Wednesday, 3 March 2010

#41 - If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things - Jon McGregor (Choice: Nic's)(Venue: Waterloo Bar and Grill)

Jen:
Present Nic, Jen, Mark, Alex, Natalie. Please forgive me if you were there and I haven't mentioned you; I'm not as good as Nic at this!
An interesting choice, and one that most people liked. However, Jane did say that it was like watching paint dry and I wasn't so sure. My problem was that I read it sproradically, on the train home. If I had been able to read it all in one, or maybe two sittings, perhaps I would have enjoyed it more. But as it was, I loved it whilst I was reading it, but it was a struggle to pick up because I found it very difficult to know who was who and what was going on.

It was beautifully written and poetic and I did finish it following the comments from the group. So all in all, a well received choice.


Carl (from Afghanistan):