The May Book Club read is...

***SarahR*** · 02-05-2011, 08:57pm

The Surgeon of Crowthorne

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Surgeon-Crow...4365885&sr=1-1

I was half hoping that this wouldn't win, as the front cover looks a bit yawn-a-rama, but the reviews looks really good. I hope we all enjoy it, it will certainly be a change from the last few choices anyway.

This book is called 'The Professor and the Madman' in the USA, I think this is the edition that Dr Spouse has? Hopefully it is otherwise the same.

Happy reading

**LibertyGal72** · 02-05-2011, 08:59pm

mmm...interesting. Was checking out the synopsis last night on Amazon. Will be interesting to read something out of my comfort zone.

**Nettie** · 02-05-2011, 09:12pm

I don't normally take part in book club threads but I read that one a while ago and really enjoyed it.

***SarahR*** · 02-05-2011, 09:29pm

Then you must tell us what you thought later in the month Nettie! The more the merrier!

**BellaDonna** · 03-05-2011, 08:20am

I downloaded it last night and have got started on it already! Am enjoying it so far...

**DillyDally** · 03-05-2011, 08:32am

I didn't vote, because I didn't really fancy any of them, but I just checked and this book is available at the library (having read the blurb on Amazon, I sort of don't feel surprised at that

), so I've reserved it and will give it a go

**BellaDonna** · 09-05-2011, 11:50am

I'm about 2/3 of the way through... maybe I might start a discussion thread (if anyone else is ready for that?)

**irislili** · 09-05-2011, 12:51pm

i've downloaded a sample for my kindle - its not my usual kind of read but then that is what the book club is for i suppose

thanks for still oranising this sarah

x

***SarahR*** · 09-05-2011, 04:08pm

Yes BellaDonna, please do start a discussion thread if/when you are ready. I won't be joining you for a little while, I started reading Nancy Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate thinking that it would be quick, and I am trapped in a world full of nicknames and 12 000 different characters now. See you in a month or so!

You are very welcome Irislili, it's good to try books that you would never normally read once in a while I think.

**Dr Spouse** · 17-05-2011, 04:42pm

I'm about 1/3 of the way through, it's on my Kindle and I won't read that in the bath but it seems to have awakened a non-fiction desire as I'm reading Matt Ridley Genome in the bath now as well!