10th January - This is Going to Hurt

The Clapham Book Club meets monthly at the Rookery, 7pm, where we eat, drink and talk about the book. New people welcome! Check our our facebook page for more information https://www.facebook.com/groups/claphambookclub/

Our next book is This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay, 'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry

Other pitched books:

Kiss Kiss - Roald Dahl

Black Tudor - Miranda Kanfmann

Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes

Book Thief - Marcus Zusah

Handmaid's Tale - Margret Atwoods

The Cabin at the End of the World - 26th September

For our next meeting, we are reading Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay.
"The Cabin at the End of the World is a terrific, disturbing, desperate novel, one that profoundly reflects the current political climate of North America and our ambiguous times."--Mariana Enriquez, author of Things We Lost in the Fire

Other pitched books:
Lullaby - Leila Slimani
Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
The Martain - Andy Weir
The Long Goodbye - Raymond Chandler
The Water Cure - Sophie Mackintosh
Burial Rites - Hannah Kent

We are meeting at the Rookery from 7pm in the upstairs room. Official book chat starts at 7.30pm.

Mythos - 8th May

Our last book, The Master and Margarita was enjoyed by lots of people despite how confusing it was. We had lots of discussion trying to figure out the story and the characters.

Our next book is Mythos by Stephan Fry.

Other pitched books:

The Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa

The Good Immigrant

The Secret History - Donna Tartt

Lullaby - Leila Siliwani

Reservoir 13 - Jon Macgregor

The Savage Detectives 

Oluo Kettridge - Elizabeth Stout

Station II - Emily St...

The Sun is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon

We're branching out at another venue for our next meeting, we'll be meeting at the Avalon.

We will be back at the Rookery the month after.

The Mandibles - 5th March

Our last book, 'How to Stop Time', had a mix of opinions. Some loved it, some hated it and some people felt a mix. The story started of pretty enjoyable, but parts of the book were quite weak.

Our next book is The Manibles by Lionel Shriver "The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047” approaches the imminent collapse of American society from the right side of the political spectrum." - Washington Post.

Other pitched books:

Beowulf - Michael Morpurgo

A brief History of Seven Killings - Maclon James

The Woman in the Window - AJ Finn

The left Hand of Darkness - Losula K Le Guin

Mythos - Stephen Fry

We're going to be returning to our old venue, The Rookery, in Clapham

Meeting at 7pm

How to Stop Time - 7th February

Our last meeting was interesting, we tried a new location but it was too noisy so our voting was done based only on a picture and a few words. General views on the book were it was an enjoyable read but too much time not spent on the trial.

Out next book is How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

"An author who blurs the lines between genres, blending fantasy, myth and science fiction to create some of the most inventive and enduringly popular contemporary fiction,"

Other pitched books:

Swing Time - Zadie Smith

Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly

Heartburn - Nora Ephron

The Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter

Brooklyn - Colm Toibin

The Rainbow - D.H. Lawrence

Our new venue is Minnow by Clapham Common tube station. We have a table booked there for 7pm and a 20% discount.

http://minnowclapham.co.uk/