I got about 100 pages in until I had to give up. As April approached, I started reading the book. I’ve never read a Turkish book before, so I thought it would be fun, and then put it out of my mind for a few months. I found a Turkish book, The Time Regulation Institute, by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901-62) which I figured would be a good choice. I found I had read some of the most famous ones from that year, like Tolkien, Golding, Sagan. WodehouseĪs soon as Kags and Simon announced that the next club was to be themed around the year 1954, I went looking around about what kind of book I would choose. The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff Maigret and the Minister by Georges Simenon Maigret Goes to School by Georges Simenon The Gypsy in the Parlour by Margery Sharp The Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth JenkinsĬonfessions of Felix Krull by Thomas Mann Pictures from an Institution by Randall Jarrell The Case of the Restless Redhead by Erle Stanley Gardnerīeside the Pearly Waters by Stella Gibbons The Cretan Counterfeit by Katharine Farrer

Whole Days in the Trees by Marguerite DurasĪdventures in Reading, Running and Working From Home The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin It can go to blog, social media, GoodReads, wherever – if you have nowhere to post a review, feel free to put it in the comments. Pop a link to your review in the comments, and I’ll put together an overview of all the links. I think it’s our 14th club year, which is incredible. Together, we’ll put together an overview of the year. The 1954 Club has started! Karen and I are asking everyone to read one or more books published in 1954 – in any language, format, or place – and share your reviews.

Messias by Gore Vidal