April 2025 – The Island of Missing Trees
April 2025 – The Island of Missing Trees The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak The Book Club meet for April 2025 was held on the 25th at Kailash Parbat Restaurant, Nu Sentral, with nine members attending in person and Kathy contributing via email. The discussion was lively and vocal, enriched by personal experiences […]
April 2025 – A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
April 2025 – A Day in the Life of Abed Salama A Day in the Life of Abed Salama by Nathan Thrall Nathan Thrall’s A Day in the Life of Abed Salama is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, told through the true life narrative of a Palestinian family living under occupation. […]
March 2025 – An Unnecessary Woman
March 2025 – An Unnecessary Woman An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine Review by Monica Kochar The book club meet for March 2025 was held on 28th of the month at my home. Though only 5 members attended physically we had email responses from Kathy and Christina which added significantly to the lively discussion. It […]
March 2025 – Before the coffee gets cold
March 2025 – Before the coffee gets cold Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi A small group of 7 us met at Jay’s home on Friday, March 28th, to discuss; Before the Coffee gets Cold’ The book is set in a strange underground café called Funiculi Funicula in Tokyo. In this café customers […]
February 2025 – The Siege Within
February 2025 – The Siege Within On the last Friday of February – the 28th – both the MCG Book Groups met at Nisha’s home to discuss the recently released “The Siege Within”, by local author Leslie Lopez, a timely look at corruption in Malaysia. This yearly joint gathering is always something to look forward […]
January 2025 – My Feudal Lord
January 2025 – My Feudal Lord Our book group was held at Ambareen Qasim’s home on Monday, 27th January, attended by 12 members, physically, and participated by 14 members in total with 2 members sending in their responses. Tehmina Durrani was born into a prominent family in Lahore, Pakistan. Growing up amidst luxury, she faced […]
January 2025 – The Covenant of Water
January 2025 – The Covenant of Water The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese’s new best-selling novel was our book choice for January. The 715-page epic spans three generations of a Saint Thomas Christian family in Kerala, India from 1900 to 1977, from births to weddings to deaths. The central character, throughout most of the book, […]
October 2024 – Brotherless Night
October 2024 – Brotherless Night On Friday, October 25th, twelve members of Book Group 2 gathered at Mori Kohi to discuss “Brotherless Night” by V. V. Ganeshananthan. The book follows a young Tamil girl named Sashi growing up during the Sri Lankan civil war. Sashi is sixteen years old and wants to become a doctor. […]
October 2024 – Men Without Women
October 2024 – Men Without Women Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami 10 Bookgroup members and 1 visiting member gathered on the morning of October 25th, at Charlotte’s home, to discuss Haruki Murakami’s “Men Without Women”; a poignant collection of short stories that delve into themes of loneliness, relationships, and the emotional landscapes of men. […]
September 2024 – Together Tea
September 2024 – The Last White Man This month’s book club was held at Golfer’s Terrace @ KLGCC on the 27th of September. We had full attendance with 14 members who actively participated in the lively discussion over the various interesting questions. “Together Tea” by Marjan Kamali follows the journey of Mina, a young Iranian […]