Janelle Just Finished The Heat of the Moon

Ok, so I just finished The Heat of the Moon. I thought it was ok, but I found myself thinking, man this is cheeeeeesey! That is not to take away from the fact that I couldn't stop reading, I just had to know how it was all going to play out for Rachel. And, if I had to do it all over, I would read it again.

I'm not sure I really liked how it ended...I wanted the "Oprah Ending"...ya know? More glitz, more pay attention to me...here I am...ya know? I won't say anymore as I don't wanna spoil it for people still reading. It left me wondering a lot of things.

I'm glad we read this book for book club because I would not have read it on my own. It's good to widen your horizons once and a while, right?

And if you don't read my blog, I just finished reading The Glass Castle and A Wolf at the Table. If you've not read The Glass Castle, you need to read it. Seriously. Just. Go. Read. It. NOW!

See ya'll Monday at book group, 7pm, right?

janelle

Sandra Parshall Responds

Hi Everyone,

I guess Sandra Parshall read our blog and responded to my previous posting! Check it out by reading my posting "The Heat of the Moon", and click on "comment". Janelle, thanks again for getting this started for us.

Joan

"Just the knowledge that there is a good book awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier." -- Kathleen Norris

The Heat of the Moon

I finally read this month's book - read it in two sittings. I probably would have finished in one sitting, but I started it late last night and finally went to sleep about 2:30 am! Many in the group told me it was a good book and that they "couldn't put it down". I have to agree.........I was thinking today about the difference in "readability" from book to book. Some you can just breeze through and WANT to keep reading 'til the end, others......well, it's like homework. Anyway, I also thought this book had the possibility of a sequel or becoming a series. The main character, Rachel, carries over into the author's next book, Disturbing the Dead. It is also a mystery, but it sounds like Rachel has moved on and is living in a new town. It's available at the library and I have put it on reserve.

I'm looking at some interesting new titles for next month. I put one on reserve that we will probably have to wait another month for, turns out I'm #2 on the list........sometimes the online info is a little confusing. So, I'll move on to another choice and hope the timing is right for the other one for next month.

Happy Reading and hope to see you all on August 25.

Joan

So What Are We Reading This Month?

Hi There,

Sorry I missed Monday's meeting. Cam and I took the kids to Bandon for a long weekend. The weather was great, and we had a good time.

So what are we reading this month?

Kristin

Barbara K.

Shari - you have great taste (poor pun intended). Barbara Kingsolver is genuine American royalty...and so modest. Wish she'd run for President (or something), disembowel the Pentagon, pay school custodians what we pay admirals, and make hate illegal.

Did you read about her battle with the javelinas invading her garden when she lived in the desert ("High Tide in Tucson")? She has such sensitivity to all critters, great and small. Reminds me of Annie Dilliard's "Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek."


Leon

Happy summer everyone! I didn't read the book this month, but I did want to tell you all about a fantastic Barbara Kingsolver book that I just finished. It is call Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. It is an account of her family's journey of eating locally for 1 year. They grew much of what they ate and relied on local farmers for the rest. I read it in a week and thoroughly enjoyed it! Let me know if you want it and I will bring it to book group. Now, I am going to try to read a few chapters of this book before book group!
Shari

New to Blogging

Hi All - I have not gotten into blogging before, so did some stumbling around to find what to do.

I enjoyed The Last Days of Summer and read it three books ago. Will have to do a review for the July 28th meeting.

I am just finishing The Virgin's Lover - Phillipi Gregory. As the others in this series that I read the intrigue really kept me going. I really like books from that era anyhow.

See you around.

Eunice