Date: February 8th, 2023
Reviewed by: Anne Durand
On February 8th we met to discuss the book ‘The Readers Room’, by Antoine Laurain. It is a short book, translated from French (everyone agreed the translation was excellent!), with a lot of suspense. We discussed how the author’s greatest source of inspiration – fairytales – might show up in the story, mental health, artificial intelligence and how art/fiction can inspire or even foretell (!!)
It’s time again for our Annual General Meeting (required by our constitution). And that’s not all – another annual tradition will be continued, namely a Pub Quiz following right after our meeting agenda!
tíc will provide drinks and snacks and of course prizes for the winning team! Even if your team doesn’t win, we guarantee a fun time for all!
Date: November, 4th
Time: 2-5 pm
Where: Loos!
Address: Spoorpark 6, 5038 LS Tilburg
Date: January 13th, 2023
Reviewed by: Anne van Oorschot
January 12th was a cold and rainy evening, but seven TIC members braved the elements – ALL except one came by bike! – and made their way to Donna’s home to discuss our latest book. After getting warm drinks and hovering around a table full of delicious sweet and savory snacks, we made our way to the living room to sit and talk about the book.
Date: November 22nd, 2022
Reviewed by: Liliana Gonzalez
When I was searching for the 3 book choices, I could not resist including a “horror” storybook just because it’s already October, which, for some people, means Halloween time!
We had a difficult time deciding on this book because not everyone likes “horror,” but the horror fans showed up, and this book was selected! On the Book Club discussion night, there were 7 members, and as usual, we enjoyed having some snacks and drinks while catching up on our latest activities.
We are hosting a Poker night, where we will be playing Texas Hold ‘Em, tournament style.
There will be room for 12 players at the tables, and up to 20 total including those who just want to watch, so you can sign up as a player or spectator. But note, priority for spots goes to members!
We will have snacks and drinks (though contributions are always welcome). Looking forward to seeing you there!
Date: November, 18th
Time: 19:30 pm
Where: Tilburg, sent on RSVP
Address:
Get ready to embark on a musical adventure with HanzeOrkest, the symphony orchestra that brings together talented amateur musicians from the Zwolle region.
Prepare to be captivated as HanzeOrkest takes center stage with the timeless masterpiece, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Let’s journey back to 1824, when the world experienced a historic musical revelation during the symphony’s debut in Vienna.
Save your seat now and be part of this musical experience!
We hope you’ll join us!
Date: November, 26th
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Schouwburg Concertzaal Tilburg
Address: Hasseltstraat 194, Tilburg
Date: October 18th, 2022
Reviewed by: Katie Schweitzer & Anne van Oorschot
When the Tilburg International Club came into being back in March 2008, the Book Discussion group was created as well. Our first meeting was well attended and our first book was Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami. While members to the group have come and gone, we are still going strong and recently read our 100th book!
Date: September 13th, 2022
Reviewed by: Donna Brown
We met to discuss the book, The Liar’s Dictionary, by Eley Williams, a young British professor and writer who grew up in a family immersed in words and dictionaries.
While not everyone enjoyed the book as a whole, it was the consensus that dictionaries must be fluid in nature, as words change in meaning over time. Also, imbedded in the story was the existence of mountweasels, or false words, as well as many metaphors, hyperboles, puns, turns of phrase.
Date: March 9th, 2022
Reviewed by: Katie Schweitzer
Everyone really enjoyed the book even though there were some difficult parts to read due to the traumatic events that took place.
However, the main highlight of the evening was that we were able to talk with the author herself because she joined our book club through a video call! She gave us some background on how she got interested in the topic of the haenyeo (women divers) and all the research she did to make the book a reality.
Date: January 17th, 2022
Reviewed by: Wendy Powell
We spent another relaxed evening chatting about the book Hiddensee by Gregory Maquire (and often many other life topics!), with our favourite drink(s) in hand.
“Enchanting, mystical and filled with wonder – the perfect holiday fairytale for grown-ups” is how People magazine described this month’s book club choice. From the opening of our discussion, it was clear that this is not quite how our TiC readers would describe it.