A big disappointment

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	• The Reading Group: A Novel (P.S.) Elizabeth Noble Harper Paperbacks, 2005 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 61 reviews view larger image
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A big disappointment

I picked this up for a reading group, and actually was enjoying it for the first quarter of the book. It certainly kept my interest in the characters, and was well written enough to be a page turner. Then when a character leaves, it all goes down hill. It becomes a chance for the characters to all whine about their lives, their marriages. The monthly meetings no longer are about the book, but the gossip that they are dying to share, no matter how much it hurts others. By 'October', I'd had it. I tried reading the rest but found myself bored and uninterested in anything else that happened to these people. I have taken many notes tho, and I suspect this will be an interesting discussion with my own reading group - who actually read the book and talk about it in depth.

I am giving it a three instead of the two I think it deserves, because honestly its well written, and much of the first half was rather interesting, and because I think it fits for a certain group of readers that would love the book.

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A Whim Works Out

I picked this book up on a whim. In the past I've enjoyed British "chic lit" for light reading, and that's what I was hoping for with The Reading Group. It was a very nice and light read. The group is made up of 5 women, different ages and different family and life situations. Over the course of the year as each one goes through some major event in their lives, they find that the book group has become more then just ladies getting together to read and discuss a book. They support each other, provide an escape and really become friends, even if they don't realize it right away.

At the beginning of the book, Noble has listed the books that will be discussed at each meeting. She also provides a bit of info on each woman - married or not, kid, what they and their husbands do (if they have one), favorite books of each woman and that of the significant persons in her life (spouses, kids, etc). You start out with a good idea of what you think each woman will be like.

Each one of these ladies is a believable character. You'll find something to relate to in all of them, and as you learn more about them you'll start associating them with someone you know. If you've read any of the books on their list for the year, it's fun to hear their comments.

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The Reading Group

It was a fun read but lots of fluff! If you like the TV Series "Desperate Housewives" you will love this book! The author creates a relationship with the reader and the characters, though some are difficult to like. I am not sure I would have finished it if I were not reading it for a book club.

Good book

I just read this book for the second time and enjoyed it even more. I liked the characters and atmosphere.

A Great read!

We selected this book for our monthly book club comprised of 10 women and we all loved it! Made for some interesting discussion regarding families and mariage.

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The Reading Group follows the trials and tribulations of a group of women who meet regularly to read and discuss books.Over the course of a year, each of these women become intertwined, both in the books they read and within each other's lives.

Inspired by a shared desire for conversation, a good book and a glass of wine-Clare, Harriet, Nicole, Polly, and Susan undergo startling revelations and transformations despite their differences in background, age and respective dilemmas.

What starts as a reading group gradually evolves into a forum where the women may express their views through the books they read and grow to become increasingly more open as the bonds of friendship cement.

In The Reading Group, Noble reveals the many complicated paths in life we all face as well as the power and importance of friendship.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

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