Books which have been, or might be discussed at the Book Club
Botley Book Club Public
Created and curated by John
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4 stars
A team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of …
John says: April 2025. This received a mixed reception, some liking and some hating - which prompted interesting discussions.
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John says: May 2025 choice.
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John says: June 2025
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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
5 stars
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON made its first appearance as a short story which was rapidly and widely anthologized, and translated internationally. …
John says: My choice for August 2025. A book which sticks in my mind as having important things to say about how we should relate to those around us.
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John says: September 2025
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Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
Excellent Women is a novel by Barbara Pym, first published in 1952, her second published novel and generally acclaimed as …
John says: October 2025
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Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
4 stars
With Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk returns with a subversive, …
John says: Hard to categorise, the contrasting attitudes of the central character and the 'real' locals reminding me of Anywheres and Somewheres in The road to somewhere. Janina, now living in the village all year round is well traveled.
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A fox makes its way across London's Waterloo Bridge. The distraction causes two pedestrians to collide - Jean, an American …
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