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| Name : | Loraine S. |
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Out of 10 members in our book club, the majority really liked the book, a couple liked the beginning & end but got bogged down in the middle & a couple didn\\\'t like it at all. I found it hard to put down!
\"Puzzled me\", \"Confusing\", \"Exasperating, too long & too many characters\", \"Gave up trying to keep everything straight\" are some of the comments. But, overall, the book club found it interesting & a good book for discussion, especially regarding choices & the \"what if\'s\" in life.
Mixed reaction from our book group - some enjoyed the book & others did not due to the unlikeable characters. Tended to be confusing (especially on audiobook) as the story was told by 3 different women, past & present.
Not only about a blind girl but about turning a blind eye to what is happening around you. Beautifully written, liked by 10 of our 12 book club members. Great discussion questions.
Laugh out loud funny, interesting characters & look at Asperger syndrome. A refreshing summer book selection for our book club.
Mixed reviews from our book club members but a great discussion regarding family issues & dysfunction. Some found confusing due to multiple characters & time changes & ending seemed a bit abrupt.
Heartbreaking story, fully developed characters, thought provoking regarding right to die issues, a book club favorite
Not a favorite of our book club - most liked it, no one loved it - but an interesting discussion nevertheless. A couple of us wanted to give the protagonist, Perdu, a good shake. He & another main character, Max, were pretty self-absorbed people. Brooding over what Perdu perceives as rejection by a lover for 21 years? Get over it! Some good quotes about grief though & a few slightly humorous sections. And the idea of a book barge & a person who can intuit what book a person should read was pretty interesting as well as the descriptions of their travels along the Seine.
A disturbing but fascinating story - of our 10 members, 2 liked it, 6 were glad we read it & 2 didn't like it but certainly made for an interesting discussion!
Fascinating story & a great book discussion. The author's website provides a lot of additional information, photos & videos.
A lovely story about a daughter, Julia, who travels to Burma to search for her father, who suddenly disappeared, after finding a love letter he had written to a woman there many years ago. Makes us wonder - "What do we really know about our parents?"
Choppy, repetitious in parts, characters not fully developed. The historical elements were interesting, especially the sex discrimination women faced & effects of Depression in post-WWI Australia, as well as the bond between the two sets of twin sisters, but a disappointing novel by the author of "The Thorn BIrds".
This is the 3rd book by Liane Moriarty that our book club has read & members felt it wasn't quite as good as her previous novels - a bit too long & an anticlimactic ending. But the author effectively deals with women's issues & emotions & her characters are fully developed. A very good book club choice - also recommended, "Her Husband's Secret" & "Big Little Lies"
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