For the first time in the history of our book club three of our five members did not complete a book. It was just too slow moving in too many places. There were some adventurous and scary parts but I would not recommend this book. We have made a new book club rule that any member who fails to complete the new selection has to buy dinner for the whole group. So next time we get stuck with a read like this one, we must persevere!

It was kind of interesting for club members to consider how our lives have evolved over the past ten years. Too many story lines in the book made it confusing at times and the book drug on far tool long before Alice started recovering her memory. We wondered why the author had the story conclusion in the an epilogue rather than outing it in the last chapter. The book was okay but not one of our favorites.

The book was easy to read because of the writing style which flowed well. But without an understanding of sea going vessels it was hard to relate to. The many breaks in the diary of Captain Nemo due to supposed damage to his journal were distracting. We also felt that the authors included an X rated encounter with Nemo and a woman that really wasn\\\'t needed in this book. There was plenty of violence. Just not our cup of tea but we won copies of the book in the giveaway so it was a \\\"free read\\\".

This book was an easy read. Chapters are short. The setting was early Chicago during the time of the World's Fair. The story for the most part was failry predictable but had an ending that was unexpected.

All the members of our club liked this book. We had a great discussion of all the issues raised by the actions of the characters in the story.

Everyone in our group liked the book. No of us had been aware of orphan trains in our country's history.
Vivian's story was fascinating.

This book is a true story based on the author's childhood. It is well written and easy to read. The book starts out when the author is riding in New York City in a limo and sees her mother, homeless and digging through a trash can. This is a tale of an incredible childhood and astounding parental behavior.
The book isn't depressing but a true tale of survival.

Great book for book clubs. Interesting inside look at the old south with slavery and indentured servants. One of our ladies found that her library had a book club bag for this book with 10 copies in it and a folder with discussion questions and other information. Ask your library if they do this for any titles.