Friday 28 January 2022

2022- February - 2 books, The Behaviour of Moths (Adams) and Educated(Westover, Tara)

 Behaviour of Moths by Adams

Just a  few notes that I made during the discussion.   Neitehr Chris nor I read it due to time constraints on the loan.

It needed a good editor. It was a bit of a slog

It was peculiar, someone commented that it reminded her of A.S. Byatt.

Something a bit wrong with Vivi, was she autistic? She had to be trained to use teh correct facial expressions

It is a different book, not recommended to others as some parts were a bit gruesome. 

Marks averaged at 5.


Educated  by Tara Westover

 Our retired teacher found it hard to beleive.

The book was well written. Clear and simple writing.

Chris commented about how different Americans are . How passioante in their beliefs. A lot to do with religion.

She persuaded people that she needed help, and people everywhere gave her the help she needed. How helpful academia was, getting scholarships, having time out etc. 

2 Points - Brother leg burnt, and Shears. Different peoples understanding  of events in retrospective. 

Her mother wrote a book called Educating. 

MArks 7/7/7/8/8 -  7.5




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