As October comes to a close, we have a quick look back at the month of the book club on Goodreads and our book of the month, The Satanic Verses. This book got some mixed reviews from the group, there are some unique aspects to the book but it was a very difficult book to read. I’m sure most people are glad that they have now read the book and it does offer some interesting discussion points. I know some people weren’t able to read the book because of the controversy that has kept this book banned in some countries. But that was the risk we took when we decided to support banned book week.
Next month we will celebrate Halloween by reading the creepy and unique book House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. This is part of the Horror theme and while I’ve read some horror novels I don’t think I’ve read a book that would be considered purely horror. So it’s going to be good to read a literary horror book (when it gets here).
For my reading this month I’ve had so much fun reading some great novels and talking books with everyone that listens. Highlights include The Cocktail Waitress; finally James M. Cain’s last novel has been released. Everything you love from the Noir master you will find in the amazing story of the young widow Joan Medford. Also the book that I wanted to win the Man Booker, Swimming Home by Deborah Levy; the Daily Telegraph called this book ‘stealthily devastating’ which pretty much sums up this beautiful book, perfectly. What have you read this month?
- Abdication by Juliet Nicolson
- The Dead of Winter by Lee Collins
- Goodbye Lullaby by Jan Murray
- Return of the Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
- Savages by Don Winslow
- The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
- The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
- Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
- The Engagement by Chloe Hooper
- Bodies are Where You Find Them by Brett Halliday
- Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
- So Much to Tell You by John Marsden
- The Cocktail Waitress by James M. Cain
- Swimming Home by Deborah Levy