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Sorry, there is lots more to Coll than bookclub, and I've been middling busy with 'other stuff', but bookclub is one of Coll's unsung success stories. I was quite rude about it for a year (I don't need to be told what to read and then have to make poncy analyses of 'arty' books), probably because of bad memories of Eng Lit at 'O' Level. But last night there were 11 people at Grish, and numbers were short because of woodwork and a renewable energy meeting. I reckon over ten per cent of the population have been to several bookclubs. Anyway, the book was short (just as well as there was a lot of last minute readers) and generally OK, but I don't think I'm going to recommend it online, and it didn't get voted into the woodburner either. I wasn't the only person to be disturbed by the book burning, but it has set a new method of measuring a book's worth. Interestingly, as we talk about previous books, they get progressively less popular and I think several could receive the fire treatment later, but last night the room was warm enough. A valiant and successful attempt by an 'old' house dweller to compete with these new super-insulated-ground-source-heated-kit-houses. We all know to visit those in shorts and T-shirts!
Next month's books are by Cynthia Rogerson. One is out of print so the other is the official book, but I've just ordered both on Dr Amazon (and an amazing book celebrating the birch tree which I saw while playing with trees down south). If things go according to plan (unlikely) the author will be visiting and we will get an insight into book writing as well as having to be more tactful at the criticism. Anyway, it will be warm, another venue with the ground-source-etc-etc.