Our new memeber of the group (Layla) was lucky enough to be picked out of the hat at random at the end of Mike's meeting. She decided to chose The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy.
This book is very different to any of the books that we had read before and it did have a mixed response. The book was based on a true unsolved murder in 1947 of a girl called Elizabeth Short. The main characters in the book were the policemen that were working on the crime and you could say that they both had unhealthy obsessive/relationships with the victim.
The style of writing was very different to what we were used to and consisted of a lot of police terminology and jargon which we all agreed took along time to get used to. It was also very graffic and what some might say; a bit too descriptive in parts. Some members of the group felt that they would have nightmares on completing the book but this was not the case.
Overall a good book, a bit sickening (in the words of Amy)but definately a page turner.
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Such a long time.......
I apologise to anybody that regularly looks at this blog as it has been some time since I updated it. It has been that long that we have had two meetings a read one book in the mean time. Its about time that I let all you bloggers now what we have been up to.
Well lets begin back in May when Mr Beech chose to read Oscar Wilde's, A picture of Dorian Gray. The meeting was held in Mike's sunny back garden surrounded by his lovely rabbits running around enjoying themselves as much as we were. He put on a lovely spread and we immediately got down to business. Not forgetting that at this meeting we was introduced to a new member of the book club called Layla who is friends with Loli. (Welcome Layla)
Mike had prepared a lot of questions that were specific to the book we had read so that was a good start as recently we have had questions that arn't that specific which I feel can sometimes restrict the discussion. It was nice to see that everybody had managed to complete this book even if it was last minute such as myself. Again I have to apologise that as it has been so long since this meeting I feel that I cannot remember what was said. (Note to self; take notes at meetings!)
We all enjoyed this book however I personally felt that I would have enjoyed the book a lot more if it described more things that Dorian Gray did that made his portrait change and wither.
We had a live feed broadcast straight from Dartmouth as Sarah was on holiday at the time of the meeting but felt that she would like to view her opinions on the book. Overall a good book which scored 7/10
Well lets begin back in May when Mr Beech chose to read Oscar Wilde's, A picture of Dorian Gray. The meeting was held in Mike's sunny back garden surrounded by his lovely rabbits running around enjoying themselves as much as we were. He put on a lovely spread and we immediately got down to business. Not forgetting that at this meeting we was introduced to a new member of the book club called Layla who is friends with Loli. (Welcome Layla)
Mike had prepared a lot of questions that were specific to the book we had read so that was a good start as recently we have had questions that arn't that specific which I feel can sometimes restrict the discussion. It was nice to see that everybody had managed to complete this book even if it was last minute such as myself. Again I have to apologise that as it has been so long since this meeting I feel that I cannot remember what was said. (Note to self; take notes at meetings!)
We all enjoyed this book however I personally felt that I would have enjoyed the book a lot more if it described more things that Dorian Gray did that made his portrait change and wither.
We had a live feed broadcast straight from Dartmouth as Sarah was on holiday at the time of the meeting but felt that she would like to view her opinions on the book. Overall a good book which scored 7/10
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Upon seeing his own striking portrait Dorian Gray is bewitched and offers his soul if only the painting will age while he remains eternally youthful. Believing himself incorruptible, Dorian indulges in a life of pleasure and excess. But what has become of his portrait?
Chapter 7 - The Picture of Dorian Gray
The lucky person to be picked to choose the new book was Mike. He was ecstatic to have been picked it was like he had won the lottery. He decided to pick The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
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