false 2728527 26 January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she's never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. <p> As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society--born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island--boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all. <p>Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society's members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever. <p> Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways. 2754161 book 2007 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society total:28904|5:11471|4:12223|3:4130|2:854|1:226| 28904 120571 43046 11045 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 116 false Mon Jul 21 19:46:37 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 12:10:55 -0700 2008
One night, four elderly people wandered in. They told me they were from a...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 36 false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 06 11:19:42 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 11:37:20 -0800 2008
I think the only person I wouldn’t recommend this book to is one of those people who only read meaty tomes that might give regular people a brain embolism while they’re trying to make sense of t...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 2 29 false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 15:42:47 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 17:31:15 -0800 2008
This epistolary novel is something I should have loved. I generally like novels in letters, it’s almost like peering into lighted windows at night as you pass, ...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 1 32 false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 06:58:08 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 07:19:04 -0700 2008
Now, I'm sure there are American authors who can wr...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 4 17 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 17:24:37 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 17:34:42 -0700 2008
At any rate, this is easily one of the most charming books I...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 2 25 false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 28 04:58:16 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 09 03:06:05 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4666058 0385341008 9780385341004 986 388 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4666058.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 12 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 05:21:52 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 08:32:30 -0700 2009 Izzy Bickerstaff Goes to War. She's not used...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 8 false Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 08:42:51 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 08:46:05 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 2 16 false Sun Mar 08 22:33:15 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 06:07:32 -0700 2009
I recently read your book 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'. It raised a few questions in my mind.
Juliet writes in one of her letters:
"Dear Sidney,
What an inspired present you sent kit - red satin tap shoes covered with seq...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 15 false Sat Dec 27 13:26:18 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 13:44:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 10 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:35:44 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 14:16:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 0 6 true Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 31 05:30:40 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 25 00:33:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 6 false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 07:58:26 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 18:24:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 3 19 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:31:21 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:33:54 -0800 2009
-pig farmers as romantic leads
-parrots named Zenobia who eat cuckoo clocks
-women who do the asking

I'm not in favor of:

-strong silent types as romantic leads
-adorable children
-parrots getting more page time than goats]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 6 false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 28 14:43:37 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 07:37:54 -0700 2009
The book was charming and delightful! Absolutely wonderful and one I would like to own a copy of to re-read my favorite parts over and over....more...]]> 3708951 0747589194 9780747589198 256 120 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3708951.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 4 9 false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 07:31:35 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 15:29:19 -0800 2008 1
I think it's biggest criticism is that abominable title. It is too long and just too much of a mouthful. When p...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 5 false Sat Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 19:01:33 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 19:00:30 -0700 2008
Okay, so now I finished it and found that I had the hugest smile across my face. Really, I'm not being figurative here.

This is such an uplifting read. I think this is the kind of book that I would want to write; q...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 4 false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:10:54 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 16:27:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 1 13 true Mon Dec 22 18:26:26 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:43:04 -0800 2008
I won't dwell too long on what makes this book so wrong, but let's start with the problem of how difficult it is for a GOOD writer to develop character via the epistolary form. Now for two mediocre writers, it's even worse. I distingui...more...]]> 2728527 0385340990 9780385340991 26396 9950 4.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society 5 3 false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 20 12:14:01 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 21:27:51 -0800 2009 1
Writer Juliet Ashton has come through World War II more or less intact, although her flat was destroyed by bombs. But she's doing all right and ready to start a new project. Around then, she starts a correspondence with Dawsey Adams, an inhabitant of the tiny island ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6507425