Book clubs in Argyll

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Added 13 days ago

Susan (Campbeltown)

I have always loved books and reading, and would love to join a book club for company, conversation, and to hear others’ thoughts and recommendations.

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Added 15 days ago

JunkMonkey (Ballachulish)

65 male needing to learn how to get out of the house and meet people again after being a stay at home dad for many years. My go to, comfort zone reads are American SF and French comic books though I am getting more eclectic as I get older. I just finished Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies. I body swerve anything with orcs, dwarfs, dragons, and farmboys with a manifest destiny; and any fiction written in the present tense. I do have a long standing love for really really bad writing and am one of the few people to have ever read George W. M. Reynolds' Wagner the Werewolf to the end - twice.

JunkMonkey recommends:

Wilson : a consideration of the sources by David Mamet
Wilson : a consideration of the sources
by David Mamet | Buy this book
It is one of the most infuriatingly oblique books I have ever read; it is also incredibly funny. The story - if there is one, I have read it several times and I'm still not sure - is buried layers and layers deep; almost literally (in the literal sense of 'literal' not the recently fashionable, non-literal sense of the word) with many pages having footnotes, footnotes to the footnotes, and then footnotes to the footnotes of the footnotes that often take up more space on the page than the text they are annotating. It's a science fiction novel of sorts: This is the back cover blurb: "When the internet - and the collective memory of the 21st century - crashes, the past is reassembled from the downloaded memories of Ginger, wife of ex-President Wilson. The transcripts take the reader on an intellectually breathtaking tour. In David Mamet's baroque, fragmented world, nothing is certain except the certainty of academics. In playing with the ideas of perception, understanding, and accuracy, he dares to doubt them all. When the truth is quicksand, the gag becomes a lifeline of stoic nobility." "After the Cola riots, the fire at the Stop 'n Shop, and the death of my kitten, what remains? Can any sense be made of the texts found in the capsule or stuffed in the airlock? Does the Joke Code still operate? Has anyone seen my copy of Bongazine? Who were the members of the Bootsie club? Does the Toll Hound dance? What was the meaning of the message written in Mrs. Wilson's urine? Can Jane of Trent unlock this paranoia? What were Chet and Donna doing in the boathouse? And just who does Ginger think she is?" I'm still not sure I have the answers to any of those questions but I'm going to have another go at finding them out soon.
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Shirley (Campbeltown)

Looking to join a book club as love reading, would like to meet like minded people in a group, enjoy social discussion on books

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Andrew (Lochgilphead)

I am a retired 59 year old divorcee living in a wee house in a wee town. I enjoy cooking, walking and, most of all, reading. I enjoy modern fiction, current affairs and history. A book group would allow me to share my passion for reading with others.

Andrew recommends:

Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Orbital
by Samantha Harvey | Buy this book
A meditation on the beauty of the Earth as seen from the International Space Station. Short but powerful.
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AnnieVC (Dunoon)

Hello! I have recently moved to Dunoon from Glasgow and am keen to engage with my new community. I’m an avid reader of pretty much everything - literary fiction, historical novels, crime; I also love poetry and drama. Since taking early retirement 10 years ago I have taken up art and needlework. I’d like to find a group of like-minded locals to share the enjoyment of reading.

AnnieVC recommends:

Gillespie and I  by Jane Harris
Gillespie and I
by Jane Harris | Buy this book
It’s set in Glasgow at the time of the International Exhibition at Kelvingrove and the protagonist befriends a fictional member of the Glasgow Boys art group. There is a mystery to be solved, but as the story is presented to us by an unreliable narrator it’s not clear what is true and what is not. The description of setting, both time and place, is very atmospheric - and the main character is a very interesting individual. It’s a thought-provoking read!
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Lmac (Dunoon)

Love to read - currently going between fantasty and crime thrillers.

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Nilofer (Dunoon)

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PicklePie (Lochgilphead)

Recently moved here from London, in my defence as a Sassenach, on my paternal side am Irish and maternal Scottish. Yes I do like Haggis and Stornoway Black pudding. Would like to meet people and extend my literary genres,along the lines of : “ If you liked that,you’ll like this.” Although not a “Sky-fi*” fan,* as my Mum called it! Recently bought five books in one go at Argyll Book shop! Lots of my books are still in lots of moving boxes and they’re bloomin heavy! Favourite authors: Pat Conroy; Isabelle Allende and Joanna Cannon. Though you’d never guess from this boring intro, I like a laugh and don’t take myself too seriously.

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Victoria (Tarbert)

I am an avid reader and would like to find other, local, bookworms.

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Jen (Oban)

I’ve never been in a book club before. Im in my early 60’s and live in central Oban. I read books very occasionally and would like to read regularly so joining a book club would discipline me, I would enjoy the discussion and meeting together as a group.

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Susan (Campbeltown)

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Jennifer (Lochgilphead)

Looking to join a book group near Lochgilphead.

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Carolyn (Tarbert)

I'm a committee member of the Islay Book Festival and I'm interested in finding Argyll bookgroups who might love to hear about our 2024 edition 😊

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Morag S (Oban)

I have just moved to Oban ans looking to join a club - I like Jane Austin and Donna Tart - probably my favourite authors

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Catherine (Dunoon)

I am an avid book worm and like most genres of books though admit I'm not a great Mills & Boon/reader. I also enjoy talking books from the library - ideal for when insomnia kicks in😊

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R255 (Inveraray)

I’m in my mid-20s and I love to read historical fiction and fantasy, as well as feminist non-fiction but I generally choose from a large variety of genres. I’d like to join a book club nearby where I could meet like-minded people.

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