New Zealand – Granta Books – 2023 – 433 pages
Fullers bookshop, my home away from home in this 103 yr old shop, has about 90 members across several reading groups. Each group has 15 members but a few seem to disappear, especially during winter months.
Our facilitator Rayne is a wonderful historian, doctorate who taught at universities in America as well as Oxford university in England. She has an excellent way about her and shares her expertise with all members of the groups who all read the same book each month. I thought I would share her summaries the comprises from her notes after all the groups have met. I have in the ‘second Wed evening group’. We meet in a lounge area at the historic Hadley’s Hotel in Hobart. We can choose a drink from the hotel bar if we wish before carrying it into the lounge area, private room where we sit in old leather upholstered chairs around a large old wooden table.
This is Rayne’s summary from our most recent meetings of Birnam Wood. Let me know if you would enjoy seeing the summary review from the 90 members who have a lot to say each month. The group meets monthly from March through November.
Rayne’s summary:
Until next time….
Travellin' Penguin 
I wasn’t a fan of The Luminaries, and was disappointed with one of Catton’s film scripts (Emma, from memory) so she’s not an author I intend following up.
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I;ve not read the Luminaries. I didn’t realise she did the script forEmma. I have enough things to read without thinking about it too long.😄
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Interesting! I knew nothing about it, but now know that it definitely wouldn’t be my thing – I’d be with you on this one!
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Rayne gave a good book review, which I enjoyed reading.
Would be interested in reading some of the author’s other books.
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Definitely not my thing….
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Where did you fall on the spectrum – fascinated or put off?
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I didn’t enjoy the book at all. Found it tiring and tedious.
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That’s a shame esp as it’s quite a commitment (length-wise).
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It was for book club so I needed to read it. We did end up having a good discussion about it as half liked it and half didn’t.
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They are the best book group nights I agree. If everyone loved the book, there’s not always much else to say!
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