Vally hosted the first BookClub goes to the Movies last Saturday 18th April. After lunch, we all settled down to watch 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' on the big screen. The movie was directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the book by journalist John Berendt. It was a true story based on the time the journalist spent in Savannah, Georgia and the characters he met there like the man walking the invisible dog, the sentimental gentleman who plays the piano and hosts parties that last all day and all night, the voodoo lady and of course the man in the mansion. We all agreed that John Cusack was well cast and the movie was both eccentric and quirky.
Looking forward to the next meeting ladies - we just need to decide on a book! Any suggestions?
Also for the next meeting, I came across 21 BookClub Tips on the Ennis Bookclub Festival and think it might be fun to answer some of the questions, go to the website and click on the link to 21 Bookclub Tips at the end of the page:
http://www.ennisbookclubfestival.com/
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Dublin: One City, One Book
Dracula by Bram Stoker is the chosen book for 2009’s One City, One Book, an initiative established by Dublin City Libraries to encourage reading.
Abraham “Bram” Stoker was an Irish novelist, best known for his horror novel about the vampire Dracula written in 1897. He was born in Clontarf and attended Trinity College Dublin and graduated with honours in mathematics. He worked for many years as a civil servant based in Dublin castle before moving to London. There have been many film adaptations of the novel.
As part of this initiative, there have been various themed events around the city including:
An Exhibition of Bram Stokers’ Dracula in the National Library of Ireland, Kildare St [1-30 April]
The IFI held a Gothic Film Weekend screening various Dracula movies over the weekend [18/19th April]
An evening of gothic readings and music by candlelight was held in St.Patricks Cathedral. [16th April]
In December 1878, Bram Stoker stole the girlfriend of Oscar Wilde, married her and whisked her out of the country. A re-enactment of the Bram Stoker amd Florence Balcombe wedding took place in St. Ann’s Church, Dawson St. [2nd/4th April]
Read more:
http://www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/
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