I think everyone probably knows what I think of this book by now, since I've gone on and on about it here, there and everywhere.
It is, quite simply, one of my favourite books of all time. It changed the way I felt about having a second child. It changed the way I feel about parenting in general. It made me laugh a lot and cry quite a lot too. I want everyone to read it.
Did you read it? (Please say yes!) Did you love it? (You MUST have loved it!)
Just a quick reminder of the last book club book of the year - Catherine Newman's Waiting for Birdy.
This is one of my favourite books of all time and everyone I know who's read it has loved it. So if you haven't had a chance to read it yet, please do. I guarantee* you won't regret it. There are copies from 1p on Amazon.
* This is not a guarantee! ;)
Turns out we're not moving anywhere, at least for now. It was all just too messy and difficult. So we're back and we're posting. I hope people are still reading...
November's book club book was a total gem, didn't you think? I absolutely loved it, didn't want it to end. In fact, I rationed the last 50 or so pages and I NEVER do that.
So what did you think? I really hope you loved it too or we might have to fall out...
I think I may just have been in the wrong mood and I'll certainly give it a go again in the future, but oh my goodness, I found it quite painful. I remembered it as being so involved and exciting, but this time I thought the writing was dreadful and lumbering and I just couldn't go on.
Did anyone else read it?
September's book club book was Kasey Edwards' 30-Something and Over It. Did you read it? Could you finish it? I haven't quite... yet. But I am persevering.
Anyone else want to kick off the discussion in the comments and I'll join in later today? (I found a couple of alternative covers to make up for having nothing to say. Which do you like best?)
Have you been enjoying the book club? I can't believe that we're coming up to the last three books of the year. Where has this year gone? And, yes, I know that makes me sound Very Old.
Anyway. I'm quite excited about the last three selections. There's a classic novel, a current (and very popular) novel and one of my favourite non-fiction books of all time. Check them out over the cut.
For any new readers (or for old readers with bad memories), September's book club is Kasey Edwards' 30-Something and Over It.
We'll be discussing it right here in the last week of the month. We'd love you to join us. (Yes, YOU!)
I love E Lockhart's books and I read Fly on the Wall on a flight to Canada a couple of years ago. I started reading as a distraction during take-off and, a couple of chapters in, turned to my husband and said, "What's taking so long?" He looked at me like I was an idiot and said, "What?!" Yeah, we'd long since taken off and I, engrossed in this book, HADN'T EVEN NOTICED! Now that is some good writing, don't you think?
I re-read the book for the book club and loved it just as much (for some reason, possibly even more - I don't remember welling up at the ending last time). But what did you think of it? Leave a comment and we'll chat.
I've also added both the latest US (left) and UK (right) covers to this post. What do you think of them? Which do you think is most representative of the book and why?
This month's book is Sarra Manning's Unsticky and I absolutely loved it. In fact, I almost read it again I loved it so much (and it was only a few weeks ago that I read it for the first time). But I worried while I read it. Why?
Well, it's described in the blurb as a "Pretty Woman for the 21st Century" and, much as I love Pretty Woman, it's pretty problematic from a feminist point of view and I found the same with Unsticky. I just didn't know what to think.
In case you haven't read it, it's the story of Grace Reeves, who is pretty disappointedd in life. She's in debt, her boyfriend's dumped her, her job is totally unsatisfying. And then she meets Vaughn. Rich and attractive Vaughn who wants him to be her girlfriend. No, sorry, who wants her to pose as his girlfriend, for which he will pay her a monthly fee. As the back cover asks: "Where's the line between acting the trophy girlfriend, and selling yourself for money?" So, um, discuss. In the comments. (Bear in mind that if you haven't read the book, there may well be spoilers in the comments.) So apparently we're halfway through the year. I can't see it myself, but the calendar doesn't lie! Apart from being a terrible indication that my life is slipping away while I'm watching The Wright Stuff and eating Giant Buttons, this also means it's time to announce the next three books.
Check them out over the cut.
