Favourite Recipe Book
A review of my current favourite recipe book, Deborah Madison’s “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone”.
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Jerzy Kosinski’s “Being There”
Jerzy Kosinski’s Being There was a reasonably popular bookclub book, at least in part because it’s short and thus most people could read it in full (and some even read it twice!). Several of us had also seen the film (screenplay also by Jerzy Kosinski). Reactions to the book at bookclub varied, from those who [...]
Christopher Moore’s “Lamb”
Bookclub reaction to Christopher Moore’s “Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal” - most people enjoyed it, but those who knew the Gospels fairly well enjoyed it more than the others.
Stanislaw Lem’s “Solaris”
A brief bookclub review of Stanislaw Lem’s “Solaris”. It’s worth reading but you need to be in the mood for deep philosophical science fiction - this book is not airplane fodder at all.
Palace Walk
A small bookclub meeting with mixed feelings about Naguib Mahfouz’ “Palace Walk”
Bookclub Selection
The bookclub I belong to picked the books for the 2004-5 season. it went a lot quicker this year than last because two of the men had to rush off to their hockey game. We seem to have a somewhat unusual bookclub, in that there are men and women, and we try to read a wide selection of types of books - some old, some new, and occasionally non-fiction. We mostly try for books that individuals might not read without some incentive, or books that look like they’d lead to interesting discussions.
