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Little Thoughts About Book Club Selections - January

Who thought it was a good idea for me to participate in FOUR book discussions? I do enjoy talking about books so it's not a huge deal.  This is one of the things I miss about working at a public desk in a small branch, everyone was always talking about what they were reading and recommending books. 

Title: The Husband's Secret
Author: Liane Moriarty
Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Group: For the Love of Reading

Review: [It was a fast read and didn't take a lot of focus.  That said, there were things that I didn't care for like the sterotypes, like the mother and daughter-in-law who didn't get a long, or the fat girl who loses weight and is suddenly beautiful.  I also didn't see a need for the Tess/Felicity/Will story line. Oh and let's not forget poor Polly!


Title: Normal People
Author: Sally Rooney
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Group: Ladies Night Out 

Review: I've seen this author compared to Jane Austen and as a Janeite I can say who ever wrote that has never read a Jane Austen novel because these two authors cannot be compared.  This book was again, an easy read, but painful to read.  It was like reading a Seinfeld episode, it was a lot of nothing that went no where. I'm happy with the ending cause these two people need to be apart from each other. Also where were the quotation marks?!
Title: Lincoln in the Bardo
Author: George Saunders
Rating: DNF
Group: Mercer County Library System Tuesday Night Book Discussion


Review: I tried with this one. I gave it the Nancy Pearl 50 Page Rule and just couldn't get into the flow of the format and the story.  I really would like to know what all the people raving about this book saw that I completely missed. 
Title: Station Eleven
Author: Emily St. John Mandel
Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Group: Single Librarians Support Group Book Discussion


Review: This was by far my favorite selection for the month. It was a little weird reading it while the corona virus is making headlines.  It was interesting to read about those first few years after the end of it all and how all the story lines intertwined and kind of came full circle. 

 Check out my Goodreads 2020 Challenge to see what I've read this year.
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