Sunday, November 9, 2008

Novemer Meeting - The Acid House

Posted by Danielle

The Acid House – Irvine Welsh

“The most gifted of writers working in Britain today” ???

Collectively, Vincent Street Book Club thinks perhaps not.

Rank: 3/5

What some liked:
The characterization. The street beat, drug settings – real and unglorifying. Unpretentious. The innocence of some of the characters despite who they associate with and what they do. Infusion with sci-fi.

What some didn’t like:
The content – drugs, sex, poverty-get-you-down, love – annoying how the characters and writer didn’t delve into anything else. Characters are selfish, self-pleasing.

Attendees: Alex, Amelia, Ryan, Colin, Dale, Grace, awesome cheese platter
Absent: Danielle, Shan, Ben, Todd, Erin, Paul

This Months Book: The Grapes of Wrath – Steinbeck (Grace)

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

We've got a blog

Posted by Danielle

Who are we:
Danielle, Amelia, Ryan, Colin, Dale, Dierdre, Alex, Grace, Ben (?), Todd (?), Paul, Shan, Erin

What are we:
Members of a book club

Why are we:
1) Books and words fascinate us
2) we live at 22 Vincent Street
3) Residents of 22 Vincent Street made us be members

Where are we:
22 Vincent Street