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The film of Children of Men is on Netflix just now. Clive Owen, in his leading man period. My sister saw them filming it. I might give it a whirl to see if it had been different from the book.

Hi there everyone, I've had the votes in and as times ticking on thought I should announce that the winner in the end was The Children of Men See you all on the 11th

Got one vote so far, is anyone else wanting to choose? Please PM me. Kenneth

Hello Everyone, here's the list as promised, the theme is New Year's Eve. If you can PM me your choice, I'll post the winner next week. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 208 PP At Camelot one New Year's Day the feasting knights are interrupted by a gigantic green knight who arrives for a trial of blows. Sir Gawain decapitates him, but he picks up his head and leaves, challenging Gawain to meet him next New Year's Day, when he will have to bare his neck for a return blow. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen 74 PP At Christmas, Nora and her husband talk about how everything will be better in the New Year: he will have a new job and all their money worries will be over. Nora tells the threatening Krogstad: "As soon as the new year comes, I shall in a very short time be free of the whole thing." So she is, but not as she imagined ? slamming the door on her family as the new year dawns. White Teeth by Zadie Smith 608 PP Smith's novel begins on New Year's Day 1975, with Archie Jones trying to kill himself. He fails and ends up at a New Year's Eve party that is still going from the night before. There he meets Clara, a vision of eccentric perfection, and before long he has another wife. The Children of Men by PD James 292 PP Is this the glummest new year in recent fiction? On New Year's Day, 2021, "the last human being to be born on earth was killed in a pub brawl". He was 25, a significant age because, in James's dystopian tale, it has been 25 years since a pandemic made all human beings infertile. On the same day Theodore Faron begins his journal of humanity's last days.

Hi there, just seen this, I won't make tonight unfortunately. Have a good time everyone.

Sorry folks, but won't be able to make it tonight. Hope to see you all next time. K

Hi, just saw this, I've not been well this last week so I won't manage tomorrow unfortunately,will send my votes in. K

Hi, the votes are all in and the winner is Call Me By Your Name. See you all on the 13th

Hi, I've had 2 votes so far, if you'd like to help us choose the title for March, please PM me by Tuesday.thanks, Kenneth

Hi everyone, on the theme of LGBT fiction, here's the list for next month. Please PM me your choice over the next week. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - 304pp "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is Oscar Wilde's classic tale of the moral decline of its title character, Dorian Gray. When Dorian has his portrait painted by Basil Hallward and wishes that he would stay young while his picture changes, his wish comes true. Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters - 477pp A saucy, sensuous and multi-layered historical romance, Tipping the Velvet follows the glittering career of Nan King - oyster girl turned music-hall star turned rent boy turned East End 'tom'. Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin - 386pp San Francisco, 1976. A na?ve young secretary, fresh out of Cleveland, tumbles headlong into a brave new world of laundromat Lotharios, pot-growing landladies, cut throat debutantes, and Jockey Shorts dance contests. Call my by your Name - Andre Aciman - 256pp Andre Aciman's Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction.

Hello Raj Thanks for the message, it'd be great to see you. We usually sit in the front, I'll be there for 745

And the winner is Rivers of London. See you all at 8pm on 21 November in Tippler.

Hi there, are there no more votes in the House? I'll count them tomorrow and announce the winner tomorrow.

Hi, I was going to leave it till Saturday and count the votes then. Is that OK with everyone?

Best to get the choices out there while I still remember.