Beer n’ Books: The Seed Collectors, Scarlett Thomas
Thursday, September 8th, 2016 @ 19:30
Harper's Pub, Rue de la Barre 8, Lausanne
TIME: 19:30/7:30 PM
PLACE: Harper's Pub, up by Riponne
BOOK: The Seed Collectors, by Scarlett Thomas
Every month, the Lausanne Book Club gets together to grab a drink (beer optional), unwind from work, and talk about a book we picked and read the month previous. We like engaging but relaxed discussions, so feel free to come even if your busy schedule has kept you from finishing the book -- or if you haven't read it, but just want to eavesdrop on some interesting book talk!
Our September novel THE SEED COLLECTORS was suggested by Alastair. Here's a quick summary:
"Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment. Not that anyone has much time for enlightenment. Fleur, left behind at the crumbling Namaste House, must step into Oleander's role as guru to lost and lonely celebrities. Bryony wants to lose the weight she put on after her botanist parents disappeared, but can't stop drinking. And Charlie struggles to make sense of his life after losing the one woman he could truly love.
"A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers."
Intrigued? Hope to see you there! Please RSVP and come with 1-2 suggestions for a book (any genre, 500 pages or less, preferably available as an ebook) to read at future meetings. The more people who make suggestions, the more varied and interesting our book selections!
Can't make it? Sign up for our group to get invites to all future meetings. You can also see the books we've read before in our group info.
BOOKS SO FAR IN 2016:
January: GOOD OMENS, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
February: ORPHAN TRAIN, Christina Baker Kline
March: A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, Jennifer Egan
April: REAL WORLD, Natsuo Kirino
May: PROOF OF HEAVEN, Eben Alexander
July: STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS, Ted Chiang
PLACE: Harper's Pub, up by Riponne
BOOK: The Seed Collectors, by Scarlett Thomas
Every month, the Lausanne Book Club gets together to grab a drink (beer optional), unwind from work, and talk about a book we picked and read the month previous. We like engaging but relaxed discussions, so feel free to come even if your busy schedule has kept you from finishing the book -- or if you haven't read it, but just want to eavesdrop on some interesting book talk!
Our September novel THE SEED COLLECTORS was suggested by Alastair. Here's a quick summary:
"Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment. Not that anyone has much time for enlightenment. Fleur, left behind at the crumbling Namaste House, must step into Oleander's role as guru to lost and lonely celebrities. Bryony wants to lose the weight she put on after her botanist parents disappeared, but can't stop drinking. And Charlie struggles to make sense of his life after losing the one woman he could truly love.
"A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers."
Intrigued? Hope to see you there! Please RSVP and come with 1-2 suggestions for a book (any genre, 500 pages or less, preferably available as an ebook) to read at future meetings. The more people who make suggestions, the more varied and interesting our book selections!
Can't make it? Sign up for our group to get invites to all future meetings. You can also see the books we've read before in our group info.
BOOKS SO FAR IN 2016:
January: GOOD OMENS, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
February: ORPHAN TRAIN, Christina Baker Kline
March: A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, Jennifer Egan
April: REAL WORLD, Natsuo Kirino
May: PROOF OF HEAVEN, Eben Alexander
July: STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS, Ted Chiang
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