February Review

February Book Review - All the birds singing by Evie Wyld

Sorry for the late review, no excuses, I'm just slack.

There was a consensus about the book that it posed more questions than it provided answers for and was difficult to keep track of when the narrative moved from previous time periods to the current time.  We all struggled to find anything likeable about the characters and were a bit confused why there were names in it that were mixed gender i.e. Jake and Clare.  Overall another prize winning book that we wouldn't have judged highly.

Scores

Trilby 4- Great scenery was there, unsatisfied

Tahnee 3 - Good evocation of place unappealing, unfinished

Kerry 3 - Confusing narrative filled with pain and lacking fulfilment

Irene 3 - Meaty plost lost to laborious narrative

Hannah 5 - The only thing enjoyed was tour of the island

Avis 2 - Too disconnected to enjoy

Kaye 3 - Too many questions not enough answers

Coleen 5 - Started nowhere going nowhere, Kaye is letting the side down, not finished

Hi All

Here are some questions for 'The Dinner".

• What did you think of the style of the book  (story told in flashback, with a male voice).  How reliable do we believe Paul to be once we are made aware of his condition
• Did you feel frustrated, not knowing the exact nature of his condition and / or Clare's illness.
• What did you think of the venue for the dinner?  How did this act as a driver for the evenings events
• Is the death of the homeless person and the teenagers roles a comment on today's youth?
• Were you surprised by the vastly different views of the parents?
• Did you relate to any of the characters in the book? If so which ones and why?
• How far would you go as a parent to protect your child.
• How did you react to Clare and Michel’s "solution”? 

See you tomorrow night.

Anne-Maree