May 2016- Island Home by Tim Winton

Our May read was Tim Winton's Island Home- a landscape memoir.

This was one of Anna's suggestions and was the first book to be picked out of the hat. This is a new system we are trialling- each member suggests 2 books, which are drawn out at random. We had a bit of a chuckle because Anna's daughter did the first draw and Anna's book was the one picked out.

Phil loved the book and Megan read it in one day. Anna loves pretty much all of Winton's work, particularly his affinity with water and the landscape, and his 'non-gushy' descriptions. Carmel is quite the opposite- she isn't a Winton fan at all! Kristy started out enjoying it immensely, particularly the description of growing up in a new housing development in suburban Perth. However, she thought it tended to drag on a bit too much towards the end of the book and needed an editor to tell him when to call time.

Here are the scores:

Anna- 9
Carmel- 5

Kristy- 7
Megan- 9

Phil- 8

Average score- 7.6