Ventnor Library’s Reading Group met on Wednesday night last week at the St Boniface Arms, to discuss the books they had read during September.
Thanks to the St Boniface Arms for making us welcome.
What the Reading Group thought of the “Scottish Authors”
No one wanted to read Sir Walter Scott, Irvine Welsh, James Boswell, Thomas Carlyle, Helen Dunnett, George Macdonald Fraser, but “¦.
A.J.CRONIN (pictured) … well written and absorbing”¦ obviously had experience of his characters lifestyles … reminds me of Howard Spring or Graham Greene … good old fashioned writing.
John BUCHAN … good rollicking stuff”¦terribly non pc … I shall read more! … boys own adventures … Richard Hannay has to be the “chap you’d want on your side”.
Alex GRAY … intriguing plots … good characterisation and descriptions of Glasgow … as good as Rankin, Mina or Jardine.
Lewis Grassic GIBBON … very evocative of that place at that time … beautifully written.
R L STEVENSON … wonderful stuff”¦ took me back to my childhood … I remember reading Kidnapped and Catriona years ago … still a cracking read.
Ian RANKIN … my favourite contemporary crime writer but Denise Mina comes a close second.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 29th October, same time, same place and we will be looking at the three authors for October; John Steinbeck, Winifred Holtby and Nancy Mitford.
