1 Loved It
1 Liked It
4 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• I couldn’t get into it. -Stephanie
Conclusion: No one hated it but most of us had a lackluster response although this is one of the members favorite books.
2 Loved It
1 Liked It
Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• I’m a sucker for short stories. – Stephanie
Conclusion: For those of us who actually read and finished this book, enjoyed it.
4 Loved It
Liked It
1 Neutral
2 Hated It
Comments:
• Just not a Potter fan… Sorry. Didn’t help that I never read the first 4. Couldn’t finish it. -Brandi
• I didn’t finish it. – Stephanie
Conclusion: It seems like you either love the Harry Potter books or hate them. Maybe it wasn’t such a great choice to choose book 5 when half of the group had never read any of them before.
Loved It
5 Liked It
Neutral
1 Disliked
1 Hated It
Comments:
• All the more relevant now that I have a daughter. I plan on re-reading it soon! – Brandi
• Anyone who knows girls (or is one) realizes how mean girls can be. Wished she had more ideas on prevention/solutions. – Kerry
• Educational, gave insight to the future family therapist. – Lilac
Conclusion: A very important read for us both as women having gone through similar sitautions and for us as teachers/mothers/aunties of girls.
4 Loved It
2 Liked It
Neutral
1 Disliked
Hated It
Comments:
• Loved it, loved it, loved it! – Lilac
• Good story – easy, fast and a good read. – Stephanie
Conclusion: I think we all actually finished this one and we all really liked it for the most part.
Because we had a lot going on this month, an anniversary, a wedding, the beginning of a pregnancy (with a baby boom to come – it was contagious), too many books that we started and did not have a chance to finish and life of course, we decided to take a book free month and just get together for dinner. A good time was had by all.
Loved It
Liked It
1 Neutral
3 Hated It
Comments:
• Forced myself to finish it and sorry I did. – Kerry
• I don’t even remember if we talked about the book past a raise of hands of who finished. – danica
Conclusion: After the lesson we learned from slogging through Possession: A Romance by A. S. Byatt (we hated it), most of us ended up putting the book down for something more enticing. This book club we mostly enjoyed each others company.
3 Loved It
1 Liked It
2 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• Thoughtful, interesting, sad and true. – Stephanie
Conclusion: Good read. Good conversation. Good book club.
Loved It
5 Liked It
1 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• This is one of my favorite authors, though not my favorite book of his. – Kerry
• I like his style. – Stephanie
Conclusion: Those of us that ended up reading the book this month enjoyed its quirkyness but Kerry’s comment also rings true.
1 Loved It
2 Liked It
2 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• I didn’t finish it. – Stephanie
Conclusion: Although not as good as The House on Mango Street, also by Cisneros, I think we solidly liked this one.
Loved It
Liked It
1 Neutral
5 Hated It
Comments:
• A fraud, I think. – Kerry
• I couldn’t get into it – didn’t finish. – Stephanie
Conclusion: I think most of us didn’t even finish this book and those that did, didn’t really like it.
3 Loved It
2 Liked It
2 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• Loved it. Until the end, when I was shocked and dismayed. – Kerry
Conclusion: Luke warm response but we did have a good discussion about the caste system.
4 Loved It
2 Liked It
Neutral
Hated It
Conclusion: This was a good continuation of The Moon Pearl discussion and theme.
Loved It
4 Liked It
2 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• A bit juvenile, but good. – Brandi
• No real depth, but learned a bit about life in Afghanistan under the Taliban. – Kerry
Conclusion: I think Kerry pretty much sums it up.
2 Loved It
3 Liked It
2 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• Was entertained, but never found any redeeming qualities in the main character to relate to. – Kerry
• A truly despicable character but still a pretty good read. – danica
• An old favorite. – Stephanie
Conclusion: We were all over the place with this one. At least no one hated it.
3 Loved It
3 Liked It
1 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• Still applies to today’s society! – Lilac
• Very relevant and lent itself to a great discussion. – Stephanie
Conclusion: This is such a classic, we had to read it because not all of us got to in high school.
