Thank you to Sara for hosting another lovely evening. We enjoyed delectable custom pizzas and a healthy salad…yummy! We missed Allison, but know her presence was need elsewhere. We send our best to Allison’s neighbors.
The evening’s discussion centered on Ellen’s new arrival. We agree Birdie is so sweet and adorable.
Susan had to make a quick return home and Sara armed her with a mega flashlight which served a dual purpose as she made her way through the backyards. We chatted about neighbors and children once again. We also learned that should anyone be having a random drug test than the poppy seed dressing will alter the results! Marrie shared with the large group the fascinating history of her home. I told you in my last post it was a whopper of a story. Marrie will try to print out some on the home’s history from the library to share next time. We agreed that at this time we would not invite any other members to the book club. Also, there will be no hostess gifts allowed. Wine will not be considered a hostess gift rather a contribution to the evening and should be opened and consumed by the bearer.
Now onto the book….
We agreed that this thriller was thought provoking in terms of questioning our own moral judgment. It was agreed that the book was faced paced with extremely short chapters. We were disappointed in the lack of character development. I wondered why even introduce the character of Courtney, only to write her off in the first few chapter. Susan saw the kitchen scene coming, although most of us agreed this was a ‘surprise’. Marrie questioned the bad guy’s shot gun, and decided her weapon of choice would be the less obvious and easier to conceal, pistol. Karin felt that when Ellen went to Florida to ‘stalk’ Carol and Bill was creepy and we couldn’t agree more with her. Marrie felt if the author mentioned the missing child card that came in the mail, yet once again, she was going to scream! We discussed whether or not Ellen’s hand was forced by Sara. Our Ellen thought that the character Ellen (did you notice that some group members have the same character names…) forced her own hand by creating the situation herself, which is by starting the investigation in the first place. Yup, yet again, Charli cried. The quote of the night goes to Susan….”I threw my back out reading this book.”
Our next meeting will be at Susan’s to discuss the hot mystery thriller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Happy Reading,
Jennifer
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