Our book club was glad we read this selection as few of us had read this classic. Most of us found it dated, stilted, and boring, especially when compared to current mysteries such as \\\\\\\"Gone Girl.\\\\\\\" We admire Ms. Christie\\\\\\\'s career but acknowledge that the mystery genre has changed quite some time in the past 80 years.

Not all members in our book club enjoyed reading this book, but all appreciated insights gained from the narrator, a teenage boy with Asperger's Syndrome. In fact, it fostered one of our most dynamic discussions to date.

Our diverse book club thoroughly enjoyed reading this memoir about the author's large Nebraska extended family and their experiences of living through the Depression, the Dust Bowl, and having four sons serve in WWII. The author's extensive research is evident but never boring, and our members appreciated several aspects of the family's experiences, including life in a large family during challenging times and military service in WWII. Family photos scattered throughout the book help readers visualize these extraordinary yet ordinary members of the Eymann family.

Members of our book club enjoyed this book, but felt bogged down in some of the descriptive language. The writing was beautiful, and the author's love for animals and nature is evident. We had hoped to become better acquainted with some of the characters in the book. The ending seemed disjointed.