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.
Loved It
3 Liked It
1 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• Interesting and charming. – Stephanie
Conclusion: We had a good time at book club talking about the book and listening to recordings of the Mbuti Pygmies. If you are interested in Anthropology, this is a good bet.
1 Loved It
2 Liked It
1 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• I really enjoyed the portrayal of historic Los Angeles. – danica
• Great style – I liked the old LA imagery. – Stephanie
Conclusion: While some of us really liked the book, others had a luke warm response.
1 Loved It
Liked It
Neutral
3 Hated It
Comments:
• Blah! What a drag!!! – Brandi
• I remember grudgingly making it through, but only through my own stubbornness. This comes up often as the book to beat for the worst response prize. – danica
• Loved this historic background and research into that genre’s core. – Julie Ann
• Didn’t read it. – Stephanie
Conclusion: We all REALLY hated this book.
5 Loved It
2 Liked It
Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• This was the best book club discussion! I think we actually talked about the book the ENTIRE meeting! – Brandi
• I still think about it three years later. – Stephanie
Conclusion: Definitely recommended for book clubs. This was one of the few where everyone either liked it or loved it.
Loved It
3 Liked It
2 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• It didn’t seem relevant anymore. – Stephanie
Conclusion: We felt that we needed to read this only because we hadn’t in the past. It invoked some thought and comparisons to the choices of today’s women – so I guess it did what it intended.
1 Loved It
1 Liked It
2 Neutral
Hated It
Comments:
• I liked it but I only read the first 100 pages! – Stephanie
Conclusion: When we read this, there was a lot of press about the book. There were parts that are very engaging and others that we could have done without. It created some good conversation but a bunch of us could not undersatnd all of the buzz.
