The Glass Bead Game - Herman Hesse
August 2022 Suggested by: Irina Score: -
Books we have read
- Jun 10
The Promise - Damon Galgut
July 2022 Suggested by: Annie Score: 7.5 We all agreed it was at least an original and ‘very visual’ novel with important take home...
- May 13
Mr Loverman - Bernardine Evaristo
June 2022 Suggested by: Emma Score: -
- Apr 8
Piranesi - Suzanne Clarke
May 2022 Suggested by: Louisa Score: 7 The very average looking score tells you nothing about how divided the group was on this one - it...
- Mar 11
Fear and Trembling - Amélie Nothomb
April 2022 Suggested by: Emilie Score: 7.5 We mostly liked this book, but couldn't decide if it was funny or serious, clever or shallow....
- Feb 11
Case Study - Graeme Macrae Burnet
March 2022 Suggested by: Fiona Score: 7.6 The group largely enjoyed this look into the life of someone with dissociative identity...
- Jan 14
The Passenger - Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
February 2022 Suggested by: Emma Score: 8 This provoked some interesting discussion around human nature and self-preservation. Even those...
- Nov 12, 2021
Afterlives - Abdulrazak Gurnah
January 2022 Suggested by: Tim (but actually Phil) Score: 8.5 Everybody enjoyed this one, despite being a little slow to get started and...
- Oct 8, 2021
Contacts - Mark Watson
November 2021 Suggested by: Rohaise Score: 5 No-one thought that this book was a great masterpiece but most found it very readable and...
- Sep 10, 2021
Fasting, Feasting - Anita Desai
October 2021 Suggested by: Annie Score: 7.5 The group had a range of opinions over how normal or unusual the families were.
- Aug 13, 2021
Offshore - Penelope Fitzgerald
September 2021 Suggested by: Phil Score: 6.5 There were some mixed feelings about this book, and a range of scores to reflect those...
- Jul 9, 2021
At Night All Blood is Black - David Diop
August 2021 Suggested by: Phil Score: 7 It was generally agreed that this wasn't a book that was "enjoyed". Traumatic and horrifying, it...
- Jun 11, 2021
The Mandibles - Lionel Shriver
July 2021 Suggested by: Louisa Score: 6.5 Take out the excessively detailed economics and we mostly enjoyed this. It examined some...
- May 14, 2021
The Last House on Needless Street - Catriona Ward
June 2021 Suggested by: Tim Score: 7.1 There was a split of opinion on this book, though the majority found it to be a gripping read....
- Apr 9, 2021
Girl - Edna O'Brien
May 2021 Suggested by: Emma Score: 7.3 "Compelling" was the word used most often in the discussion of this book - whilst we didn't all...
- Mar 12, 2021
The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt - Sarah Armstrong
April 2021 Suggested by: Fiona Score: 7.5 This book provided an interesting insight into a time and place that none of us were familiar...
- Feb 12, 2021
A History of Loneliness - John Boyne
March 2021 Suggested by: Becca Score: 8 This book was enjoyed by all members, and the word "compelling" was used several times. It...
- Jan 8, 2021
Laidlaw - William McIlvanney
February 2021 Suggested by: Rohaise Score: 5.75 Summary: Set in Glasgow in the 1970s, we were undecided as to whether this excused the...
- Nov 13, 2020
This Must Be the Place - Maggie O'Farrell
January 2021 Suggested by: Annie Rating: 6.5 Summary: There was little to say about this book, other than that it was disappointing to...
- Oct 9, 2020
The Unseen - Roy Jacobsen
November 2020 Suggested by: Irina
- Sep 11, 2020
The Lying Life of Adults - Elena Ferrante
October 2020 Suggested by: Emilie
- Aug 14, 2020
Redhead by the Side of the Road - Anne Tyler
September 2020 Suggested by: Phil
- Jul 10, 2020
Girl, Woman, Other - Bernadine Evaristo
August 2020 Suggested by: Louisa
- Jun 12, 2020
Apeirogon - Colum McCann
July 2020 Suggested by: Tim