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Books Past

A Fraction Of The Whole – By Steve Toltz

February 10, 2009
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz

The last book we “read” was “A Fraction of the Whole” by Steve Toltz. This book was (Aussie) Steve’s first novel and was short-listed for The 2008 Man Booker prize. The Sunday Telegraph said: “Exhilarating. Don’t be daunted by the length of the book – it never flags and at no stage feels overwritten … [...]

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The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway

December 2, 2008
Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” was probably one of the most successful meetings in my enormous 3 book club meeting history. Even though the actual discussion probably took up about 45 minutes of the 3 or so hours we were there, it was a good 45 mins with some searching questions and [...]

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My Name Is Red – Orhan Pamuk

October 14, 2008
My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk

The first book your loving moderator read with the Book Club was “My Name is Red” by Orhan Pamuk. This was the general idea: “In Istanbul, in the late 1590s, the Sultan secretly commissions a great book: a celebration of his life and his empire, to be illuminated by the best artists of the day [...]

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