My current book club group is much more casual, but perhaps too much so. I went to book group with the purpose of blasting the book. Cloudstreet was an amazing, wow factor book, it sucked me in kept me under and i enjoyed it thoroughly. T he fiction in cloudstreet grew from sparks of memories of his paternal grandparents. Cloudstreet quotes dolly pickle english with at mater. It was the recipient of a miles franklin award in 1992. In an interview 1991 with janet hawley in good weekend, tim winton writes.
Elizabeth ward the washington post cloudstreet gets you inside the very skin of postwar workingclass australians the way joyce makes you feel like a turnofthecentury dubliner. Send us a message if youd like to get in touch or if youd like to join our mailing list. Cloudstreet unabridged cloudstreet unabridged audiobook, by tim winton. Cloudstreet by tim winton meet your next favorite book. Wired for books real audio readings and discussions.
Tim wintons cloudstreet is set principally in a large, rundown house at number one cloud street in perth, western. You can combine daily lessons or use the ideas within them to create your own unique. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. From separate catastrophes two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great. From awardwinning author tim winton comes an epic novel that regularly tops the list of bestloved novels in australia. Cloudstreet, like most of tim wintons best work, is a search novel. Buy a cheap copy of cloudstreet book by tim winton. The novel cloudstreet by tim winton presents a series of events that can be read as a story. Friends of the pacific beach library book discussion group. Two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called cloudstreet, where they begin their lives from scratch.
The pacific beach library book discussion group is designed for all adult readers who want to talk about books, and provides an informal forum for the discussion of one selected book each month. May, 2016 take a look at our discussion notes and questions below and make your next reading group session one to remember. This study guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of cloudstreet. In one of my past book clubs, we literally only read books that included discussion questions at the end of the book because we wanted to be certain wed have a meaningful discussion. The books which claim to be for these two tasks arent going to get you through. Cloudstreet is set in a particular time and a very specific place and while it is sometimes seen as a very regional representation of western australia, or perth in particular, it is the national relevance of the narrative and its universal nostalgia that makes the novel such a national favourite. Cloudstreet a brokendown house of former glories on the wrong side of the tracks, a place teeming with memories of its own, a place of shudders and shadows and spirits. As a result, he has often been described as one of australias most precocious writers. I am more of a fantasy, scifi, and romance novel fan, and i do like the occasional mystery, too. We try to keep our membership costs affordable for. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. The book discussion group, organized by the friends of the st.
Frieda, i agree its very awkward when readers take others opinions of their beloved books as personal criticism, though i have been guilty of feeling that way, myself. Although specific on locations, i felt it rang true of families around the world. Anyone who loves to read and talk about books is welcome to join in. The book discussion group currently meets the second wednesday of each month, at 10. From separate catastrophes, two families flee to the city and find themselves sharing this great sighing structure and beginning their lives again from scratch. It provides detailed guidance on the practical and theoretical considerations in conducting focus group discussions including. We wondered who the riders actually were and what their role was in the book. Emma booth in cloudstreet 2011 could not be loaded. This informal group gathers to converse about a specific reading.
Cloudstreet is the story of two workingclass families in and around perth, western australia, in the period from late world war ii to the early 1960s. This marvelous postmodern novel of family life by bestselling australian writer winton minimum of two, that eye, the sky, etc. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The book is dedicated to sam and sadie mifflin and olive and les winton. Cloudstreet is tim wintons miles franklin awardwinning masterpiece. Struggling to rebuild their lives after being touched by disaster, the pickle family, whove inherited a big house called cloudstreet in a suburb of perth, take in the godfearing lambs as tenants. Which is the best book for group discussions gd and. Stay in the loop with reading group choices, get notified about the release of our print editions, and receive handy materials from our publishing partners. Cloudstreet quotes quick lamb english with at mater.
Groups receive enough copies of their selected title to allow everyone in the group to read the same book at the same time. Cloudstreet is a 1991 novel by australian writer tim winton. There are important themes evident in the novel that are contributed with the help of the technique of narrative structure. May 02, 2008 cloudstreet a brokendown house of former glories on the wrong side of the tracks, a place teeming with memories of its own, a place of shudders and shadows and spirits. At my library we have a parentchild book discussion group, but the guidelines found in this article can apply to any group with children as participants. Were a nationwide nonprofit organisation with a 46year track record. The entire group disliked the book and the characters and the woman who suggested we read it apologized. Tim winton was twentytwo when his first book was published and thirty when he completed cloudstreet. The pickles clan, headed by the infuriating yet charismatic gambling addict sam and the alcoholic sex kitten dolly, also. Study 3 cloudstreet quotes dolly pickle flashcards from bridget a. The help by kathryn stockett book club discussion questions. Leadership of each monthly discussion passes among group. Tim wintons cloudstreet is a book about finding ones place in the world and the search for meaning in life.
It is an adaptation of cloudstreet, an awardwinning novel by australian author tim winton. The whole restless mob of us on spread blankets in the dreamy briny sunshine skylarking and chiacking about for one day, one clear, clean, sweet day in a good world in the midst of our living. An awardwinning work, cloudstreet exemplifies the brilliant ability of fiction to captivate and inspire. It chronicles the lives of two workingclass families, the pickles and the lambs, who come to live together in a large house called cloudstreet in perth over a period of twenty years, 1943 1963. The riders was the first book of tim wintons that i read, and it took quite a lot of persuading to get me to read another. When your opinion differs about a book home design discussions. The fiction in cloudstreet grew from sparks of memories of his paternal grand parents. Home book discussion groups libguides at american library. Focus group discussions addresses the challenges associated with conducting and writing focus group research. A life johns hopkins university press, 2008 all lgdc members are invited to join our book discussion group. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, inclass handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about cloudstreet in a classroom setting. I suspect a lot of novels that become book group darlings are either literary fiction, or literary fiction wannabes. Clouded house with the dazzling addition of fiddler emma nixon, cloudstreet returns with clouded house. Lincoln group of district of columbia book discussion group.
Cloudstreet traces the fortunes and misfortunes of two rural families who move to perth and struggle to rebuild their lives after. Recommended to book clubs by 1 of 1 members from awardwinning author tim winton comes an epic novel that regularly tops the list of bestloved novels in australia. Post book club monthly chat from the washington post. Shop online for our annual print editions, which include book overviews, suggested discussion topics and discussion questions for all our annual books. Study 7 cloudstreet quotes quick lamb flashcards from bridget a.
Cloudstreet book club notes penguin books australia. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction and nonfiction alike. Most of my literary fiction reading comes via my book group, and some of it has been depressing or just difficult to get through. When barbara and wayne zurl moved to maryville in 1994, barbara looked in vain for a book discussion group. The book discussion group meets in the meeting roomgallery at the pacific beachtaylor library on the first wednesday of each month, at 6. From separate catastrophes two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called cloudstreet.
I remember watching the first tuesday book club on the abc and they discussed cloudstreet because it was the arts ministers then peter garrett favourite book, saville says. Cloudstreet is an australian television drama miniseries for the showcase subscription television channel, which first screened from 22 may 2011, in three parts. The lincoln group of dc book study group is reading volume 2 of michael burlingames essential twovolume set. Really great characters and descriptions of living conditions in rural oz. Aug 08, 2019 at my library we have a parentchild book discussion group, but the guidelines found in this article can apply to any group with children as participants. The pickles clan, headed by the infuriating yet charismatic gambling addict sam and the alcoholic sex kitten dolly, also includes their daughter rose and her two brothers. Themes that are present in cloudstreet are faith pickles belief in luck, and the lambs being godfearing people, spirituality, the house cloudstreet itself, water many significant events take place near or on the waterriver, spirits the girlshadow of cloudstreet, food roses anorexia, family and belonging and dreams. Oprah, mark zuckerberg, your neighbor in the apartment next door. From separate catastrophes two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called cloudstreet, where they begin their lives again from scratch. Do you think cloudstreet reflects the preoccupations of youth. We tackle important lincoln books chapter by chapter as a means to delve into the life, learning, and. As fish lamb, whose nature and tragedy shape the story, prepares to return to the river he has yearned for ever since he was saved from drowning as a small boy, two families. Speaking of discussions, dont be afraid to change up the way your book club hosts its online meetings to include a variety of communication methods. In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrativ.
Coastal places, water, fishing and boating often provide both. After two separate catastrophes, two very different families leave the country for the bright lights of perth. Two families, the lambs and the pickles, are thrown together by chance into a rambling house, where they struggle with what life has to offer them. Take a look at our discussion notes and questions below and make your next reading group session one to remember. A fabulous collection of old and new, with the superb.
Frankly there is no book for gd and pi preparation. Nov 24, 2009 an awardwinning work, cloudstreet exemplifies the brilliant ability of fiction to captivate and inspire. While it was written and published in the late 80s early 90s neither the hailed as a classic, award winning, in the top ten of dymocks book lovers best and yet still a fine book. I have found that book group discussions are much better, lengthier, and deeper when some of us love the book and some of us dont. Its characters are unforgettable and original, which is why the book has become a classic of its kind and been made into a successful play. That said, we had one of our most interesting and indepth discussions to date. For 20 years, they roister and rankle, laugh and curse until the roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts. We read and discuss fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and poetry and host live chats and interviews with leading authors. May 30, 2016 tim wintons cloudstreet is a book about finding ones place in the world and the search for meaning in life.