's the month before that, it's reading a book which i probably never would have picked up before and reading it at the same time as eight of my friends. During this month i'm always thinking about what their reactions are going to be, what parts of the book they are going to love or hate or flick past and then being surprised by the actual experience those people had. I love knowing that my friends are having a totally different experience from the same book than i'm having, and i love seeing how my own and my friend's attitudes and prejudices change over time.
Another thing i love about book club? Finding out what books people haven't read... Both Amy and Sam haven't read Pride and Prejudice! How is that possible! That's like someone saying they haven't seen Dirty Dancing or Ferris Bueller's Day off! It just shouldn't happen in a civilised society!
I'm going to finish up now, but i want to make a promise... I promise to keep this blog updated and write about the books we read and what we talk about in book club... whether you find that interesting and choose to read it or not is up to you, but it will be here all the same.
Love ya guts!
Sally
I want to write about what book club means to me... Book Club is my favourite night of the month, and has been for almost three years now. Part of what i love about book club isn't just discussing the book though, it's the month before that, it's reading a book which i probably never would have picked up before and reading it at the same time as eight of my friends. During this month i'm always thinking about what their reactions are going to be, what parts of the book they are going to love or hate or flick past and then being surprised by the actual experience those people had. I love knowing that my friends are having a totally different experience from the same book than i'm having, and i love seeing how my own and my friend's attitudes and prejudices change over time.
Another thing i love about book club? Finding out what books people haven't read... Both Amy and Sam haven't read Pride and Prejudice! How is that possible! That's like someone saying they haven't seen Dirty Dancing or Ferris Bueller's Day off! It just shouldn't happen in a civilised society!
I'm going to finish up now, but i want to make a promise... I promise to keep this blog updated and write about the books we read and what we talk about in book club... whether you find that interesting and choose to read it or not is up to you, but it will be here all the same.
Love ya guts!
Sally
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