Reading Groups - Whitfield Library Reading Group

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Whitfield Library Reading Group

Venue:	Whitfield Community Library Whitfield Drive Dundee DD4 0DX
Times:	Third Monday of the month, 12 noon to 1 pm
Tel:	Ruth McDowall, Tel 432561
Email:	whitfield.library@dundeecity.gov.uk
	Why not share your interest in books and enhance the pleasure of reading by attending our informal monthly reading group. We read a different book each month then get together to share our views. Please contact me to find out what we're reading.

Books We Have Reviewed

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

This is a very moving tale of personal redemption set against the recent tumultuous history of Afghanistan. It shows the inquestining love and devotion of a childhood friendship that battles class and caste boundaries, showing that privilege does not create the greater man.

After a childhood tragedy this friendship is broken by Amir and he spends the rest of his life haunted by his cowardice and its consequence.

Amir flees from the Taliban to America, but he eventually returns to Afghanistan where he witnesses the destruction and oppression of the Taliban.

By facing a childhood nemesis and rescuing a child, Amir finally forgives himself and accepts that he has been punished.

This book is beautifully written and leaves the reader with the belief that there is always absolution for one's sins and hope of the endurance of the human spirit.

War Crimes for the Home by Liz Jensen

The group found this book enjoyable and easy to read. It gave a realistic portrayal of wartime life for ordinary people. We all found it amusing and straight to the point