The Red Lion Book Club (thread#3)

[shlg 10]

I have resisted being the organised one, but...

 

The next meeting has been changed to Wed 8th October; the book is still East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

 

The next meeting after that is Wed 5th November, when we will discuss A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.

 

(Edited to avoid confusion - I'd linked to completely the wrong book).

[Shauna_C 10]

Not quite Shlg! I think the book was going to be A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thousand-Splendid-Suns-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/0747582971/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221163832&sr=1-1

 

The one you linked to looked a bit 'interesting'!

 

(PS, sorry I wasn't organised and didn't post these details - last time I tried and got it wrong.)

[shlg 10]

I did think when I googled it that that one looked more likely... but I'd written down 'A Thousand Suns', with no 'Splendid'.

 

Editing my previous post to avoid confusion.

 

Thanks, Shauna.

[sarah85 10]

Hi!!I would really like to join your group!!If you don't mind!!Although i'm a bit back to front as i'm currently in the middle of a thousand splendid suns!How many of you are there?!

[shlg 10]

You would be very welcome. There are about ten of us at meetings, usually (from a pool of sixteen or so, I think).

 

Newcomers always welcome!

[Pupster 10]

Hiya have finished East of Eden and have even made some notes this time. Hadn't read a John Steinbeck book since school (Of Mice and Men) and I had forgotten what a good writer he was. See you all on 8th

[shlg 10]

I'm less than 200 pages in, but loving it so far.

[Code13 10]

I see (in Radio Times this week) the writter of "Lost in Austen" claims he has never read "The Eyre Affair" (lucky him) despite the obvious similarities in the premise.

[sarah85 10]

i'm still waiting for my copy to arribve from amazon, think it must have got lost in the post might not be joining you this month after all!!!

[shlg 10]

I finished East of Eden last night: very much looking forward to the discussion.

 

I know a few people haven't finished the book yet (which is not surprising, at 600 pages) - please still come to the discussion, unless it would really bother you to find out the ending.

[Shauna_C 10]

I'll be there, although I doubt very much that I'll have finished it - I'm only about 400 pages in so far.

 

See you all on Wednesday!

[moccainuk 10]

Loved it, loved it, loved it. See you all on Wednesday.