London Bookgroup welcomes all - 2008

[Crispy]

This is how it works. On the 2nd thursday of each month, we go to someone's house and drink lots of wine, eat lots of snacks & cheeses, and talk about the book we just read. Actually you don't have to read the book, but if you can pretend to convincingly, then you'll do just fine

After a rather sporadic summer, which rather spoiled our consistent book-a-month record, we got back on track in the autumn. This year we have read:

Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
Ripley Bogle by Robert McLiam Wilson
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
This Book Will Change Your Life by A.M. Homes
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry by B.S.Johnson
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
Epileptic by David B.
How To Be Free by Tom Hodgkinson


And the first book of 2008 is Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman, cos they just made a film of it and anyway it's a kids book so should be easy to fit in over xmas innit.

Newbies are welcome, reading the book is optional, the booze is more important than the literature. U75 London bookgroup prevails and enters its 6th year

 

[hiccup]

Wine, snacks and cheeses?

Quite fancy this actually

 

[quimcunx]

I'e been meaning to get in on the book club action since joining. I've already read this book, allbeit a few years back. could be a shoo in.

 

[zora]

You're moving fast, Crispy! Just tried to reply to the old (this year's!!!) thread only to find it closed and due to cackhanded c&ping lost my post.

Let's see if I can remember it:

Vegan crumble ftw.
I suggested text voting for all you sickly ones (hope you get better soon and I can see you tomorrow at Offline ) bit ut didn't meet with approval...

 

[zora]

Wine, snacks and cheeses?

Quite fancy this actually

We're quite serious about our snacks and cheeses.

 

[catrina]

How much does this book cost? I've been meaning to get in on a bookgroup forever, this sounds great, if I'm actually in town for January's. What's the actual date? The 10th?

 

[Dillinger4]

I always wanted to be part of a bookgroup! Damn you London.

 

[citydreams]

Did we decide on book of the year for 2007? Or are we leaving it to Mariella Frostrup?


e2a: it would be really nice to have someone in the bookgroup that can stay out after midnight!

 

[ethel]

yay! i already have a copy

 

[Kizmet]

Did we decide on book of the year for 2007? Or are we leaving it to Mariella Frostrup?


e2a: it would be really nice to have someone in the bookgroup that can stay out after midnight!

If you start it after midnight - I'd be definitely in.

 

[citydreams]

huzah!

Where were you? we had a bottle of wine left over this evening!

 

[october_lost]

I thought I might be interested in this - but christ a book a month

 

[Orang Utan]

Ooh, hope I can participate more this year. Pie Eye better too.

 

[Crispy]

I thought I might be interested in this - but christ a book a month

You don't have to finish (or even start) the book. Just have a commitment to cheese.

 

[han]

Yeah, I really want to come along more this year (can make Feb onwards).

Northern Lights is a BRILLIANT book! Excellent choice. The film rocks, too.

How was your bookgroup Xmas dinner? Was there enough food?

 

[han]

Newbies are welcome, reading the book is optional, the booze is more important than the literature. U75 London bookgroup prevails and enters its 6th year

Rah

 

[Brainaddict]

I fear we betrayed our principle of not picking obvious bookgroup books by going for Northern Lights just when the film has come out, but at least people can't complain that this one is too hard to read

 

[Biddlybee]

How much does this book cost? I've been meaning to get in on a bookgroup forever, this sounds great, if I'm actually in town for January's. What's the actual date? The 10th?

Nothing if you get it from the library or you can try http://www.greenmetropolis.com/

 

[lobster]

Nothing if you get it from the library or you can try http://www.greenmetropolis.com/

I never knew about that site, thanks

 

[Guineveretoo]

I am allergic to cheese, but I like books. Can I join?

 

[London_Calling]

Am I right in saying the first meeting of the year will be on Thursday 10th Jan, at a place not yet determined, and the book this time is Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman ?

 

[Guineveretoo]

I can make 10th January.

I have read Northern Lights, too.

I think I should join

 

[Brainaddict]

I am allergic to cheese, but I like books. Can I join?

Hmm, borderline case here, but I suppose if you really want to join then excluding you would destroy our facade of being a bookgroup. Welcome

 

[Guineveretoo]

Hmm, borderline case here, but I suppose if you really want to join then excluding you would destroy our facade of being a bookgroup. Welcome

Thanks

Does my cheese allergy mean I never get to host it, though?

 

[october_lost]

You don't have to finish (or even start) the book. Just have a commitment to cheese.

February onwards I might take your bookclub offer...but no cheese

 

[dolly's gal]

i should like to do this in 2008. how does the location thing work again? is it always in brixton? if so, i think i'm setting myself up for fail, living as i do in walthamstow

 

[Guineveretoo]

At least you are only a tube ride away. I have to get at least two buses if I want to get to Brixton.

But that is a very good point. Are these always in Brixton? Would anybody come, if the meeting was in South Norwood, even if I were to allow cheese?

 

[foamy]

will try to attend more this year, you've tempted me with all this talk of cheese!

Dolly - you'll not be trecking back to north london alone if you do come

 

[dolly's gal]

At least you are only a tube ride away. I have to get at least two buses if I want to get to Brixton.

yea a very long tube journey but i take your point!

 

[Orang Utan]

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