Hayley Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 I can’t believe it’s nearly time for our third group already! As a reminder for those who haven’t participated before: ‘Throughout 2023, the BCF Book Club will be in session! We will vote on categories four times per year (January-March, April-June, July-September, October-December) and participants will choose a book from that category. This means that we might not all be reading the same book, but we will all be reading from the same category.’ So please leave your category suggestions for the third Book Club event (July-September) below! We will hold a poll on Friday 30th, if necessary, to make our final decision. It would be helpful if you could leave a book suggestion next to your suggested category . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 My suggestion (as it reminds me of summer): A book related to the sea. We might read classics featuring sea voyages (like Moby Dick or Treasure Island) or something with a bit of a fantasy twist like The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Taunton (I really want to read that one…). There are also loads of non-fiction books that would fit with this one, like maybe Michael Palin’s Erebus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 I suggest a book of/about Poetry. That always makes me think of summer and I know that I just don't read enough poetry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Don’t forget to throw any other suggestions in before tomorrow! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I'm for the sea, possibly "Blue Water" by Leonara Nattrass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Happy first of the month! With one additional vote in for the sea, are we all happy to proceed with that without a poll? (although @lunababymoonchild, I like the idea of including poems in our reading, based on different themes! There are definitely plenty featuring the sea…) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Hayley said: Happy first of the month! With one additional vote in for the sea, are we all happy to proceed with that without a poll? (although @lunababymoonchild, I like the idea of including poems in our reading, based on different themes! There are definitely plenty featuring the sea…) Yes, and good idea about the poetry (which can be included, I imagine, in pretty much every category) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I'm happy to go to sea! I was thinking that I would include some poems in my reading, alongside a novel or two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just bought The Rime of the Ancient Marriner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as my poem for the sea. It's 66 pages long so I'll take my time and I'm sure that there will be others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 4 hours ago, lunababymoonchild said: Just bought The Rime of the Ancient Marriner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as my poem for the sea. It's 66 pages long so I'll take my time and I'm sure that there will be others. Oh that's a brilliant read! I was just thinking that would be perfect for this. I might have a go at this. Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe and Moby Dick are all appealing to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Great! I think I’ll try The Devil and the Dark Water (as soon as I’ve finished off Nicholas Nickleby). 1 hour ago, lunababymoonchild said: Just bought The Rime of the Ancient Marriner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as my poem for the sea. It's 66 pages long so I'll take my time and I'm sure that there will be others. It’s been a very long time since I read that, so I might join you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) I'm still reading The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep so won't get to the Coleridge for a while. ETA I've just bought The Devil and the Dark Water, I had no idea there was another book by Stuart Turton! Edited July 3, 2023 by lunababymoonchild 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Great! I think I’ll be going for The Devil and the Dark Water too then (as soon as I’ve finished off Nicholas Nickleby!) I might also re-read Rime of the Ancient Mariner because it’s been years since I read that! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 I have just bought Poems of the Sea (Macmillan Collector's Library, 301) by Gaby Morgan (Editor). I bought the hardcover. From Amazon: Poems of the Sea is an anthology of classic poetry that celebrates the sea; from the power of a stormy ocean to ships and sailors and beaches strewn with shells. There seems to be a wealth of sea related poetry to read online too. Yippee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 hour ago, lunababymoonchild said: I have just bought Poems of the Sea (Macmillan Collector's Library, 301) by Gaby Morgan (Editor). I bought the hardcover. Oooh that is tempting… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Hayley said: Oooh that is tempting… I take delivery of it tomorrow so I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 I have started The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 1:43 PM, lunababymoonchild said: I take delivery of it tomorrow so I'll let you know. It's absolutely beautiful! It's very small but has an embossed front cover, ribbon marker and contains a great many poems (hundreds tbh) split into different sections all to do with the sea. The poets are well known and very well established. The paper of the book is high quality and it's such a luxurious and beautiful thing! I'm going to enjoy this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 This popped up in my weekly e-mail from a well known bookseller. I offer it up as a suggestion only to anybody who might be interested. The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths by Brad Fox The link is to Amazon and the book is classed as non-fiction. Published 6 July 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Well I've started treasure Island - not that far in yet - and so far it's great. I think I'm going to love this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 30 minutes ago, ~Andrea~ said: Well I've started treasure Island - not that far in yet - and so far it's great. I think I'm going to love this! I have this on my kindle, ready to read. I'll be making a start any day now! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 I've just bought Sea Fever by Meg Clothier, Chris Clothier. It's a factual but quirky book all about the sea. Should anybody be interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 On 7/22/2023 at 3:02 PM, ~Andrea~ said: Well I've started treasure Island - not that far in yet - and so far it's great. I think I'm going to love this! On 7/22/2023 at 3:33 PM, Chrissy said: I have this on my kindle, ready to read. I'll be making a start any day now! Hope you're enjoying/enjoyed it Chrissy. I had an extremely busy July and have only just got back to this! It's a real page turner so hopefully I'll fly through it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 I finished The Leviathan last night and next I think I’m going to start From the Depths and Other Tales of the Sea, which I couldn’t resist when I saw it on offer last month. I do want to read Treasure Island too though. If I can hunt down a cheap copy, I might read them both 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Just bought From the Depths and Other Tales of the Sea, on e-book and that's what I'll read next. Love these Tales of the Weird! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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