Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Start Date: 08/01/2013
End Date:

Books completed: 13/26

A- Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - Peter Allison (9/8)
B- Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia (8/26)
C- The Woods - Harlan Coben (9/12)
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E- Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine (8/7)
F- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg (8/17)
G- The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman (8/3)
H- The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood (9/22)
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M- What Dreams May Come - Richard Matheson (10/22)
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O- One for the Money - Janet Evanovich (9/10)
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R- Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier (9/30)
S- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See (8/11)
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V- The Vampire Diaries - L.J. Smith (10/31)
W- Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen (8/12)
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Hi, Kelsey. Welcome to the challenge :) How did you like The Ocean at the End of the Lane? We have a discussion thread on this book on the group home page :)

Welcome Kelsey, I loved Fried Green Tomatoes (both book and film) when read / watched a few years ago.

The only one I haven't read on your list is Ocean at the End of the Lane! I have loved all of the others! What do you think of them?

was a wonderful book. Have you seen the movie yet?

Hi all,

I really enjoyed The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It was my first book by Gaiman. It was like taking a peak into someone's imagination. I read the book as though the little boy was using his fantasies to get him through a difficult time in his life (infidelity, death, abuse, etc).

I LOVED Water for Elephants! The movie was good, but the book was amazing!! The author made the nursing-home Jacob such a robust and 3-d character. I also appreciated that though we saw the animal abuse happening around the Circus, it wasn’t overly graphic.

I’m still reading Fried Green Tomatoes. This book is taking me longer than I had anticipated. I’ve seen the movie and loved it. The book is very, well … everywhere. Even with the dates on the top of each chapter, I’m still having a hard time grasping the timeline. I'm also having a hard time understanding how a Southern community, that is described as incredibly racist & bigoted, has no qualms about a lesbian couple. In fact, their relationship is never even discussed, it’s just matter-of-factly stated … it doesn’t seem realistic to me.

I loved Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I think it's a honest story about relationships and communication. Although I’ve always “known” about footbinding, until I read this book, I’ve never taken a real interest into it. While reading this story, I googled images of footbinding … absolutely atrocious!!

Ella Enchanted was a cute, feminist, fairy tale.

I’m looking forward to reading more with this group! I’m already so impressed by how welcome you all have made me feel!