Posts Tagged ‘books’

• Book Club

  Date: 2011.08.06 | Category: books | Response: 0

  I have been in a book club for about a year and a half now. We are a group of around 10 women and we read a book each month which we then get together to discuss. We meet in the evening at our local pub where we can eat a meal, have a few wines and talk about the latest book. I really enjoy it and am always eager to hear other peoples views and experiences of a novel that I may have loved or hated…

  One of the books that raised the most discussion and debate was ‘A thousand Splendid Suns’ by Khaled Hosseini. I really enjoyed the book and loved the style and was drawn into the beautiful yet heartbreaking story. Another one of my favourites which I absolutely enjoyed the most was ‘The Road’ by Cormac Mcarthy. Although others in my group detested it, found it very hard going and bleak. I found it beautiful and it touched my heart. I loved the relationship between the boy and his dad it was a thing of beauty set amongst darkness and futility. We have also read ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak. This is another book that I really enjoyed and received high praise at our book club meeting.

  So are you in a book club, do you love reading and what book recommendations do you have?

• The Books On My Bedside Table

  Date: 2008.10.14 | Category: home, Uncategorized | Response: 0

  I always seem to have an ongoing collection of books on my bedside table. Depending on where I am at, the collection changes regularly. Often I have a magazine or two there also, one of my favourite’s being NW magazine. Best for catching up on all the latest celebrity gossip and dramas! I know it’s ‘fluff’ but like a good reality tv program, it is a form of escapism!

  Anyway, this is my current collection:

  

  I have just finished reading Twilight. I guess it is not a book that I would normally read, but it was recommended to me by a very good friend. It is set in a high school in the U.S.A and is about teenage love and Vampires. It’s actually written for teenagers and for the target audience I think it is excellent. I found it well written but a little simplistic for adult readers. But then as I said, it is written for a younger audience. I am a big fan of the Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles and if you are looking for a good read, I would highly recommend these!

  And of course, my ever present Gardening books. The Origins of Fruit & Vegetables was a gift from my mother. It’s a really interesting little book with lots of history and stuff about certain fruit & vegies.

  The fern book was written by one of Australia’s leading botanists, David Jones. He is a font of knowledge and always writes very helpful and insightful books. He is the definitive author on Australian plants, including palms, orchids and ferns.

  Now tell me what books you are reading right now. I always love a good book recommendation.

  Now as I promised, a pic of my sweet peas! I have them growing in an old concrete laundry tub, filled with potting mix.