Meg's comments
(member since Jan 24, 2008)
Meg's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
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48. Knit Two - Jacobs
This is a sequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club. I should know better than to read sequels. This book was blah, boring and not worth it.
I loved it. Have you read it? We read it together on COL in the chunky novel section.
47. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
All I can say is classic literature.
46. South of Broad by Conroy
First I have to say that I love Conroy. Secondly, I didn't like his last book prior to this one (My Losing Season). This book is the old Conroy that I love so therefore I loved this book. He is a master storyteller, a great character developer.
45. Memoirs of a Geisha
An old time favorite. Such a well written book. If you haven't read this it is must!
44. Time Traveller's Wife
I must say that this is just not my type of book. Saying that, it was better than I anticipated. If you like this genre you will like this book, it didn't excite me. However, I finished it, so that says something.
Have you read it yet?
43. The Bean Tree - Kinsolver
This is an old time favorite, a great reread. Who doesn't love Kingsolver?
42. Those Who Save Us
This is another Holocaust book with a different twist. It deals with how some women had to survive Nazi Germany in order to live and the memories that stay with them long after the war. It was pretty well done but I felt some of the character development was lacking.
There are so many great books out there, I was sorry I wasted my time with this one. Because I wasn't hooked it took a ridiculously long time to read it.
41. The Elegance of the Hegehog - Muriel Barbery
I really must admit to not liking this book. I would rate it a one star but will give it a two star only because the writing was good, the storyline was one of the most boring books I ever read. I would tell everyone to avoid reading this book. The hype was incorrect.
hanging my head low, no........ not yet.
40. The Help
Rarely does as book this good come along, especially dealing with such a sensitive issue. Bigotry, racism, civil rights all handled so well. I couldn't put this book down. In fact I read it twice, I just loved it. I was sorry when it was over. The character development was terrific. if you haven't read it go out and get it now, if you did read it get the audio it is terrific too.
let me know if you do. I am going to see the movie.
39. The Bell Jar
The book was originally a series in a magazine so it reads like that. Then the author adds political climate which is not part of the story and other tidbits. It gets very distracting and boring at times and makes the book hard to read and hard to stay with.
38. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - k Howe
I struggled through this book. Everyone loved it, I just couldn't get into it. Maybe it has a lot to do with the mood I am in but it just didn't do it for me. It seemed too technical/text book like.
37. Vanity Fair
this extremely long Victorian soap opera was written as a serial for a magazine. The names of the characters were, to me, the best part of the book. The characters were social climbers, clawing their way for their place in society. It was hard to read due to the author's transgressions.
36. The Colour of Lightning
this book dealth with the conflicts between Native Americans and the settlers. It was gruesome, bloody and sometimes hard to take; however, more realistic than most readers might want to read.
35. Brooklyn
I loved this book until the end. The end just fell flat. It was as if the author ran out of things to say or got bored writing.
