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Fav Classics | Updates 1 | Updates 2 | Updates 3 | Links |
Book Club Updates 3 Getting Over it by Anna Maxted: This book is written in the vein of Bridget Jones’ Diary. The 30-something, single main character is dealing with the death of her father as well as dealing with her selfish mother. Add her quirky friends, a love interest and you have your story. It was still an enjoyable read. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen: This was a quirky funny book taking place in the Florida keys. A little unrealistic and ridiculous at times, but it was a pretty fun ride. It’s a great summer read. In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant : This is historical fiction based on a prostitute in Venice during the renaissance and his midget business partner. It was a wonderful read. I have been in Venice, and her description of the canals and the buildings was rich and accurate. Her story just brought you there back in time. |
NOT SO GREAT: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova: I can’t believe I dragged that huge book with me back and forth on the train for this story. It came to be my albatross, willing myself to finish it. If you are into Dracula stories, maybe you will like this, but I still believe you can easily cut out the middle three hundred pages and you still would have gotten the same reading experience. The Mermaid’s Chair by Sue Monk Kidd: It kills me to say this, but this was awful. I was so sad, because I SO loved the Secret Life of Bees. It seemed that Sue was rushed writing this, perhaps? And she also was trying to throw everything from her bag of ideas in one story, a relationship with a mother, a relationship with a dead father, an affair with a priest, an eccentric circle of friends, symbolism in religion and goddesses. Goodness, I could not keep track of it all, and there was so much that she did not go deep enough on anything to really grow a relationship with any of the characters. There were moments her talent and beautiful writing came through, where I got teary at some sections that really pulled at my heart. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve: This was such a disappointment. I loved Anita Shreve’s previous books, but this was very “bubble gum”. It was way too fluffy and I really don’t know what the point was. My book club girls agree, pass this one up. Help support this site by purchasing books from Amazon.com.
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