Minutes: Meeting on 20th February 2020
Looks like Le Journal in Monkstown has deservedly become our preferred venue. On this occasion we decided to discuss books received as Christmas gifts. Eugene, Michael and Tony all presented terribly lame excuses as to why they couldn’t make it, but we all clearly understood that they simply hadn’t received books as gifts (or perhaps anything else).
Richard presented Shadowlands by Joseph O’Connor, ingeniously stickered to ensure it returns to its owner. Brendan was happy to borrow it and evaluate the efficacy of Richard’s system.
Brendan, claiming that his friends and family are forbidden to buy him books, presented two books he purchased himself: a Donald Trump biography (title conveniently forgotten) and E.M. Forster‘s A Passage to India. Eventually he conceded that his daughter offered him the first Harry Potter book which he enjoyed.
David, an inveterate non-fiction reader surprised us with Swordland by Ruadh Butler, historical fiction set around the arrival of the Norman’s in Wexford in the 11th century.
Don presented The Lamisters by Declan Burke, an hysterical post-modern parodic romp and Paul Theroux‘s classic travel book: The Old Patagonian Express.
Following these discussions, we concluded by airing and resolving some of the more pressing political and economic problems facing humanity but these are excluded from these minutes since nobody ever listens to us anyhow.
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