All of our intergenerational online reading groups chose to read Yoko Tawada’s The Last Children of Tokyo (first published in Japan in 2014 and in the UK in 2018). This post will consider the groups’ reactions to the book, the vision of the future presented and their thoughts on intergenerational relationships and longevity. In the Guardian John Self describes The … Continue reading The Last Children of Tokyo by Yoko Tawada
Trouble With Lichen by John Wyndham
In July we completed the second round of our intergenerational online reading group discussions. Three of the groups have now read John Wyndham’s Trouble With Lichen (1960). In this post I’ll give you an idea of what the groups thought of the themes which arose in this book and how this influenced broader discussions of older age and … Continue reading Trouble With Lichen by John Wyndham
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
We’ve now completed our first round of reading group discussions. We wanted to let you know which books we’ve been reading and give you a flavour of where our discussions have taken us. In this post I’ll discuss The Summer Book (1972) by Tove Jansson. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was a Finnish writer who is most well-known for … Continue reading The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Moving Online
Back in January when we started this project we could never have envisaged that there would be a global pandemic by March. The virus, lockdown and social distancing continue to have profound consequences on people’s everyday lives, their jobs and social relationships. In addition, many have lost people they love. The number of deaths at … Continue reading Moving Online