Book a day choice today is Future Classic and Cramlington Bookclubs choice for this is Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann
This was a book club choice in November 2013 but it’s one that has stayed with me despite over 6 months passing since.
It’s not topical, so it won’t date (there is no mention of Facebook taking over identities, or reality TV encouraging us all to want to be famous). It’s not trendy, so it won’t date (such as trilogies of soft porn are at the moment, tales of Irish poverty were around 15 years ago and secret Jesus codes were somewhere in between) and it’s not plot driven, so you don’t feel like you are reading it just to find out who did it only to never need to read it again as now you know who it was. You can totally read it again and get more out of it, then discuss it with a friend and see it from a totally different point of view (“yes but Ed is in love with Daisy that’s why he did that”)
The book has so much depth/so much to analyse. I can honestly see a teacher asking a question in class as to whether Daisy really was naive and innocent or whether she understood everything perfectly but chose not to. Or an exam question entitled ‘Nick was like gravity pulling everyone towards her even if they didn’t want to be. Discuss.’ Feel free to do exactly that in the comments section at the end by the way!
There were parallels to the American great Great Gatsby, it had imagery, beautiful writing and subtleties left right and centre. It just screams future classic and unlike a few classics I have previously read I really enjoyed it.
Go and check out the blog post from November 2013 while you’re here.
This was a book club choice in November 2013 but it’s one that has stayed with me despite over 6 months passing since.
It’s not topical, so it won’t date (there is no mention of Facebook taking over identities, or reality TV encouraging us all to want to be famous). It’s not trendy, so it won’t date (such as trilogies of soft porn are at the moment, tales of Irish poverty were around 15 years ago and secret Jesus codes were somewhere in between) and it’s not plot driven, so you don’t feel like you are reading it just to find out who did it only to never need to read it again as now you know who it was. You can totally read it again and get more out of it, then discuss it with a friend and see it from a totally different point of view (“yes but Ed is in love with Daisy that’s why he did that”)
The book has so much depth/so much to analyse. I can honestly see a teacher asking a question in class as to whether Daisy really was naive and innocent or whether she understood everything perfectly but chose not to. Or an exam question entitled ‘Nick was like gravity pulling everyone towards her even if they didn’t want to be. Discuss.’ Feel free to do exactly that in the comments section at the end by the way!
There were parallels to the American great Great Gatsby, it had imagery, beautiful writing and subtleties left right and centre. It just screams future classic and unlike a few classics I have previously read I really enjoyed it.
Go and check out the blog post from November 2013 while you’re here.
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