Babes with Brains Book Club

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• The story dragged and there were too many characters, but I was brought right back to my childhood reading her writing again. – Kerry
• I was really looking forward to reading the book as Judy Blume was one of my favorite authors growing up. The book fell short of my expectations. Too many characters and they had no appeal. Could have been shorter, very slow. – Vicki
• This was a marathon with no payoff for me. It went on and on about a story I was once excited about until I actually read it… – Danica
• Another book I finished. It was an easy read. Hard to follow at first, with so many characters. But, I enjoyed her writing as a kid and it felt nice reading her writing again. – Tami
• I was really boring and I just did not care. – Sarah

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• I’ve never read Agatha Christie. I really enjoyed this, once I got the characters straight. Thought it was very clever. – Carrie
• I enjoyed the book. Really easy to read. Interesting to find out who the person was at the end. Did not expect it. – Tami
• An easy read. Definitely the best part was the epilogue and the details of the whole scheme. – Nikki
• The book was really fun. I loved the twist at the end. – Sarah
• I liked the book – it was so fun! – Steph
• I really enjoyed this and was blown away by how contemporary it felt. – Danica

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• I really did not care – I didn’t feel like I could relate at all to any characters. – Sarah
* I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book again. She’s a great writer – I highlighted lots of lines because she was so insightful. And the racial struggle and injustice is so striking and infuriating. – Steph
• At times I was engrossed, at other times I felt very disconnected. – Danica
• I expected more. I’m not sure why I couldn’t connect. – Melissa
• I was so looking forward to this book, but came out feeling disappointed. Like others, I couldn’t connect to the characters and wasn’t drawn to anything. – Carrie
• I wanted to like it but couldn’t get past the first couple of chapters. – Nikki
• I admire Angelou so much. I enjoyed reading about the experiences in her life that shaped her future. – Kerry

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• I enjoyed reading about San Francisco. My dad was born there around the time of WWII and I can imagine my grandparents visiting the clubs! – Kerry
• There were parts I enjoyed and others I didn’t. Not my favorite Lisa See book. – Danica
• It was an east read, but I found it very predictable. I didn’t relate or enjoy the main characters. I would have liked more about the internment camp experience. – Carrie
• I wanted to like the book and kept reading but 40% through I still wasn’t into it. I am happy to hear from the others what happened. I should have kept plugging along. – Nikki
• I thought the book was very interesting. Not my fav of hers, but still enjoyable. I liked the characters. – Steph
• I was OK. This is not one of her best books. – Sarah

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• The book was fun – like book candy! – Steph
• At least the book was short, but I felt it was really similar to Gone Girl. Much of it felt really contrived in order to have a twist. – Sarah
• It was kind of like a car chase – wasn’t sure I liked it but had to find out the end. – Nikki
• I think Nikki had a good summary. I liked the main character and felt for her. – Kerry
• Ditto on what Nikki said. I didn’t like the main character and couldn’t feel for her. – Carrie
• I finished the book! Yah! I enjoyed it. I liked the twist at the end. I knew it was someone she knew, but wasn’t sure who. Easy read. – Tami

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• I The author gave some really interesting perspectives on women in science through the end of the 1800’s and 1900’s. I wish she would have addressed the future and time after the early 1990’s. – Sarah
• I wasn’t able to finish the book, but everything I read was interesting and new information. – Kerry
• I loved the sections about specific women and movements, I hadn’t learned much about most of these women and their contributions. It dragged a little in the section introductions but they were needed to put everything in context. – Danica

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• I enjoyed the story of the family and Madame Wu’s role and power within it. I was not as interested in the story of the priest or her constant reminiscence of him. – Carrie
• The book was worse than The Good Earth. The story was really slow to get started. – Sarah
• There were few (and far between) parts I enjoyed but I would have loved to have read more about the stories and feelings of the other women in the household. – Danica

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• At first I wasn’t very excited about reading this because I have read so much historical fiction about the pre civil war/civil war era. I then realized that this was about the underground railroad and the Quakers and became excited because I haven’t read much about that. Well, after completing it, I was pretty disappointed. While I liked the details surrounding the story, the wiring and actual story left me unfulfilled. – Danica
• I liked the description of the underground railroad, but I wish the author had focused more on the character development and story. – Kerry
• I enjoyed reading the book. It was quick and easy and I enjoyed the story. – Steph
• It was written poorly and the story was boring. The characters were bland and not fully developed. – Sarah

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• I liked the book. I really enjoyed her writing style and her character development. – Steph
• I enjoy Allende’s writing – the subtle humor, the characters. I liked the family closeness in the characters and the descriptions of life on the island. – Kerry
• As I began this book, I was reminded of how much I adore Allende’s language. Although I didn’t think this was her best story, I find her writing style to be far and away above other authors. – Marlo
• This was an easy read. The characters were well developed. I especially enjoyed as she looked back over her life. – Carrie
• I loved the writing and most of the book. I could have done without a few of the extraneous story points but on a whole, I liked it. – Danica