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Book club...?

228 replies

clairesparkle · 07/11/2009 17:48

Does anyone belong to/know of/want to start a book club in Bristol? I've had a bit of a google and most I've found are closed to new members. I'm in Long Ashton but as long as it's an evening thing, can travel (a bit!)

Thanks!

OP posts:
MrsWembley · 28/07/2012 10:03

There seem to be plenty of Devon-hand options. I don't mind going that route.Smile

MrsWembley · 28/07/2012 10:04

WTF has my phone just done!

That would be second-hand options.Grin

bookwormthatturned · 29/07/2012 21:41

Mmm, not sure I fancy trekking to Devon to pick up a copy Smile but I'm happy to give this one a go - it's certainly treading the margins of my 'comfort zone' so should be an interesting read.

MrsWembley · 30/07/2012 16:32

Shall we go with this one, then? Just waiting for the nod before I order it as it's definitely outside my comfort zone!Wink

Spero · 30/07/2012 17:59

I am currently in a Wetherspoons in Barnstaple so can hopefully pick up a copy soon.

MrsWembley · 30/07/2012 22:22

Grin Get one for me too...

MrsWembley · 05/08/2012 21:36

So, I'm assuming we're doing this one then? Has everyone else started without me?Sad

Spero · 05/08/2012 23:48

I've just ordered my second hand copy from Amazon so will be most displeased to receive message that in fact we are all to be reading 50 Shades of Grey...

MrsWembley · 06/08/2012 07:15

Ah good, I've ordered it too, in the hopes it will arrive before we go camping on Wednesday.Grin

exexpat · 10/08/2012 11:26

I haven't yet located my copy on my bookshelf, but I know it's there somewhere (must get round to alphabetising or putting my books in some sort of order one day...) so will start on it as soon as I've finished my current book.

The rest of the group seems to have gone very quiet (summer holidays?). If I read fast, someone else is welcome to borrow my copy before September.

Spero · 11/08/2012 12:31

Mine hasn't arrived yet. But I can download a book explaining it so I can always blag it at the meeting!

xkcdfangirl · 17/08/2012 23:12

Hello everyone. Sorry I've been out of circulation for a bit. I'm able to come to the 3rd Sept meet but I'm not quite clear what book I'm supposed to be reading. There are several suggestions on page 6 of the thread but none seems to stand out as more popular than the others, then on page 7 everyone is agreeing "we'll go for that one then". Am I being a bit thick? Which book is "That one"?

MrsWembley · 20/08/2012 22:12

Hello, xkcd!

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm attempting to read The Man Who Loved Children... Wink

exexpat · 21/08/2012 12:34

Me too! Only poss problem for you, xkcd, is that it's only available second-hand on Amazon, but there seem to be quite a few copies around. Or you could check with the library?

I've finally found my old copy and am just about to start re-reading it, so as soon as I've finished I'll post on the thread in case anyone wants to borrow it.

Spero · 21/08/2012 12:53

My copy only arrived this morning and it is the size of a very large brick, but I am looking forward to the challenge. Do we have a venue in mind?

exexpat · 21/08/2012 16:42

I think we started discussing possible venues after you left last time, and one possibility that came up was the Grain Barge in Hotwells, as a mid-point between the north Bristol and south Bristol people. Parking supposed to be quite easy in the evenings too. I've never been, but I think bookwormthatturned had?

exexpat · 01/09/2012 11:43

So, how many people are still on for Monday? I am guessing that people who have actually read the whole book will be in a minority...

Maybe we should try and choose books for the next two or three months so there's more time to get hold of them and read them?

MrsWembley · 01/09/2012 11:57

Can I admit to only having read the first chapter?Blush

Can I still come? Maybe one of you will convince me to read the rest?

exexpat · 01/09/2012 12:14

I think that if we make having read the whole book a requirement for coming to the meetings, we will soon be down to attendance of roughly zero...

Does the Grain Barge still sound like a good idea?

Sabriel · 01/09/2012 15:44

The Grain Barge is closed for maintenance on Monday 3 September, according to their website.

exexpat · 01/09/2012 18:13

Ah, thanks for pointing that out, Sabriel. (Are you a name-changer we know, or a possible new recruit?)

So - ideas for a venue? If the Hotwells area seems like a good compromise for the north/south Bristol contingents, one possibility might be the Hope & Anchor just up the hill on Jacobs Wells Rd - nice, normal sort of pub, quite quiet, has a garden at the back, and I think you can park free on the road after 6pm.

MrsWembley · 01/09/2012 20:35

Hope and Anchor sounds fine, but I'd query the garden?

MrsWembley · 01/09/2012 20:36

That is, I can't remember them having a garden, not querying going in it if they have one.Grin

bookwormthatturned · 01/09/2012 21:05

thanks for checking out the Grain Barge's website Sabriel.

re the Hope and Anchor, it used to be one of our locals (when I could be arsed with face the climb back up the hill to Clifton village and, yes, it did have a lovely garden Grin

Sabriel · 02/09/2012 10:10

Not been on this thread before but was toying with the idea of joining the book club.