10WLA Book Club

The time was an early morning in the winter of 1941. Falling snow packed onto the hard  labourers  of Gulag  10 WLA as they begin setting off into the mines and factories somewhere in the far east. Malnourished, mistreated and muddy, the inhabitors of this typical Gulag were kept under strict control of General Victor, who gave harsh punishments to any prisoner who dared riot or worse, insult the government.   It was a normal evening. The prisoners were escorted back to the Gulag through the freezing taiga by cattle carriages. They waited in line for their daily rations: Rubbery potatoes, dried bread and lime water. If one behaved well and boasted high production, he/she would sometimes be rewarded with a small knob of fresh corn, a snack the guards would gladly feast on. General Victor was feasting on a large chicken when Archie, or formally, Guard Number One burst into his room reporting misbehaviour between two prisoners. Ben (Guard Number Two) and Mile...

The short story, Man From the South, written by Roald Dahl is about a short little, old man in a resort in Jamaica who likes to bet a lot. In this story it shows how an American Sailor is lured into his devious plot. While in Jamaica an American Sailor who was there having fun and on a training course sat next to the little man after coming out of a pool, he offered to light the little man's cigar with his lighter, that he claimed "never failed". After hearing this the little man couldn't resist betting against this, offering his car as his bet, if the sailor could light his lighter ten times without failing, if not the sailor owed him his left pinky.  Despite being warned not to proceed the sailor still decided to go through. The little man then lead the sailor and the narrator, (who in this case was acting as a referee) to his room in the hotel/resort, in this room he then requests a chopping knife from the woman attending him. As the little man receives the choppin...

The Eyeball Collector  by F.E.Higgins is a fictional adventure book. The book has many Victorian England features including the settings (however it isn't known as England) and the clothing. It is about a vengeful boy named Hector. After his family was blackmailed he sought out. Hectors family is interested in lepidoptery; collecting, studying and observing butterflies and moths. Hector used to live a privileged and rich life. As Hector journeys on seeking vengeance, he faces many dark twists and turns on the way. He is continuously filled with dread and disgust at what some people may do. He follows the culprit to Withypitts Hall, a forbidding mansion as warped as its inhabitants and their secret schemes. The ones he holds close to him all warn him not to take this path of revenge however he is consumed by vengeance and ignores these warnings. The longer Hector stays at Withypitts Hall the more disgusted he is. Overall, I liked this book. I enjoyed how the author put ...