Anyone fancy a bit of Manchester Yiddish?

A good discussion this week, mostly about our mutual loathing of Micheal Beard in Solar! If his character really is a metaphor for collective human behavior then what chance have we got? Although we did all agree, the first crisp is always the best one.

Interesting mix of classic and modern suggestions and despite the confusion with the random stars the choice for next group was:

Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson

The other suggestions were:

Madame Bovary by Gustane Flaubert

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Nemesis by Phillip Roth

The White Masai by Corinne Hofmann

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bonte

We're going to try a NEW VENUE for our next meeting on the 15th June.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/71/7152/Manor_Arms/Clapham

Hopefully one with an outside as well as inside option. I'll try to get there a bit early an bag a table so if anyone needs an excuse to leave work early then this is it. Until then.....

venue for this evening....

Ok, sun is shinning but still a bit too chilly in the evening to sit out all night so we'll be at the Royal Oak again this eve. Hope that's ok with everyone. See you later!

http://www.theroyaloakclapham.com/

A comic Ian McEwan?

A great meeting yesterday with a lengthy discussion about 'The Grapes..' despite the varying number of pages that people managed to read! Certainly some passionate feelings elicited and happily no one got too depressed, phew.

Outright winner for the next read is 'Solar' by Ian McEwan. Apparently a 'comic' plot line from him so it will be interesting to see what everyone thinks. Expect some strong opinions if the mini discussion was anything to go by!

Other suggestions were:

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

1984 by George Orwell

The Greatest Trade Ever by Gregory Zuckerman

The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

The Royal Oak was still a good choice with the cool evening, so unless the weather takes an amazing turn and we are all perspiring on the day of the next meeting then we'll stick with that venue until the proper summer months. Again, I'll try to post something on the day the let everyone know.

Til then.....

Tomorrow's meeting.

Hi all attending tomorrow's meeting. Given the wind and drop in temperature today I think it might be a little cold to sit outside all evening tomorrow, despite the sun's valiant efforts! So you'll find the meeting still at the Royal Oak tomorrow. Hope that's OK with all! See some of you there....