Books we have read

Jul 8, 2011

My Name is Red - Orhan Pamuk

August 2011 Suggested By: Pip

Jun 10, 2011

Turtle Diary - Russell Hoban

July 2011 Suggested By: Louisa Rating: 4.5 out of 10 Summary: This one divided opinion. We all found it very much a book of its time (the...

May 13, 2011

Room - Emma Donoghue

June 2011 Suggested By: Kate Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Summary: Most of us found this a quick compelling read, though many felt a bit sullied...

Apr 8, 2011

Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy

May 2011 Suggested By: Chris Rating: 4.0 out of 10 Summary: Most of us found this relentlessly violent and dystopian early American epic...

Mar 11, 2011

Lights Out in Wonderland - DBC Pierre

April 2011 Suggested By: Annie Rating: 6.0 out of 10 Summary: A degenerate farce of a social satire that seems terribly apt, in light of...

Feb 11, 2011

The Screwtape Letters - CS Lewis

March 2011 Suggested By: Kerry Rating: 5.1 out of 10

Jan 14, 2011

The House of Spirits - Isabel Allende

February 2011 Suggested By: Andy

Nov 12, 2010

The Gate of Angels - Penelope Fitzgerald

January 2011 Suggested By: Pip Rating: 7.1 out of 10

Oct 8, 2010

The Visible World - Mark Sloukas

November 2010 Suggested By: Tim Rating: 6.0 out of 10 Summary: Was this fascinating history, a beautiful love story, or just Misery Porn?...

Sep 10, 2010

Blood Sisters - Barbara & Stephanie Keating

October 2010 Suggested By: Becca

Aug 13, 2010

The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas

September 2010 Suggested By: Louisa Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Summary: The book provided a lively, and frequently controversial discussion...

Jul 9, 2010

The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters

August 2010 Suggested By: Annie

Jun 11, 2010

Any Human Heart - William Boyd

July 2010 Suggested By: Sophie

May 14, 2010

The Crow Road - Iain Banks

June 2010 Suggested By: Kerry

Mar 12, 2010

American Wife - Curtis Sittenfeld

April 2010 Suggested By: Fiona

Feb 12, 2010

The Children’s Book - AS Byatt

March 2010 Suggested By: Tim Rating: 8.0 out of 10 Summary: Too many characters! Becca drew a map to help her navigate what was...

Jan 8, 2010

The Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter

February 2010 Suggested By: Pip

Nov 13, 2009

Notes from an Exhibition - Patrick Gale

January 2010 Suggested By: Kate Rating: 8.0 out of 10

Oct 9, 2009

The Other Side of the Bridge - Mary Lawson

November 2009 Suggested By: Becca

Sep 11, 2009

The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hami

October 2009 Suggested By: Annie

Aug 14, 2009

The House with the Green Shutters - George Douglas Brown

September 2009 Suggested By: Fiona Rating: 4.5 out of 10 Summary: Considered a foreign language book by all but Fiona, this grim look at...

Jul 10, 2009

Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier

August 2009 Suggested By: Mary

Jun 12, 2009

Deaf Sentence - David Lodge

July 2009 Suggested By: Tim

May 8, 2009

An Equal Music - Vikram Seth

June 2009 Suggested By: Pip