Books which have been, or might be discussed at the Book Club
Botley Book Club Public
Created and curated by John
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4 stars
A team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of …
John says: April 2025. This received a mixed reception, some liking and some hating - which prompted interesting discussions.
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John says: May 2025 choice.
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John says: June 2025
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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
5 stars
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON made its first appearance as a short story which was rapidly and widely anthologized, and translated internationally. …
John says: My choice for August 2025. A book which sticks in my mind as having important things to say about how we should relate to those around us.
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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Laurie Lee Autobiographical Trilogy, #2)
Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring …
John says: September 2025
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Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
Excellent Women, the second published novel by Barbara Pym, first appeared from Jonathan Cape in 1952. A novel of manners, …
John says: October 2025
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
4 stars
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Polish: Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych) is a 2009 mystery …
John says: Hard to categorise, the contrasting attitudes of the central character and the 'real' locals reminding me of Anywheres and Somewheres in The road to somewhere. Janina, now living in the village all year round is well traveled.
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A fox makes its way across London's Waterloo Bridge. The distraction causes two pedestrians to collide - Jean, an American …
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