Engleby

We will be discussing Engelby by Sebastian Faulks. Please consider the following questions (from the Random House Reading Guide) as starting points for our discussion: (Don't worry--they don't give anything away.)


1. ‘I must have stayed in London on the way, but I have no memory of it. My memory’s odd like that. I’m big on detail, but there are holes in the fabric.’ (p.2) How important are the blanks in Mike Engleby's memory? Why do you think this is highlighted so early in the book?


2. Engleby is Faulks’ first novel in the first person narrative. Why do you think he chose tell the story from Engleby’s point of view rather than from the all-seeing third perspective?

Directions to Uma

Date: September 10th 2nd
Where: Uma's home, 330-495 Sungbuk-dong, Sungbuk-gu
Time: 1:00 pm
Why: new boook "Engleby"

Here you can find the directions to UMA's new home. Again, we will need to find our ways through the streets of Songbuk dong. The map shows the directions so it should be fairly easy.

Make sure to RSVP to Uma soon by phone (she is stilll waiting for her internet), so she will know how many samosas to make (Ha!). You may also want to reply to Diane's email so she will also know how many of you plan to attend.

Driving Directions:
Coming from Samcheong tunnel, keep going straight.

After the first intersection, going straight, the road curves up and left.

On your right is a blue arrow sign 'Norwegian Ambassadors Residence'. Continue going straight and again you will see the same sign on your right.

At the second sign, turn into the right lane. There is a guard house next to the second sign. Our house (330-495) is the first one on the left. Parking is a bit tight in this lane!!


Address: 330-495 Sungbuk-dong, Sungbuk-gu
Phone : 02 744 5774
Handphone : 010- 3156 -1210

All The Pretty Horses

The meeting took place at Nancy's on June 2nd.
We had a really interesting, thoughtful discussion of Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses.

The book garnered a rating of 4.5.

Book List for the New Term

Sept. Engleby Sebastian Faulks (British)


Oct. Dracula Bram Stoker (Irish)


Nov. The Last Chinese Chef: A Novel Nicole Mones (American)


Dec. Poetry/Cookie Exchange


Jan. Suite Francaise Irene Nemirovsky (Russian)









Feb. Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures: A True Story From Hell On Earth Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait, Andrew Thomson (American, American, New Zealander)


Mar. Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Spanish)


April Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia Elizabeth Gilbert (American)


May Atonement Ian McEwan (British)


June The Kalahari Typing School for Men Alexander McCall Smith (Botswana-born British)