The meeting of the book club took place at Storrington Library in the meeting room whilst a special gathering took place in the main library to celebrate the completion of the new eco-friendly upgrades.
We discussed "The Figurine" by Victoria Hislop and most of us enjoyed at least part of the book, although the general consensus was that it wasn’t one of her best.
Many of us felt that the book was too long and should possibly have been two books, one about the Greek military junta and its atrocities, history etc. and one about the looting of precious historical artefacts.
Some of us felt that certain incidents and characters were not fully developed or were unnecessary to the book’s main theme.
Nevertheless, we all agreed that we had learnt something, that Hislop’s research was very good and that her love of Greece and its ancient and modern history was really apparent.
The next book to be read will be the classic "The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding.
This will be dicussed on Friday 9th August.