It was freezing night when we bookclubbers gathered at Valerie's, it seemed more than 6 weeks since we'd last met. Technology let us down however as Kim tried Facetime but had to resort to dialling in to the meeting, and Jackie needed a text reminder that book club was in progress!
Neverless there was in depth discussion on the 2 books suggested: Monique - 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' and Kim - 'Eyrie'.
We started with Eyrie and most loved Tim's descriptions of Fremantle, the characters, the heat and the WA bogans in general. The jury is out about the ending (perhaps a little ambiguous), but agreement that the writing was great, the characters believable and the story absorbing. Scores; Kim 3.5, Monique 3, Vanessa 3.5 and Valerie 4.
'Henerietta' similarly was a well liked book that readers found interesting and sad for many reasons; shedding light on the ethics and vagaries of medical research, gaining an understanding of African American poverty and prejudice, a reminder of the value of medical records as historical records, and appreciation of the author's non judgemental investigation approach. Scores; Monique 4.5, Kath 4, Valerie 4, Vanessa 4.5 and Kim 4.
Neverless there was in depth discussion on the 2 books suggested: Monique - 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' and Kim - 'Eyrie'.
'Henerietta' similarly was a well liked book that readers found interesting and sad for many reasons; shedding light on the ethics and vagaries of medical research, gaining an understanding of African American poverty and prejudice, a reminder of the value of medical records as historical records, and appreciation of the author's non judgemental investigation approach. Scores; Monique 4.5, Kath 4, Valerie 4, Vanessa 4.5 and Kim 4.
