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A new thread for a new year.

This is the book group programme so far for 2017.

January - 'Golden Hill' led by Dafyd
February - 'The Rabbit Back Literary Society' led by Fineline
March - 'Boneland' led by Tubbs
April- 'Cotillion' led by Brenda Clough (Is April OK?)
May - 'After Atlas' led by Jane R

If you haven't joined in with the book group before it works like this. Someone leads the group for the month, posting up a thread about the book at the beginning of the month and some questions for discussion on or around the 20th. If you want to discuss wider issues sorrounding the authors work, feel free to do so. We had some interesting discussions about P.G. Wodehosue and Dorothy L. Sayers last year for instance.

January's discussion will be opening shortly, but in the meantime I was wondering about poetry. Have we ever discussed a poetry book and is it soemthing people would be interested in?

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Bumping up so the thread don't sink!

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Thanks Tree Bee.
Any more suggestions? I'm reading A Wizard of Earthsea at the moment. Have we ever discussed it?

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That one is a classic.

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Have we thought about The Essex Serpent, by Sarah Perry?

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Curiosity killed ...

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Ooh, I'd like an excuse to read The Essex Serpent.

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Thik I agree about The Essex Serpent . I know nothing about it, but it keeps on popping up as a suggested read on my Kindle.
I was also wondering about Not Forgetting the Whale , a book everyone in my family has enjoyed.

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I think on the old thread I suggested Emma Donoghue's "The Wonder," if anyone is interested. Interesting historical fiction with some intriguing reflection on faith, skepticism, and miracles.

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I just ordered the Feb. book, so hope to join in!
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Trudy Scrumptious, Apologies for me forgetting about The Wonder. It sounds something that I'd for one would enjoy reading. Are you free to lead on it sometime later in the year?
In other news I've put The Essex Serpent on my to read list. Has anyone read it yet?

BTW the programme for the year so far is as follows:

January - 'Golden Hill' led by Dafyd - open now
February - 'The Rabbit Back Literary Society' led by Fineline
March - 'Boneland' led by Tubbs
April- 'Cotillion' led by Brenda Clough (Is April OK?)
May - 'After Atlas' led by Jane R

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Yes, I'm quite happy to lead a discussion on The Wonder anytime we can fit it into the schedule.

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How about June for The Wonder, if that's OK?

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Yes, that works for me.

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I am good with April for COTILLION, btw.

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So the updated programme for the year so far is:

January - 'Golden Hill' led by Dafyd - open now
February - 'The Rabbit Back Literary Society' led by Fineline
March - 'Boneland' led by Tubbs
April- 'Cotillion' led by Brenda Clough
May - 'After Atlas' led by Jane R
June - 'Wonder' led by Trudy Scrumptious.

All the talk of Georgette Heyer set me off on a Georgette Heyer kick btw. With what's hapening in the world at the moment romances set in georgian England seem a pretty good escape

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Just bumping this up a tad. Any more ideas out there. I've downloaded The Essex Serpent but it hasn't grabbed me so far, anyone else got any thoughts on it?

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Just to clarify that June is The Wonder not Wonder?
I don't mind leading another month- what is the criteria?

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Thanks for catching out I'd got the title of The Wonder wrong Not Too Bad. Corrected list below

January - 'Golden Hill' led by Dafyd - open now
February - 'The Rabbit Back Literary Society' led by Fineline now open
March - 'Boneland' led by Tubbs
April- 'Cotillion' led by Brenda Clough
May - 'After Atlas' led by Jane R
June - 'The Wonder' led by Trudy Scrumptious.

Leading the group for a month is pretty straightforward. Open a thread at the start of the month, and then post some qustions about the book on or around the 20th. Extra discussions about the author, links to interesting information about the book etc are welocme but not essential.
Do you have a book you fancy discussing?

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I'm currently reading The Buried Giant and would lead on that if it's OK?

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"The Buried Giant" is a book I've been intrigued by for awhile and would probably actually get around to reading if we were doing it for book club.

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The Buried Giant sounds intriguing, and it would make me read Ishiguro an author I've never gotten to grips with (though I did once spot him in my local bookshop).
Would July suit you Not Too Bad, or would you prefer sometime a bit later in the year?

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July is ideal for me yes! I am looking forward to it!

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I'm glad July is good for you, Not Too Bad. Amended programme below:

January - 'Golden Hill' led by Dafyd - open now
February - 'The Rabbit Back Literary Society' led by Fineline now open
March - 'Boneland' led by Tubbs
April- 'Cotillion' led by Brenda Clough
May - 'After Atlas' led by Jane R
June - 'The Wonder' led by Trudy Scrumptious.
July - 'The Buried Giant' led by Not Too Bad.

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Just bumping this up. Any more ideas for books to read?

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I am grinding through a batch of books that I am sure nobody else wants to read. This includes Abode of Love, a memoir written by the granddaughter of the Agapemone guy who declared he was Jesus Christ. And a biography of a woman who joined the Mormons and moved to Salt Lake City in 1840. And Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table, a history of the New York utopian community. Essentially, anything about sex cults in the 19th century and I am in; suggestions welcome.

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Mr Wroe's Virgins?

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quote:
Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
I am grinding through a batch of books that I am sure nobody else wants to read. This includes Abode of Love, a memoir written by the granddaughter of the Agapemone guy who declared he was Jesus Christ. And a biography of a woman who joined the Mormons and moved to Salt Lake City in 1840. And Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table, a history of the New York utopian community. Essentially, anything about sex cults in the 19th century and I am in; suggestions welcome.

I have read 'Abode of love'. Its fascinating

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Just bumping this up before it sails over the horizon. Keep those suggestions coming!

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As I've mentioned on the Lost in a Good Book Thread I've just read 'The Wicked Boy' by Kate Summersclae and was wondering if anyone else would be interested in it as a book group pick?
Like all her books it combines detailed research with excellent writing and there are lots of themes in the book that I think would be worth exploring. What do you think?

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I would be in on this. (Still writing a historical set in the 1870s, everything in period is grist to the mill)

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Yes I find Kate Summerscale's (sorry I mangled her name above) books really good for giving me period detail for the Victorian stuff I write.

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quote:
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Yes I find Kate Summerscale's (sorry I mangled her name above) books really good for giving me period detail for the Victorian stuff I write.

(pricks up ears) What do you wrote? PM if you like.

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So do people fancy The Wicked Boy? Another thought is The Poisonwood Bible that was mentioned on the general book thread recently. I'd never read it, though I remember my mother-in-law prasing it when it came out, so I thought I'd read it now. If we haven't discussed it already i think it would make a good Ship's Book Group choice.
Any other ideas - we could probably do with something light-hearted if anyone's got any ideas.

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Any more ideas? As you can see we are beginning to run out of books!

The Programme at the monet
June - 'The Wonder' led by Trudy Scrumptious - Discussion now open
July - 'The Buried Giant' led by Not Too Bad - Coming along shortly.

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I began The Wicked Boy but lost interest about midway through (the asylum was not v. interesting) and gave it back to the library.

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I'm reading The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry. There's been a buzz about this book and I can see why.
Anyone else fancy this one?

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I read The Essex Serpent earlier in the year to see what the fuss was about. Some interesting themes, but I wasn't altogether convinced. However it could be an interesting book group read. Could you lead it Tree Bee and if so when?
Sorry you gave up on The Wicked Boy, Brenda Clough,
the ending was very thought provoking.

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quote:
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I read The Essex Serpent earlier in the year to see what the fuss was about. Some interesting themes, but I wasn't altogether convinced. However it could be an interesting book group read. Could you lead it Tree Bee and if so when?

I could give it a go! Is September OK?

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Tree Bee - September sounds ideal for The Essex Serpent. Anyone got any ideas for August?

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Tree Bee - September sounds ideal for The Essex Serpent. Anyone got any ideas for August?

I'll put it on my calendar as I might forget. I've been rather out of the SOF book thread habit. [Ultra confused]

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Thanks Tree Bee.

The programme now looks like this

June - 'The Wonder' led by Trudy Scrumptious - Discussion still open
July - 'The Buried Giant' - Thread now open. Anyone else ither than me joining in?
August -????????????
September - 'The Essex Serpent' led by Tree Bee

I'll have a think about August but other suggestions welcome.

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There's one I've been thinking of leading: "Worldwalk", by Steven M. Newman.

From the GoodReads listing:

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Worldwalk
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4.2 Rating · 122 Ratings · 17 Reviews
At age 28, the author set out from Ohio to walk the world to prove to himself that there were good people throughout it. With no sponsorship, meager funds, and with luggage on his back, he spent four years traversing 20 countries on foot. Photos, maps, index.

It's a really good read, and reviews bear that out. I read it long ago, and still have my copy around, somewhere.

Poked around online, and it looks easy to obtain: Amazon from several countries, aLibris, Powell's, e-book formats.

I'm thinking maybe November?

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Thank you for your suggestion Golden Key. it sounds a good read and a bit different from other things we've read lately.

Programme for the rest of the year
June - 'The Wonder' led by Trudy Scrumptious - Discussion still open
July - 'The Buried Giant' - Thread now open. Anyone else other than me joining in?
August -????????????
September - 'The Essex Serpent' led by Tree Bee
October -????????
November - 'Worldwalk' led by Golden Key

I was wondering about a children's classic for August. How do people feel about reading 'The Secret Garden'?
More suggestions welcome.

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I would do THE SECRET GARDEN. It's the most popular Burnett today what with the musical and the TV dramatization -- would it be worth considering one of her other works? THE LOST PRINCE or THE SHUTTLE are probably available on Gutenberg, and A LITTLE PRINCESS is perennial.
But it'd have to be in Oct. I'm on travel all through September and my internet may be intermittent.

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I'm for "Secret Garden", Sarasa. [Smile]

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I'd be interested in reading The Essex Serpent, but that doesn't mean I'll actually read it in time to discuss it. (I've only just bought Wonder with The Essex Serpent)

Another suggestion for a summer read is something like Mary Stewart's My Brother Michael or another of her classics?

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I've read Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, which left me unsatisfied on several counts, although the story did "reverberate in the mind" as the critics describe it. It also didn't encourage me to pick up another of his books, particularly not another set in England.

Secret Garden I've read enough times to be able to discuss without rereading it.

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Thanks for the sugestion of Mary Stewart, Curiosity Killed. I really enjoyed her Merlin trilogy, which I read when it first came out, but don't think I've read much (if any) of her other.s Can I put you down for 'My Cousin Michael' in August?

Brenda Clough - I'll put you down for 'The Secret Garden' in October, but feel free to mention Burnett's other books in the discussion.

So the programme, tentively, looks like this for the next few months.

Programme for the rest of the year
June - 'The Wonder' led by Trudy Scrumptious - Discussion still open
July - 'The Buried Giant' - Thread now open.
August -'My Cousin Michael' led by Curiosity Killed(?)
September - 'The Essex Serpent' led by Tree Bee
October -'The Secret Garden' led by Brenda Clough
November - 'Worldwalk' led by Golden Key

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I knew I shouldn't have stuck my head above the parapet. I have added My Brother Michael to the Kindle as I'm not sure I've read it and will lead it in August.

(This is the second attempt to post this - I started then stopped to double check that it really is My Brother Michael

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Thanks CK. I looked My Brother Michael up and if you get too busy I could probably lead it as it looks like my sort of book.

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