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Book Club #8 – Oryx and Crake

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The latest book of the Book Club I’ve read is Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood. We chose this book because it was the favourite of one of the Book Club members (we’ve been a steady three since the beginning, so we get to choose whatever we want to read) and I had been looking forward to reading it. It took me ages to finish it, and I’m afraid I’ve dragged the calendar behind a bit for the other two. It’s not that I hated it or anything like that, it’s just that I didn’t seem to get through it at all. I felt like I was reading for hours (as in starting straight from work and stopping in bed) and the pages weren’t moving at all. The story follows this guy, Snowman, who lives in a post-apocalyptic place and time. We don’t know what has happened, but we know he’s the only one like himself (like us). He lives near a tribe of creatures, people-like, called the Crakers. These creatures are beautiful, they don’t …

Book Club #7 – The Girl Who Saved The King Of Sweden

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As much as I hate having to type out the long title of this past month’s book, The Girl Who Saved The King Of Sweden, by Jonas Jonasson has been a great addition to the book club. This book is, despite what many people might think, one of the most interesting books I’ve read in a while. Normally, I would go on writing about everything that happens in the story, but I’m thinking you can find countless summaries online. Instead, let me tell you about what I thought when reading this book. I’ve never read The One-Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of A Window (typing that out just tired me, let me rest a moment…), by the same author, but many people have told me it is a great book. Also, a lot of people who have read both books out there were a bit disappointing by Jonasson’s second book. In my case, I have absolutely no reference, other than the knowledge he has written an equally long-titled book. So, as usual (do …

Book Club #6 – Fight Club

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If you ask people around you about Fight Club, chances are they’ve seen the film (or know about the film, at least), but they don’t really know there’s a book out there. Go ahead, ask the people around you, and let me know if I’m right. Being 100% honest here, I didn’t know there was a book as well, or rather, I forgot. I think I found out by chance years ago, but my brain didn’t really keep that information. When one of the attendees to the book club suggested it, I thought it would be a great idea! As a side note here, the book club we’re running at work is small but we are a very engaged group! I finished reading Fight Club ages ago. It was the first book I read on my Kindle, and I’m now reading my sixth book (I received the Kindle about a month and a half ago!) and so I was a bit worried I wasn’t going to remember many things for the book club meeting. I …

Book Club #5 – Sophie’s World

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There’s something about philosophy that tugs at a deep part in ourselves. I don’t know what it is, or how it works, but it’s there. Maybe it’s just the fact that when we read or discuss philosophical topics our brain is forced to wake up from its lethargy and work towards finding answers. In February, we read Sophie’s World, by Jostein Gaarder, in our book club. I had read this book many years ago in Spanish, when I was still studying, so when someone recommended it I felt curious to read it again, see how I felt about it. This is not your usual novel, it’s not a simple fictional story in which stuff happens and you are brought through the storyline seamlessly and in an easy manner. In Sophie’s World, there is a book inside a book. Actually, there is a book inside a book inside a book. We start by reading about Sophie, a Norwegian girl in the weeks (days?) before her 15th birthday. She receives a strange message in her mailbox that …