When I first heard of the Twilight Saga in 2008, I thought it sounded a bit juvenile. A teenage girl in love with a vampire, how twelve year old!!! I was not at all interested in reading it. Then it got picked for the book club and from the first paragraph it not only grabbed me it became an obcession!!! I didn't stop with the first book, I read all 4 before the book club discussion. I did not want to leave Forks, WA to come back to the real world. I even went to Stephanie Meyer.com and read "Midnight Sun", Edward's version of the events that unfolded. (I even ordered a tee-shirt while I was there, how nerdy is that?!)
Now, there are a couple of things that Stephanie could have worked out differently or could have been written better, but overall I think she did a really good job. I don't think Stephen King was justified in calling her work "crap". He could have strengthened and structured some of his storylines a little better also. (anybody read "Rose Red"?)
Buy it, borrow it, read it and take it for what it was meant to be, a fanatasy love story with a bit of action thrown in here and there. (Then by a tee-shirt so I won't be the only nerd!!)

I loved this book. I know to some it is sad and depressing, but I thought it was really well researched and very insightful on the whole cancer situation.
I love how Jodi took this from a child's point of view and from the way the legal system looks at things, not so much from the way the cancer patient. It certainly changed my mind about stem cell research and the way people are being "engineered" for that sort of thing. It is sad, but I really loved it.

WOW! What a mess! I really like to read up & coming authors. You never know what your going to run across before they "make it". However, I wasn't all into this book. I found the main character just not my cup of tea. I see Laney was written to be "not likable".
I understand she was a victim herself of a father who abandoned her and I understand that she brought a lot of this behavior on herself, but I felt the story didn't go deep enough. I didn't feel as if I knew Laney well enough nor was there enough detail to understand where all this crazy behavior was coming from. I know women who were raised without fathers who do not act like this. There was some feeling of Laney being sexually abused by the father but that was never clear. Her husband, her friends, all suffered at her hands whether they knew it or not.
After seeing what all this baggage has done to her, I can't understand why Laney isn't trying to avoid this with her own children.Instead she seems to be doing worse with them. (Laney having sex with her child's toys, that is just plain revolting. I hope she threw the bear away!! Come on Amy, you have children.) She doesn't know what love is or how to give it to her children. She ends up abandoning them, just as her father did. Which in her case that was probably a good idea. If this is "a modern suburban woman" then I want no part of it.

I did not like this book. I felt like I was reading an essay from a third grader. There was no depth to the writing. There was no emotional detail to the story. If she had not been Alan Jackson's wife no publisher would have EVER looked at this. Don't waste your money.
Ellen Vaughn should be ashamed to put her name on such a piece of garbage!!

I wanted a book that was "out of the box" so to speak and I really got it!! This book is part scary,part sci-fi and part fantasy all rolled into one. This book made you think about how fast your life can become dull and routine and what do you want to do about it. I found the characters were well developed and I understood them. Although this genre is not for everyone, it is worth a read.

I liked this book. I thought it was a very good read. Although, the story was not as dramatic as "My Sister's Keeper" it was Jodi at her best. The story was well researched, the characters developed. It was a good read.

This is one of the all time greatest books ever written. I love this book, and the movie with Gregory Peck is excellent. I could not say enough about this book. If you have not read it, grab a copy ASAP!!!

I liked this book much more than I thought I would. As I have had time to reflect back on it, I see more to like than dislike. I like the style it was written in, even though that took some getting used too. I like that YOU had to figure out for yourself what had been the "before". I know I could have not been as strong as the man and I know there are many times I would have given in to the enviroment just because that was easier than fighting the struggles. it is really a good read, but I think I might skip the movie.

This book is a Graphic Novel, not a comic book. It is just that GRAPHIC. Sex, nudity, language, extreme violence.
I am an Alan Moore fan. I thought this was an excellent piece of work. It's statement about hero's being thrown to the curb and passe is coming true faster than we realize. The bad & corrupt rule the world. I liked the movie, however without Alan's support, I did not think the movie got the reconigition it deserved. if you are a grahic novel person and enjoy the genre it is a good read.
The underlying story of the Black Freighter was also very good. It reminded me of those tales of the weird & bizzare graphic novels, like "Tales from the Crypt" & "Weird Tales"

First, I am a cat person. I enjoyed the stories of Dewey, but my cat does some of the same things, so I don't think he was such a "stand out" cat. I think because of where he spent his life is why so much attention was placed on him. He was a beautiful cat no question there. I did not enjoy Vicki Myron's trips down memory lane and these tangents she seem to get on and couldn't write her way back to the story. She seemed to be constantly associated with doom & gloom. Even Dewey seemed to head toward the gloomest people, and I suppose that is the point, he was to bring joy into their lives. Anyone who lives with a pet knows this already. Of course, she had to end it with a heart wrenching scene I would have rather skipped. Actually, I wish I'd skipped the whole book!!

I liked this book. I found it witty and clever. The dark humor, the twists and turns all were very entertaining. After reading this book I decided to watch a few episodes of the TV show and I really liked that too. It is a new and very unusual storyline, hard to do with today's attitude of seen it all, done it all.

I loved this book! It is the only book in our club to score 100% in our club ratings. By October 2010 there will be three books in this series. I rank this series third behind Harry Potter & Twilight. It is well written, dramatic, graphic and riveting all at the same time. I have recommended it to many people already.
"Catching Fire" which is the second book in the series, also has the same "must read" excitement. But it is a transition book and ends with a bit of a cliff-hanger that I am so excited to hear about in Book three coming out in Oct. Hurry Up Oct 2010!!

At first, I didn't think I would like this book. It was really dark and gory. Then it takes a turn and you are swept away into the story. I liked the way this book was written you didn't get ALL the information up front, you got the clues when the team got the clues. All in all, a good story.