Kimberley Reads & Talks
#1
The Friends Used Book Sore in
Marysville was the perfect setting for Kimberley Reads & Talks #1.
Participants enjoyed wide
ranging discussion on the theme ‘Trust and Betrayal’ Each reader introduced his
choice of book somehow related to the theme, resulting in stimulating
insightful discussion. Books included Lord
Jim by Joseph Conrad; Caprice, by
George Bowering, Watership Down by
Richard Adams, a short story called Come Back My Love by Maurice Walsh in 44 Irish Short Stories, and The House
of Niccola Series by Dorothy Dunnett. The books were totally different in
setting-from Interior British Columbia, to 14th century Britain. The
heros were extremely different too, including a medieval merchant banker,
tormented seafarer, vengeance-seeking woman, rabbits, and a romantic Irish
dreamer. The pleasure each reader showed in his choice made it a ‘must read’
for the others.
The next theme is Innocence, which offers readers a broad scope in
choice of book. We are looking forward to Wednesday March 12 for a good
discussion of this topic and the books somehow involving Innocence.
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