#9 Invisible Man

When I choose this book for bookclub (yes, I admit it, I am a total dork and in a book club) the American in our group was somewhat bemused by the idea of a group of Australians sitting around talking about American civil rights writing from the 50's and I kinda doubted my choice. I guess she was right given no one wanted to go to the meeting, but after finishing the book I can understand why it was a classic and still think it was well worth reading. The opening chapters were pretty confronting and quite depressing but gripping. The rest really well told and thought provoking although I think I probably need to stop and think about it all a bit more to really get it, or maybe its just all too big for me.