I absolutely love Christopher Moore, he is quirky, but if you have sensitivity issues in the matter of faith, this book may not be for you, This book takes you through the life of Jesus as a young boy the trials and tribulations he must face as he hides that he is the chosen one, how he meets Mary,and his Journeys with Biff, who narrates the story. Moore writes books that are really out of the box. You have to be open minded or you will be offended. Regardless of if you like him or hate him I consider him a great author as he makes you think, and that is why he is one of my top 5 favorite authors. way out there, fun, makes you say wow, where did that come from!

I could not understand how anyone reading this could not lose a little piece of their own hearts to the wonderful characters in this novel. This is one of the rare finds that make you want to cry when you get to the last page, because its over. Lorna Landvik is an exceptional writer! I would be dumbfounded for anyone to tell me they did not enjoy this book.

Excellent book forcing you to realize not everyone has the luxury of living like you do, and what can go on behind closed doors when you have power and money. A wicked reality check, John Saul's best I've read since his early first novels. I feel this book would be a perfect book discussion choice.

Just when you think she can't get any funnier, she does. I enjoyed this book so much, I was actually taking my time to try and make it last. You will not be disappointed!

I liked this book, and I think it makes an excellent book club read, simply because of the history entailed in the story lines. I personally did not know much about Pagan religions, I went online and did some background research for myself. This research led to some very interesting discoveries about the Vestal Virgins. It also opened my eyes to facts which contradict modern beliefs. Such as the first Voting rights for women started as early as the 2nd century. This book was Interesting and easy to follow once I had a clearer concept on Pagan and Christian religions. The other very interesting part of the book of course was the topic of reincarnation, overall I do not know how anyone could not have a great discussion with this book, it has history, mystery, interesting characters with hidden lives but mostly it leaves you with the notions of interesting and debateable the topic is. However; This book is one that requires concentration, to keep up with it.

Though this was one of the hardest books I ever tried to read, as I found myself falling asleep through it. I found it much easier to listen to on CD. This could have been such a good book, if it had been edited better. The story was all over the place, the Characters were interesting but there were just too many of them. There was a lot of unnecessary Gibberish like 10 different kinds of rain...
The things we all agreed upon: we all liked the old wives tales in the story and we all thought this could have been a really good book if edited better.I only recommended this because regardless of its down falls we had an excellent book discussion about it.

This was a really good book, the story line was really interesting and it was definitely a page turner, I will most definitely read this series. I do not really feel that it was a very good book club choice, it was a Mystery but you know who the bad guy was pretty much from the beginning, the end has a fabulous twist, which I love. The book is excellent and the author is very talented, but this is just not a book that will allow for a great discussion.
The basic plot is a blind girl who has the ability to see the last 18 seconds of the deceased persons life before their death, just by touching them. This interweaves with the life of a police lt. Kelly O'shaunessy, and a mentally challenged young man (a good guy), a serial killer and a few other characters. Who all come together and are linked indirectly to each other. Great book- not a real lively discussion.

This book started strong. But keeps you guessing through the whole story. Generally Mysteries do not make good discussion books, but this one is also a story of history and reincarnation, that stems around mirrors and mazes. I will not disclose the story itself, as it is a mystery story, and who wants to read it if they know the mystery? so give it a try, our book club loved it.

I found this book to be rather depressing, but as far as a group discussion book, the book is a great choice. There are so many characters in one family but they are all interesting topics of discussion. This book delves into alcoholism, sibling incest (this was the only part I thought was rather repulsive) dysfunctionality over and above the norm, divorce, and many other topics. Overall
the story was good but a little dark. However; it also shows how strong people have to be to give up the things they love the most. Good discussion book, most of the people in the book said it started off slow, but got better a little into the book.

I read this book a second time, after someone suggested it, to perhaps give it a second chance. But I think I disliked it even more. If you like books with the feel of a depressing Victorian ambience, then this is the perfect book. This was a depressing book about incest and the destruction put upon a family because of it. Yes it has twists and turns, but it was just to dark and depressing, the whole feel of the book is dark and grey. Though it did open the floor for discussion, It was so depressing I had no longing to finish it even though I did. I hate books about incest, The topic is sickening. The only thing I did like was the interaction between Margaret and Vida. Just not my cup of tea. It also has over descriptive dialog, how many ways can you say Old and Dreary? I thought since I fell asleep thru most of my first attempt perhaps I missed something, based on all these reviews saying this book was excellent? so I guess I can only say-It does have a decent story thats if you can get thru the first 150 pages or so. good luck