My book club had chosen this as our June book...i had a hard time finding it anywhere. Once i got my hands on a copy..i was not able to get past the first 2 chapters....I personally thought it had too many details about the races and such. No one in my book club enjoyed it. We wound picking another book.

After reading the reviews on this book..i was sure i was going to hate it and not be able to finish...but i was completely surprised to find i actually enjoyed it. Yes the book is NOTHING like "The secret lives of bees".So what? Something in the book resonated with me...maybe trying to find yourself after being "meshed" with someone for so long. Maybe wanting something that you know you can't have...or shouldn't have. I could relate to Jessie..maybe not in the adulterous way..but trying to find something that makes you feel alive. That makes you want to wake up every morning and actually LIVE. So YES i would reccomend this to a book club...i believe there would be wonderful discussions to be had from reading this book. Just because it was nothing like the authors first book does not..to me...qualify it as a horrible book. I say read on!