The group mainly enjoyed the book, and certainly found it more readable than The Bees.
H is for Hawk is about a woman grieving over the death of her father and her reaction to this loss is to rear a goshawk. The book is as much about grief as it is about this beautiful bird. Some found that references to T H White's study The Goshawk was the most interesting part of the story, whereas others felt it was a distraction. One much debated point in our group was how on earth did Helen Macdonald have the time or finances in place to withdraw from life and spend time training Mabel. The clip that follows doesn't answer that question directly, but does give us further insight into the author's state of mind (and some very cute goshawk images):
H is for Hawk is about a woman grieving over the death of her father and her reaction to this loss is to rear a goshawk. The book is as much about grief as it is about this beautiful bird. Some found that references to T H White's study The Goshawk was the most interesting part of the story, whereas others felt it was a distraction. One much debated point in our group was how on earth did Helen Macdonald have the time or finances in place to withdraw from life and spend time training Mabel. The clip that follows doesn't answer that question directly, but does give us further insight into the author's state of mind (and some very cute goshawk images):
Other titles we discussed included:
The Sunrise by Victoria Hislop. Having previously recommended Victoria Hislop, this book is best avoided!
The group also looked at the University's reading group's booklist and found plenty of overlap.
For the November book, no signs of nature except the human type. Apparently The Dinner is a controversial book, can't wait to find out what that's all about!
Next time:The Sunrise by Victoria Hislop. Having previously recommended Victoria Hislop, this book is best avoided!
The group also looked at the University's reading group's booklist and found plenty of overlap.
For the November book, no signs of nature except the human type. Apparently The Dinner is a controversial book, can't wait to find out what that's all about!
The Dinner by Herman Koch
Thursday 12th November 2015
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