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Today we had our first discussion on the book "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards.
This is just our opinion, since the book has been #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list, but Deirdre and I did not like the novel. The themes treated could be interesting, but we felt that the characters were not developed well enough for us to understand their actions. We also felt the setting of the story, in the late 60s through 70s, was not realistic.
Edwards style was wordy and hard to follow, she used the same adjectives repeatedly, causing the reading to be dry. Her description of places and landscapes did not allow us to "see" nor "feel" them. The book felt both dragging and rushed, as it did not give enough information to make us feel that we knew the characters by giving hurried and contrasting descriptions.
If you read the book and would like to add your comments, feel free to respond to this post.
We compiled a list of 5 books for future discussions and set up a tentative date for the next meeting, for Saturday, April 18th, at 9:00.
If you are interested in joining the book club, but would prefer a different time and day, please let me know, we'll try to accommodate everyone. If you plan to attend the April 18th discussion, send me an e-mail or reply to this post, or just show up!
Here are the books we picked, so far. Your suggestions are always welcome!
April 18th "A Mercy" by Toni Morrison
May "Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh
June "To the Lighthouse" by Virginia Wolf
July "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
August "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner
For those of you who cannot attend the meetings we could have a discussion on this blog, by simply posting a comment. Let me know what you think!
One more thing, you may enjoy the following facebook reading group:
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