The book group came to our house on Saturday evening to discuss 'Snow'. They didn't have to travel through any of the stuff, which was lucky, as most of us had read quite enough about it already, thank you very much, by the time we had finished the book! The majority of the group found the book a hard slog. For all the sly humour in the writing I found it a very depressing read - not a good thing for me in the miserable months of winter.
Luckily our book group is a happy, lively affair, everyone brings a food contribution so we always sit down to a very sociable meal. Last autumn the pear trees had cropped well and I made upside-down cakes with the fruit and stored a supply in the freezer. When I turned one out onto a plate for the supper it looked rather pale and uninteresting. Luckily I had some white chocolate stars and glitter icing left over from Christmas so it got a slight snow treatment!
I couldn't recommend the book but it made for a good discussion.
That looks good! Thanks for recc. Of a book to avoid!
ReplyDeleteOne or two members of the group loved the book. It fascinates me how diverse our opinions can be!
DeleteThat is such a pretty cake!!!! I want to plow right through it! Thanks for the heads up about SNOW. We need uplifting things like starry cakes and friends!
ReplyDeleteOh, I do agree, Connie, where would we be without cakes and friends!
DeleteNow that's the thing that puts me off book groups a bit - I like to read MY choices. (The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt at the moment.)
ReplyDeleteI've stopped buying the books on the list because if I dislike them then I resent paying the money. (Yorkshire blood will out!) I order from the library or go to the book barn. The good thing about the group is that it can present some wonderful discoveries that I would not have come to of my own accord. We are a lively, noisy group with a shared reference to the books that we have read - a whole evening talking about novels while eating supper is great!
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