South Manchester Book Group

We're a friendly and open reading group, and we share a love of books and discussing them with other people. We meet every fortnight, but you don't have to come to them all. It's dead simple; choose a book you like the sound of, read it (or even part of it) beforehand and turn up with a few ideas and money for beer / wine / flirtinis. It's very informal, and we're quite a friendly bunch.

We meet at a pub in Didsbury around 8 pm. We can usually be found on the table with the books and flirtinis.

We've become rather popular recently so unfortunately aren't accepting new members just at the moment. But please drop us a line on the Contact Us form and we'll add you to our mailing list.

Our reading list, past, present, and future, appears here and a short version of what we’re reading next is here.

Thursday 30 June 2016

The Color Purple — Alice Walker

Book cover for Alice Walker's The Color Purple in the South Manchester, Chorlton, and Didsbury book groupAll my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles. A girl child ain't safe in a family of men. But I never thought I'd have to fight in my own house. She let out her breath. I loves Harpo, she say. God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead before I let him beat me.

This week's book is Alice Walker's The Color Purple and we'll be meeting at The Fletcher Moss on William Street in Didsbury.

Thursday 16 June 2016

Blood Meridian — Cormac McCarthy

Book cover for Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian in the South Manchester, Chorlton, and Didsbury book groupIt makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way.

This week's book is Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and we'll be meeting at The Fletcher Moss on William Street in Didsbury.

Thursday 2 June 2016

The Rosie Project — Graeme Simsion

Book cover for Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project in the South Manchester, Chorlton, and Didsbury book group‘But I’m not good at understanding what other people want.’

‘Tell me something I don’t know,’ said Rosie for no obvious reason. I quickly searched my mind for an interesting fact.

‘Ahhh … The testicles of drone bees and wasp spiders explode during sex.’

This week's book is Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project and we'll be meeting at The Fletcher Moss on William Street in Didsbury.