The Cookbook Collector

[Jennifer]

The Cookbook Collector won the poll, so it will be our January book club pick. For all you Reader's Choice fans, it's on the list for the next session (January-April 2011). I haven't read it yet, but here's the review Marsha posted to the group:

This is the first book I've been excited about in quite awhile. It is definitely a quirky character novel centering around two sisters, one a philosophy doctoral student working in a used/rare books store, the other a CEO of a dotcom startup. The characters are very real and likable, literature and philosophy place a role in the story as well as 9/11.

Enjoy- and let us know what you think!

[Suzanne]

This is a novel for people who like development of the characters. The story moves along, but I liked it for the people in the novel. The contrast between the two sisters seems great, but in the end their distinctly different personalities are not so different after all. I gave it 4 stars.

[Trish]

I really enjoyed this book as well. The characters were flawed but likeable. I would also give it 4 stars and for someone who "collects" stuff it also had a nice feel. (I don't think anyone will ever come and catalog my cookie cutters but I could dream. The little "mysteries" of life add to the book

[Jennifer]

Trish wrote: "I really enjoyed this book as well. The characters were flawed but likeable. I would also give it 4 stars and for someone who "collects" stuff it also had a nice feel. (I don't think anyone will e..."

Trish- your cookie cutters aren't cataloged? What kind of a librarian are you! :-)