It was agreed that we should know who is deciding what book in what month so here goes.
February: Kerry
March: Coleen
April: Lesley
May: Kay
June: Tahnee
July: Trilby
August: Hannah
September: Debbie
Oct: Meg
November: Irene
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Hello Again,
Firstly thanks for a great evening. Loving book club.
The general feeling towards Tamil Tigress was one of disappointment and doubtful as to the sincere description of Niromi's experiences. The word "dubous" was used on more than one occasion!!! The writing in the first person was very uninteresting and made what should have been confronting and shocking content less impactful.
And to the scores:
Debbie: 4 Really struggled to read. Couldn't connect with main character. Name use confusing
and difficult to be sure who was who.
Kerry: 5 Difficult to read,from her point of view.....'insert senior moment'.....written in first person was not engaging enough. Story was 'dubious'.
Hannah: 6 Exhausting read -makes you appreciate the freedoms here in Australia.
Trilby: 3 Not connected to cause or story.Can understand motives. Wouldn't be surprised if story is 'dubous'.
Coleen: 4 Blandly written. Whole story was self promoting.. 'Dubious' read.
Kay: 5 'Dubious' Lack of anticipation.
Lesley: Didn't Read
Tahnee: 4 Distant from story, surprisingly boring given the content.
Irene: 4 Disappointed in lack of education about Sri Lanka's polictical situation.
Next months' book is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, hosted by Hannah who can be found at 36 Railway Road Seville. See you there.
Firstly thanks for a great evening. Loving book club.
The general feeling towards Tamil Tigress was one of disappointment and doubtful as to the sincere description of Niromi's experiences. The word "dubous" was used on more than one occasion!!! The writing in the first person was very uninteresting and made what should have been confronting and shocking content less impactful.
And to the scores:
Debbie: 4 Really struggled to read. Couldn't connect with main character. Name use confusing
and difficult to be sure who was who.
Kerry: 5 Difficult to read,from her point of view.....'insert senior moment'.....written in first person was not engaging enough. Story was 'dubious'.
Hannah: 6 Exhausting read -makes you appreciate the freedoms here in Australia.
Trilby: 3 Not connected to cause or story.Can understand motives. Wouldn't be surprised if story is 'dubous'.
Coleen: 4 Blandly written. Whole story was self promoting.. 'Dubious' read.
Kay: 5 'Dubious' Lack of anticipation.
Lesley: Didn't Read
Tahnee: 4 Distant from story, surprisingly boring given the content.
Irene: 4 Disappointed in lack of education about Sri Lanka's polictical situation.
Next months' book is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, hosted by Hannah who can be found at 36 Railway Road Seville. See you there.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Hello All,
Hope you all had a win on Cup Day.....or at least a nice day off work.
As this is a relatively new book there weren't any book club questions on my google searches so I resorted to coming up with a few questions myself so please be gentle with me.
In an interview Niromi states that violence is no tool or means to achieve resolution. Do you believe this to be true? Is there any scenario/situation in life where violence is the only means to defend a belief or something held dear?
How much do you think she was protected by the other Tamil Tigers? Was this because of her middle class upbringing?
Is her story really one of being a fighter or a protected teenager championing a naive belief? Friends spoke of support for the cause but within her social circle it never translated into action. Why might this be?
Was Niromi brave in not hiding behind the social expectation of the caste system or fear of disappointing her family and the social impact that may have?
Can you understand why Benjamin’s murder by the Tamils was not enough to make her walk away but actually paved the way for innumerable excuses and sacrifices for the Tamil Tigers.
Was Niromi’s honorable intent in joining the Tamils justified or driven by fear?
Can the two be separated in the face of injustice/persecution?
I also came across this article which I thought was rather interesting……
http://groundviews.org/2011/08/31/forbidden-fruits-niromi-de-soyzas-tamil-tigress-noumi-kouri-and-helen-demidenko/
Hope to see you all tomorrow in sunny Reefton.
Irene
Hope you all had a win on Cup Day.....or at least a nice day off work.
As this is a relatively new book there weren't any book club questions on my google searches so I resorted to coming up with a few questions myself so please be gentle with me.
In an interview Niromi states that violence is no tool or means to achieve resolution. Do you believe this to be true? Is there any scenario/situation in life where violence is the only means to defend a belief or something held dear?
How much do you think she was protected by the other Tamil Tigers? Was this because of her middle class upbringing?
Is her story really one of being a fighter or a protected teenager championing a naive belief? Friends spoke of support for the cause but within her social circle it never translated into action. Why might this be?
Was Niromi brave in not hiding behind the social expectation of the caste system or fear of disappointing her family and the social impact that may have?
Can you understand why Benjamin’s murder by the Tamils was not enough to make her walk away but actually paved the way for innumerable excuses and sacrifices for the Tamil Tigers.
Was Niromi’s honorable intent in joining the Tamils justified or driven by fear?
Can the two be separated in the face of injustice/persecution?
I also came across this article which I thought was rather interesting……
http://groundviews.org/2011/08/31/forbidden-fruits-niromi-de-soyzas-tamil-tigress-noumi-kouri-and-helen-demidenko/
Hope to see you all tomorrow in sunny Reefton.
Irene
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