Botley Book Club Public

Created and curated by John

Books which have been, or might be discussed at the Book Club

  1. Orbital by 

    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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  2. Tales from the Cafe by  (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

    John says:

    May 2025 choice.

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  3. The little virtues by 

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    June 2025

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  4. Flowers for Algernon by 

    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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  5. As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by  (Laurie Lee Autobiographical Trilogy, #2)

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    Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring …

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    September 2025

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  6. Excellent Women by 

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    Excellent Women, the second published novel by Barbara Pym, first appeared from Jonathan Cape in 1952. A novel of manners, …

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    October 2025

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  7. Plainsong [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2013] Kent Haruf by 

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  8. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by 

    Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Polish: Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych) is a 2009 mystery …

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