A right good read

It is not often that there is a unanimous verdict on a book at either of my book clubs. Notable successes from years gone by have included Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Birdsong, and Behind the Scenes at the Museum, all books which have captured everyone in the group's imagination. More often some people like the book more than others and of course that makes for an interesting discussion. In fact sometimes after discussing it someone will see the book in a new light and re-read it or finish it with more enjoyment. However yesterday my EK book club met at my house and we found that we were all very enthusiastic about Whatever You Love by Louise Doughty. It's a strange, disturbing, compelling book and I loved it. It was a real page turner and there was a bit of ambiguity in the ending which was slightly annoying but interesting. We were all really enthusiastic about it and because two people hadn't finished it yet we are going to put off discussing the ending until next month. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening, I made chili con carne for dinner which seemed to go down well. And tonight I went out for dinner with Sharon, we haven't met up since before the summer so we had lots to catch up on. We went to the newly refurbished Torrance Hotel which is very smart indeed although the food was not perfect - it was very busy so maybe they were a bit pushed for time in the kitchen. A very pleasant couple of evenings!