Category: Book Club 2
Posts for the Book Club 2 Group
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2025 Annual Review
Overall book choice winner: ‘Shuggie Bain’ by Douglas Stuart. This book was a clear winner out of the eleven books chosen in 2025. Read more
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‘Shuggie Bain’ by Douglas Stuart
Booker Prize winner 2020. Beautifully written. A hard read but a great story. The impact of poverty and alcohol addiction on a family in Glasgow during the Thatcher years. Read more
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‘A Single Source’ by Peter Hanington
We liked the book and felt that the writing style was pacey and gritty. The book had a complex plot, involving three separate storylines which only converged towards the end. Read more
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‘The Figurine’ by Victoria Hislop
We all thought that the book was easy to read despite being over 500 pages long, and more suitable for reading whilst lounging on a beach. Read more
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‘And So I Roar’ by Abi Dare
A sequel to ‘The Girl with a Louding Voice’ read last year, resuming Adunni and Tia's story. Exploring further rural and city life in Nigeria; tribal customs and beliefs, education, equality and the role of women. Also difficult themes of child marriage, FGM and rape are all discussed. Read more
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‘Orbital’ by Samantha Harvey
We felt this complex book was very well written with some beautiful and poetic prose but maybe lacked a ‘storyline’ so becoming a bit repetitive. A fascinating insight into an alien world and well worthy of its Booker prize. Read more
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‘Ella Minnow Pea’ by Mark Dunn
Most liked the book and thought the lipogrammatic plot was a clever and unique idea. It was felt that part of the plot could have been expanded upon to improve the storyline. Read more
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‘Out of Bounds’ by Val McDermid
All of the group agreed that the book was a good read with interesting plots. It was well written and we appreciated the groundwork the author must have put in to make the story realistic and realistic. Read more
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‘Revolutionary Road’ by Richard Yates
Most people enjoyed the book, although some thought the latter half of the book was better. It was well written, nostalgic of the Era with great insight into human weakness. A stark representation of 50's America and very surprising that it was a first novel. Read more
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‘The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store' by James McBride
Mixed reactions, a lot of characters to follow and perhaps would benefit from major editing. The plot was slow to get going but gathered momentum in the latter half of the book. Read more