Hackney Book Club

Greta & Valdin An irresistible and bighearted international bestseller…

For August we are reading Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly. Book club will take place at Pembury Tavern on Sunday 10th August at 7pm, with book chat from 7:30. Everyone is welcome! www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Butter definitely split the group, with scores from a 3 up to 8. Some found it overly long and too descriptive, others liked the depiction of friendships and the character progress

Butter The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet coo…

For July's book club we are reading Butter by Asako Yuzuki. Book club will take place on Sunday 13th July at The Pembury Tavern. Meeting from 7pm, with book chat from 7:30. Everyone welcome!! www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

The Parable of the Sower got scores of between 6 and 8, with chat generally around how real the story felt, and the constant presence of violence. However, Earthseed and the related poems/passages didn't go down as well with the group

For June's book club we are reading The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler. We'll meet at The Pembury Tavern on Sunday 15th June from 7pm, with book chat from 7:30pm. All wecome!
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Crimson offered some good discussion, but really split the group, with scores from 4 up to 7.5. Some disliked the lack of depth and brief descriptions, others liked the respresentation of Greenlander life. Some discussion on the impact translation may have had

Crimson 'The island has run out of oxygen. The island is swolle…

For May's book club we are reading Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen. We're meeting on Sunday 18th May at the Pembury Tavern from 7pm, with book chat from 7:30. Everyone welcome!
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James mainly scored highly, with several giving 8s and 9s, but there was one 6 and a 7. The content and the power of the story was appreciated by everyone, but some felt the actual storytelling let it down

James A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Fi…

For April's book club we are reading James by Percival Everett. We will meet at The Pembury Tavern E8 from 7pm on Sunday 13th April, with book chat from 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome! www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Such a Long Journey didn't get the highest of scores, from a 4 to a 7.5, with the general lack of plot and loose ends leaving readers feeling disjointed from the narrative

Such a Long Journey It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over w…

For March we will be reading Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry. We will meet on Sunday 16th March at the Pembury Tavern from 7pm, with book chat from 7:30. All welcome!
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Fear and Loathing split the group, with scores from 3 up to a 9. The group overall enjoyed diving into Gonzo journalism, but the dated content and the drug culture we a bit much for some.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of…

For February's book club we are reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson. We're meeting at The Pembury Tavern on Sunday 16th from 7pm, with book chat from 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome! www.goodreads.com/book/show/77...

Giovanni’s Room Set in the contemporary Paris of American expatraites, …

For December's book club we are reading Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. We're meeting on 8th December at The Pembury Tavern from 7pm, book chat from 7:30. Plus we're having a festive book swap, so please bring books you'd like to exchange www.goodreads.com/book/show/40...