How is everyone doing with the book?

Is anyone finished? I am on about 340. I like it.

Lovely Bones Meeting

We had a great time @ Amy's in Olathe talking about the book she picked, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.  We had a great discussion about what we liked and didn't like about the book.  Many of us like Susie's view of heaven...excluding her "return to Earth" via Ruth's body which was weird!  We felt like some of the characters were built up to have a "big part" in the book but it was never revealed (i.e. Ruth's Dad & Ray's Mom?)

If you followed along this month we hope you enjoyed it!

February's Book!

Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes

Ever since legwarmers were cool, best friends Tara, Katherine, and Fintan have survived small-town ennui, big-city heartbreak, and endless giddy nights out on the town. But now that they've graduated to their slightly more serious thirties, only Fintan has what can honestly be called a "love life." With Tara struggling daily with her eternal diet—and her dreadful, penny-pinching boyfriend—and Katherine keeping her single existence as organized as her drawer full of matching bra and panty sets, it seems they'll never locate the exit door out of the "last chance saloon."

But it's always when you are least ready for change that fate insists on one. And when catastrophe inevitably follows crisis, the lives of three best friends are sure to change in unexpected ways ... and not necessarily for the worse.

SPOILER ALERT...Ending of Lovely Bones

I'm totally confused, not sure if I'm looking too much into it but @ the end of the book why is it a shock to the family that the house that Lindsay & Sam are going to buy is a rental of Ruth's Dads?

Book Club Suggestions?

I am responsible for picking next months book...do any of you have a favorite author, or a book that you would suggest that is good for a Book Club?  I am wanting something upbeat and uplifting!
Thanks for your input & suggestions!

New Pick! The Lovely Bones

Amy Luft picked our 3rd Book Club Choice- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all ages. THE LOVELY BONES is such a book -- a #1 bestseller celebrated at once for its artistry, for its luminous clarity of emotion, and for its astonishing power to lay claim to the hearts of millions of readers around the world. Now in an audiobook edition read by the author, with movie tie-in art.

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."

So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, THE LOVELY BONES succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.

We meet again on January 28th in Olathe to discuss the book.

Just started....

I just finished Castaways (because I was behind)!!!! Great choice!!! I just started "Lovely Bones" and I am not sure I want to continue. I really struggle with media, books, movies being about this type of thing. Should I go on does it get better when I get past this point? Sorry to post this I just wanted to hear other input.