You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

Here is the list of books buddies will be reading this month.

Watch this thread for reporting criteria. I have to put on my thinking cap to come up with something different.


Alison selects number9dream for Snoozie Suzie
Almeta selects A Pigeon and a Boy for jaxnsmom
Amber selects Afterwards for Larae
AmyK selects Breakfast of Champions for Kat
Beth selects Parnassus on Wheels for Chelsea
Catherine selects A Game of Thrones for Lara
Chelsea selects The Poisoner's Handbook for Almeta
Cheryl selects Tell The Wolves I'm Home for Dem
Connie selects Imperial Woman for Alison
DebraT selects The House of Silk for Katrina
Dem selects Rebecca for Valerie
Emily selects To Kill a Mockingbird for Kris
Gaeta1 selects Graceling for Pragya
Helen selects The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for Kendra Jo
Janice selects Mudbound for Connie
jaxnsmom selects The Tiger's Wife for Emily
Judy selects Giving Up the Ghost : A Memoir for Gaeta1
Kat selects The Age of Miraclesfor Amber
Katrina selects Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China for Rusalka
Kimberley selects Singled Out for Helen
Kendra Jo selects The Whole Truth for Kimberley
Kris selects A Monster Calls for DebraT
Lara selects Soulless for Catherine
Larae selects Wife 22 for Beth
Pragya selects Still Alice for AmyK
Rusalka selects Like Water for Chocolate for Janice
Sam selects Big Fish for Cheryl
Snoozie Suzie selects The Cowboy and His Elephant for Judy
Valerie selects The Green Mile for Sam
Secret Buddy selects The Cat Who Walks Through Walls for Gemma.

Have fun!

Ok I'm done with Big Fish. I can see the appeal to the right reader, but I barely gave it 3 stars for my own enjoyment. Still, it's off my shelf - yay!

Any points I should be counting or specific things I should say about it?

trying to get into my book, I'm a bit confused already. Reading Afterwards

Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "Ok I'm done with Big Fish. I can see the appeal to the right reader, but I barely gave it 3 stars for my own enjoyment. Still, it's off my shelf - yay!

Any points I should be counting or specifi..."

Let me think on this a bit more. Stay tuned. :)

Just a suggestion.. Could this be a month with no points as we have all been 'given' a book it might be nice to not have points?

That would suit me. We didn't do any points the last time we did this challenge.

Ah a nice relaxing non-competitive month then (apart from the half year challenge of course), sounds like a plan :-)

You guys have finished already?!

Amber (sorry, I'm not sure how to do the reply thing) I'm only about 7 chapters into it, and the chapters are fairly short. I'll stick with it and try to figure it out. Thanks, I'm sure it will get better

Rusalka wrote: "You guys have finished already?!"

Hell no haven't even started my one yet so don't panic ;-)

Mine hasn't turned up yet! Also, I've managed to send it to my Mum's house instead of mine, so she'll have to send it on - I'll not be starting until later in the month :(

*phew* I get daunted by all these super speedy readers in here I just had a momentary panic.

It's worth remembering that some times I forget to think and run around like a Muppet waving their hands in air... I apologise in advance ;)

Not unlike this:

Rusalka wrote: "Not unlike this:

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Fantastic, I hope you don't look like Kermit as well though ;-)

Depends on the day...

Rusalka wrote: "Depends on the day..."

LOL!!! I know that feeling...

HA! That's class. I do a pretty good Kermie impression myself at times...
Not started my buddy read, although I have collected it from the library.

Amber wrote: "Larae wrote: "trying to get into my book, I'm a bit confused already. Reading Afterwards"

How far into it are you? I was also confused in the beginning, but it'll start coming together. (Have you ..."

I figured out the reply thing now, it doesn't have that option on the app, so had to do it on my phone.

ROFL! Thanks for the laugh this morning Rusalka.

Rusalka - Love the image I have in my head now of you being Kermit :)

But watch out for the mad lady pigs!

Too funny, Rusalka!

Hi ho everyone, Rusalka the frog here. No pigs around here thank goodness, Piggy is my least favourite. However my chickens run around the backyard like Muppets, it's uncanny how close they are. Maybe I should upgrade to Gonzo...

Gonzo is adorable.

I read my book fast because I was excited and because it was short - please nobody feel competitive. :)

I'm struggling with my book. It's making me feel like I'm a rabbit caught in headlights. Am carrying on with it for a bit, but if I don't get my head round it I may have to stop.

Snoozie Suzie wrote: "I'm struggling with my book. It's making me feel like I'm a rabbit caught in headlights. Am carrying on with it for a bit, but if I don't get my head round it I may have to stop."

Good luck Suzie! Maybe it will all magically fall into place when you least expect it :)

Thanks Kat. I felt the same with Wind Up Bird Chronicle and I persevered with that so I probably will with this. Having a break from it for a day or two before I try again

Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "Ok I'm done with Big Fish. I can see the appeal to the right reader, but I barely gave it 3 stars for my own enjoyment. Still, it's off my shelf - yay!

Any points I should be counting or specifi..."

Cheryl, DO NOT neglect the movie because of the book! ☺

The Big Fish movie is great. Definitely put in on your must-see list.

I finished reading Still Alice this afternoon. Loved it. Thanks for picking it for me Pragya!

I have read Mudbound Hillary Jordan and really enjoyed it. The racial divide in the South was revealed in a stripped bare manner. Black soldiers fought for American freedom in WWII but were not allowed to walk out the front door of a store or ride in the cab of a truck with a white man. A black midwife helped Laura when her daughters had whooping cough, but there is a time Laura does not help Florence like she could because she remembers Pappy saying that blacks will riot against the whites.
This book brings the hardships blacks had to endure in the South to light. It also reveals the effects of war on soldiers and how sometimes families do not understand PTSD. We also see how family dynamics play an important part in how the family fits into the community.
The last section of the book is so engaging that I felt like I was on a roller coaster! I could not put the book down because everything was happening all at once, and the suspense was so tight I could hardly breathe. I like that the book ended on a high note.
I highly recommend this book and thank Janice for recommending it for me!

Rusalka wrote: "Not unlike this:

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I love It? I shall always think of you as an ADHD muppet in moments of extreme stress! I understand because I have been guilty of chasing my tail myself! ; )

Wow, you are a quick reader, Amy. I am so glad you loved the book.

I am only 8% into Graceling so far. Getting confused by the tons of info in there. Also reading 6 books at a time is not helping.

Judy wrote: "Too bad I have a whole bunch of canning and freezing to do today (tomatoes and green beans) because darn it! I want to finish it today. (sigh)

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You obviously do not have your priorities straight. ;@)

Pragya wrote: "Wow, you are a quick reader, Amy. I am so glad you loved the book."

I do read fast in general, but it all depends on the book and whether I'm into it enough to keep picking it up regularly throughout the day. This one managed to get me right off the bat and the kids left me alone to read (good thing for them!)

The movie of Big Fish was good. In some ways better than the book - at least it was easier to understand the themes. But it was true to the vibe, the atmosphere. I did enjoy it, thanks.

AmyK wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Wow, you are a quick reader, Amy. I am so glad you loved the book."

I do read fast in general, but it all depends on the book and whether I'm into it enough to keep picking it up r..."

Good to know the book engaged you and poor kids, lol!

I'm done. I read Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War and thought it really interesting.
review here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
No doubt I may have got to it eventually, but a good push to read it.

i really think i'm gonna give up on my book. i just don't get it. i can't even tell who is telling the story. i'll see what next months' challenge is.

Larae wrote: "i really think i'm gonna give up on my book. i just don't get it. i can't even tell who is telling the story. i'll see what next months' challenge is."

Aw, that's too bad that you aren't getting into the book.

Afterwards looks interesting to me, but then I love mysteries.

I started my buddy pick of The Whole Truth by David Baldacci I'm 50 pages in and this one isn't written at all like his Camel Club series which I love. This one isn't grabbing me yet but I hope it gets better. The style is so different I'm having a tough time getting involved.

I started Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China a couple of days ago,, daunted by the bulkiness. Ripped through 100pp so far and keep on wanting to sneak off at work to read it.

Not a fan of counting my chickens... uh... swans before they hatch but looks like a winner so far. (what? It's spring, I'm allowed bird humour)

Lucky it wasn't an ugly duckling!

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Okay I'm going. I promise.

I havent even gottes past the first 50 pages of my book yetm but I'm excited by how good it fits the writing and mood of the original Sherlock novels!
(am reading )
It'll be a tough one but I'm determined to get through it :D

I've made a very slow start with The Green Mile but am determined to make a bigger dent in it this evening :-)

Rusalka wrote: "Not a fan of counting my chickens... uh... swans before they hatch but looks like a winner so far. (what? It's spring, I'm allowed bird humour)"

Does that mean you're trading in Kermit for Big Bird? ☺

Katrina wrote: "I havent even gottes past the first 50 pages of my book yetm but I'm excited by how good it fits the writing and mood of the original Sherlock novels!
(am reading [bookcover:The House of Silk: A S..."

I'm glad you are liking the book I picked for you. Take your time and enjoy the ride!

Ok, I'm officially giving up on my book. It just wasn't for me. And there are too many others I want to read so I'm not bothered that I have abandoned. Onwards and upwards as they say

Rusalka wrote: "I started Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China a couple of days ago,, daunted by the bulkiness. Ripped through 100pp so far and keep on wanting to s..."

I loved this book. I only picked it up because it was on the 1001 books to read before you die list. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have come across it on my own, but I'm glad I did!