A Novel Sisterhood....A Web Site

Goodnight Nobody (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Kari	"Kind of lame....but sometimes I like lame."

Angie	"D.U.L.L."

Kaari	"Light, easy, entertaining."

Laurie	"I liked reading about stay-at-home moms and how nobody's life is perfect."

Mary H	"I was entertained but I wouldn't go out of my way to read another one of her books."

Dawn	"I want a best friend like Janie."

Mary R	"No official comment....too busy sneezing."

My Friend Leonard (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Angie	"I liked the way that Leonard lived his life."

Missy A	"I liked it better than A Million Little Pieces."

Kari	"The most unbelievable part was that he got so many hot, rich chicks."

Dawn	"True or not true....I enjoyed it."

Laurie	"Enjoyable read....hard to get through the first chapter."

Mary H	"I want to be able to entertain my friends that way."

Mary R	"I couldn't get past the first chapter....not entertaining. "

Katie	"I didn't read it....hated the cover."

Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Missy A	"Too cheesy and predictable for me."

Kari	"I hope that our bookclub is still going in 30 years."

Mary H	"I enjoyed how it went over so many decades."

Dawn	"I enjoyed all of the characters and all of the Minnesota references."

Laurie	"I liked it so much 4 years ago that I passed it on to someone and haven't gotten it back."

Mary R	"Enjoyable, entertaining and relatable."

Angie	"Dissappointed in my lack of connection with the characters."

Kaari	"It's good to be home." :-)

Peace Like A River (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Angie	"I just couldn't buy into it. I would like to think that miracles could happen that many times....but...."

Laurie	"I thought it was a great piece of fiction."

Missy A	"I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptive writing style."

Kari

Dawn

Missy M

Salem Falls (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Mary R	"It brought suspense to a whole new level of irritation."

Katie	"I didn't relate to or even like any of the characters. So unrealistic it was just stupid. I mean seriously!"

Kari	"Jodi, Jodi, Jodi....are you kidding me? At least I found a new way to celebrate my birthday next year!"

Missy M	"It was good....but I was high on Vicadin, so...."

Dawn	"The only book by her that I actually wanted to put down and not finish."

Angie	"Quick and shallow....but I love her writing style."

Laurie	"I liked it."

Mary H	"I wanted to like it but I also want a pony."

Me Talk Pretty One Day (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Katie	"A great read. I laughed out loud. What a talented author....you can't try to be that funny!"

Mary H	"A bell....that's fucked up."

Angie	"Surprisingly dissappointing....I'll have to read it again....out loud."

Mary R	"Laugh out loud funny. You can't kill the rooster."

Laurie	"I liked it. It was funny."

Missy M	"I farr on the froor and I raughing!"

Kari

Girl With A Pearl Earring (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Missy A	"I really liked it but I wouldn't want it to be any longer."

Dawn	"For having no sex scenes, I found it erotic."

Laurie	"I loved reading about that time period."

Missy M	"It was good."

Angie	"A nice story that could span centuries."

Katie	"Big snooze. No sex. Too slow. Needs more. She was too innocent."

Mary H

The Reading Group (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Laurie	"I liked it because it reminded me of one of my favorite authors, Maeve Binchy. Loved reading about the book clubs."

Angie	"I liked the book but it wasn't one of my favorites. So much drama. I enjoyed the way the author wrote."

Dawn	"I liked it. It was light - a lot of drama."

Kari	"Never met a British novel I didn't like."

Middlesex (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Laurie	"Loved the book but had to keep checking to see if it was fiction."

Kari	"Quite possibly my favorite narrator of all times."

Missy A	"A surprisingly hard read for such a good book."

Mary H	"I loved the layers of the book - the family, culture, medicine, etc."

Mary R	"I loved the exquisitely developed characters and the tying in of the historical story with the modern turmoil of an asexual adolescent."

Missy M	"I liked the book."

Angie	"Enjoyed the writing style of this author. Would love to read The Virgin Suicides. "

Katie	"I loved the book. The writing style is like no other I've read and I still keep thinking it's non-fiction. What a story - the character development was fascinating."

Before You Know Kindness (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Laurie	"I liked the way he wrote but I didn't like how the context was the same for everyone. The story was the same over and over."

Dawn	"I just didn't like it."

Angie	"Too much animal rights activist stuff for my tastes. Dragged on and on and then - BOOM - the end."

Missy A	"I tried to read it on my lunch break but kept getting drawn back to People Magazine. "

Kari	"I enjoyed reading it but it wasn't unforgettable."

Mary H	"I thought end was too abrupt."

Katie	"First chapter, huge downer! Why go on?"

Missy M	"I didn't like what I read. I wasn't drawn to it."

Mary R

In Her Shoes (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Dawn	"Hiccup. Some books are literary reads. Some books are discriptive. This book is OK."

Kari	"I'm really glad the cool guy's name is Simon."

Mary R	"I didn't read it."

Angie	"Hey, book club, have some pate!"

A Northern Light (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Nona	"I liked the book. I feel like I knew Mattie but I got lost at times."

Mary R	"Hauntingly likable characters. A lovely read!"

Dawn	"Life ws tough. Glad I was born when I was. Enjoyed this light read."

Laurie	"Great message for young girls to stick with their dreams"

Missy A	"The big words lovingly reminded me of Kari."

Kari	"Great read. Totally indentified w/Mattie. So glad I live in an age where women don't have to make those kind of choices."

Angie	"Deep, quick read. Empathize w/Mattie in every major event of her life."

Missy M - aka Flunky!

More Than You Know (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Dawn	"Had to follow but very descriptive."

Mary R	"A pleasant surprise and a touching story."

Missy M	"It was good. (You know how it is when you've been drinking!)"

Laurie	"I liked the way she wrote the book and was even a bit scared of the ghost. "

Nona	"Do you think it would have been the same story without the ghost?"

Katie	"I really liked this book, even though I didn't quite get the transitions right away. Great story."

Mary H	"Perfect story, if you stop at the ferris wheel."

Angie	"I loved how she intertwined the ghost and the love story. I really liked it."

Kari

Missy A

A Ship Made of Paper (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Katie	"The Mulvaneys isn't my least favorite book anymore...this one is! What a stupid book. I didn't like the storey nor the author's writing style. Yick."

Dawn	"Not so much."

Mary R	"Snoozer."

Nona	"I think it started out pretty good and it fizzled out in the end."

Angie	"Loved the food....didn't like the book."

Mary H	"da, da, da, da, da!"

Missy A	"I didn't care for it, seemed so disjointed."

Laurie

Missy M

Blessings (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Angie	"B-O-R-I-N-G. I thought it was so dull. Had a hard time picking it up."

Laurie	"I had a hard time getting into it."

Mary R	"It was hard to follow at first but it came around for me in the end."

Mary H	"I thought the characters were very well developed."

Missy M	"I wish Skip would have ended up with the baby."

Katie	"I really enjoyed it. I loved the story and the switching between past and present."

Dawn	"Being adopted, it's enlightening to know there can be such unconditional love."

Missy A

Kari

My Sister's Keeper (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Katie	"Such a beautifully written book but a gut-wrenching surprise ending almost ruined it for me."

Angie	"I was empathetic with every character. I bawled like a baby."

Kari	"Entertaining, thought provoking read."

Missy A	"Achingly sad, but I loved it. I could not put it down."

Laurie	"The lesson that I learned was not to focus so much on the future but live for today."

Mary H	"Jodi Picoult really makes you think."

Missy M

Dawn

Mary R

Running with Scissors (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Dawn	"My childhood didn't seem so bad. He made me understand whether it was a nice memory or an icky, terrible situation. I didn't enjoy the book but I did enjoy the references to growing up in that era."

Laurie	"I enjoyed his writing style but I would not recommend this book."

Angie	"I enjoyed his writing style but it was a very disturbing story. I hope that he sought professional help."

Kari	"Where were the neighbors and why didn't they call the authorities?"

Missy A	"I'm glad I'm in a book club because I get a chance to read books that I never would otherwise."

Mary H	"I feel sick for laughing at it."

Katie	"I was repulsed and entertained and shocked and intrigued by this author. I'm glad I read it."

Mary R	"I thought it was really funny and it made me feel really normal."

Missy M	"I couldn't put it down. Very intriguing."

The DaVinci Code (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Angie	"Brilliant! Complex yet fascinating. My new favorite book. I couldn't put it down! "

Katie	"Absolutely awesome! The most thought provoking book I've every read. Mary Magdelyn rocks!"

Dawn	"Thought provoking."

Missy M	"A real thinker."

Laurie	"A great mystery novel, an intelligent thriller."

Kari	"Absolutely fascinating subject matter, although I wasn't thrilled about the thriller aspect."

Nona	"As a person who isn't really religious, it made me really think more about it."

Mary R	"Extremely thought provoking and a suspenseful thriller."

Missy A	"I couldn't put it down. Very intriguing."

Mary H

The Secret Life of Bees (click here to enter your comments in the Blog!)
*Who*	*Comments*	*Rating*
Katie	"I loved this book! The author did such a great job telling the story from the perspective of a 14-year-old."

Nona	"I loved her determination. It got her a good life in the end."

Missy A	"I thought the author was endearing. I like how she wrote."

Mary H	"I read it last summer and am looking forward to reading it again."

Angie	"I really wanted to take Lilly under my wing."

Dawn	"This book touched me deeper than any other book that I've ever read. The writer was empathizing with me."

Laurie	"I really liked the book. It was an interesting perspective of a white person in a black community."

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