It's the end of the summer holidays - thank goodness we have book club to provide a silver lining! On Monday 31 January, the hottest night of summer so far, we gathered in Olivia's backyard for a discussion of Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. Over salads and riesling, we waited for the cool change and had a great discussion about each of the interlinked narratives of this novel. Some of us were frustrated by the episodic nature of this novel and others enjoyed the inter-related stories written in different times, places and voices. Julia wondered whether each tale, taken individually, was a bit derivative, Olivia enjoyed the scale and ambition of this book. We discussed the book's examination of progression, the concept of "civilization" and the exploitation of power. A thought-provoking read. Attending book club were: Olivia, Julia, Jen, Naomi R, Naomi J, Kerri and Sarah.
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