Helpful Score: 5
This book could have been great except it wasn't. Meet 5 women whose lives are told in short, jumpy bits, who are kind of, but not altogether that connected. The book jumps years at a time in places and falls short of developing any one of the women in the story. This was a book club selection that my group, as a whole, was very disappointed in. If it hadn't been for my commitment to the club, I would have stopped reading it after 100 pages. Read The Help by Kathryn Stockett if you really want to be blown away by the lives of some amazing women!
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book! Having been raised in the South, I appreciate good Southern literature, and this book is amazing. It's about an unlikely friendship among five very different women - black, white, young, old, wealthy, and poor. There are scattered pearls of wisdom throughout the book. Sometimes I finished a chapter, stopped and thought "Wow! I want to read that again!" Then I went back and savored the phrase or paragraph that had charmed me. I plan to read this one again with highlighter in hand. This book will stay on my shelf for many years. Do yourself a favor and read this one!
Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed this book very much. I thought it was going to be more humorous. There are some pretty funny goings on (although sad, in a way)...after all, a nursing home is not really a comedy club. Well written...reminded me of The Help. I would recommend it.
Helpful Score: 1
Very nice debut novel. Conversational writing style that brings the characters alive. I will look forward to future stories from this writer.
