26/7/10 - Peter Temple - Truth

Now I do love the pulp thriller crime fiction genre - and I did tear through this one. Set in Melbourne - follows the head of homicide - Villani. Rather quirky voice - and I did get lost with all the characters. Interesting - but not my favorite book club book.

13/7/10 - John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men

Quick read - only 100 pages. He didn't seem to need any more than that though. The characters are simply but beautifully drawn, and the story just seems so inevitable from page one. It is tragic and I was certainly pulled into caring for these people. I am not surprised it has been such an enduring book. I didn't bother reading the 400 pages of fluff around the story though.

5/7/10 - Kate Atkinson - Behind the Scenes at the Museum

It took me ages to read, and I think I read a couple of others in the process - so it was not a very gripping read. But there was one part that was so poignant and sensitive - I almost cried and since it was near the end of the book - it almost made the book worth while. There were funny anecdotes about English families in the 60's, siblings relating, mad parents, crazy holidays in Scotland. Some seemed quite familiar!