July's Slaughterhouse V.

Thank you to those who came - and for not breaking any of my china teacups!!


Kaye -3/10 - Fanciful rambling

Hannah - 6/10  - Took a long time to get to the point, but don't know what the point was.

Trilby - Hadn't read it and not convinced she shall!!

Avis - 7/10 - Well constructed insight into a breakdown

Tahnee - 2/10 - Prosaic, choppy, unfunny - "So It Goes"

Anne - Marie - 5/10 - For most of the story I was waiting for it to make sense, but maybe in war there is none.

Coleen - Weird. Not Finished. Hope it gets better.

Kerry - 4/10 - I get the underlying story but too convoluted to follow

Irene - 3/10 - Left somewhat bewildered by its' classic listing.

August is courtesy of Avis - Coraline and Other stories by Neil Gaiman
Followed by Trilby with The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz in September.


And for anyone who wants the cake recipe....
1 cup seeded dried dates
!/4 cup crystalised ginger
1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1 cup boiling water
50 g butter
!/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup self raising flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger

Combine dates, ginger soda and water in a food processor and leave to stand for 5 minutes.
Add butter and sugar and process till almost smooth
Add eggs, flour  and ginger and process till combined. Pour mixture into a lined 20cm round cake pan.
Bake at 180 for approximately 45 mintues.