Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe, was chosen as a comedy , called “an extremely funny writer by one reviewer, another said “How deliciously fresh and funny she is”. However our book group begged to differ, most of us didn’t see the humour at all, I think all of us found her writing style repetitive and disjointed. It was meant to written through a girl of around 10 to 12 but it was inconsistent and often covered subjects in a way that seemed completely wrong for that aged child. So no surprises the voting was our lowest yet.
Characters 4.8
Style 1.2
Discussion 6.6
Having said all the negatives above, the book generated a lot of memories for us all and the warm ,friendly , deep discussion we shared as always made for a very good evening.
We have discussed before using the library as a source of our books as some of us have done in other counties and book groups. However our library although it offers a service cannot guarantee how many books it can source for us and charges £6.60 regardless of the number. To request and borrow a book individually is £1.20 and so we decided to stick to us all finding our books in which ever way suits us best. However for anyone who would like to use the library a long lead in time seems sensible so we are going to endeavour to be three months ahead with our books from now on.
5th ￼December The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet kindly hosted by Sue Thompson in her home in Popes Lane.
2nd January Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmons and Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs two graphic novels for a change. Kindly hosted by Claire.
6th February. The Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela venue to be arranged.
As always we’d be delighted for anyone to join us at any meeting and feel free to skip months if the book choice is not for you or you are just to busy.
Happy Reading.

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