1. I have not had an opportunity to join a book club for lack of time. I love to read and our library has several book clubs which seem very interesting, however, I would prefer joining an online book club that I could enjoy at my own leisure.
2. I would like to see our library implement a mothers/daughters book club. I think it would be nice to read books where the relationships between mothers and daughters are a theme and then discuss it. ReadingGroupGuides suggest
THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW by Elizabeth Noble, THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB by Kate Jacobs or THE REST OF HER LIFE by Laura Moriarty. Beverages and lite snacks to nibble on would also be nice.
3. I searched for THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE on Goodreads which gave the book a 3.78 average rating. Reviews gave the first 500 pages a 5 Star and the last 66 pages only 1 Star. Most readers considered the book a tragedy - what you might get if you crossed Hamlet with Old Yeller and they felt cheated by the ending. Shelfari gave the book a 4 Star. Reviews here too said the writing was good but the end was disappointing. They also compared it to Hamlet. As I read these reviews, I agreed with some and since I have not yet finished reading the entire book, the reviews gave the ending away - much too my disappointment.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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