The book we read was Matthew Kneale's When We Were Romans. It was a quick and interesting read, told from the perspective of a nine-year-old boy. As the story unfolded, it was hard not to get caught up in the drama, and begin to wonder how reliable the narrator was given his age, his sources of information, and his perceptions of events happening around him.
As books go, I can say that I enjoyed it, but it did make me sad. I try not to include spoilers when I talk about books, but I will say that there was a glimmer of hope at the end, and that made me happy.
The next book we are reading is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson. I don't have it yet, but I'm looking forward to reading it.
Monday, June 28, 2010
When We Were Romans: Matthew Kneale
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It was great to finally meet you! I think we've been meeting for a couple of years now. We started out by picking favorites and have moved on to choosing ones that we just really like or really want to read. I enjoy the meetings a lot, as it's a great chance to see everyone, and when we do talk about the book we usually have a pretty diverse range of opinions, which is not a surprise as we are a pretty diverse group.:-)
I've started "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and am enjoying it. It helps that I found out that Daniel Craig was cast to play the lead, so now I'm reading it and picturing him in the part.
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