http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society/ Chatting with friends about books and life... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society/#comment-13927 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:44:52 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society#comment-13927 Usually, if I don’t care for a book, I can usually see why others might, but in the case of Guernsey, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what all the fuss was about. It just seemed so “meh” to me. I guess it’s being made into a movie. Joy!

 

]]> http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society/#comment-13907 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:24:44 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society#comment-13907 Oh, good! I’m (finally) reading this one for book club, and although it’s okay, I find myself wanting to skim some of the letters. Every review I find seems to praise it. It’s fine, but I’m feeling rather ‘meh’ about it. I will soldier on, but I’m glad to be in good company!

]]> http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society/#comment-8627 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:12:17 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society#comment-8627 [...] by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 45. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 46.  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Shaffer and Barrows 47. The Spare Room by Helen Garner 48. The Prudent Mariner by Leslie Walker [...]

]]> http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society/#comment-6229 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:13:00 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society#comment-6229 I was definitely in the minority with my book club when I voiced my dislike for the book but you know what? Even though they loved it there wasn’t much in the way to discuss. I truly do not understand why it was such a hit.   Thanks for stopping by to comment. Let me know what your club says about it.

]]> http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society/#comment-6214 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:15:30 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/04/28/review-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society#comment-6214 My book club is reading Shaffer’s book as this month’s selection. I am sticking with it in order to fully participate in our discussion, but do not find it a particularly compelling read. Because so many people are writing back and forth in the context of the book, you wonder who certain people are because they don’t otherwise appear frequently. It takes awhile for the real crux of the story to develop, and Juliet is at first a pretty flighty character. I don’t think the plot is developed well – it moves in fits and starts. Learning about Guernsey was an interesting bit of history – and since I always appreciate the other perspectives members of my book club bring to our discussions, I’ll look forward to what they have to say.

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