Made for a lot of discussion in our club, using discussion questions and summaries and analysis from Sparks notes. Some understood it right away and loved the vernacular from the South; others skimmed the first 5 chapters and enjoyed the book better with the narrator telling the story. Good themes, symbols and plot.

I, personally, did not like the book at all; it jumped all over the place, and I could not follow it. There are 14 in our book club, and most of them enjoyed the book. Our discussion leader noted all the \"time sensitive\" words like cars are called machines, etc. He also noted 140 words to look up on definitions. Those in our group who like mysteries really enjoyed the book. Once we discovered the book was the first in its genre, it made a difference in the style of the book. It is a challenging book, but made for great discussion of his character descriptions, use of rolled cigarettes, and love of women. Enjoy!

I did read this all the way through and in a weird way, could not put it down, as I kept hoping the author & her husband would take charge of Toby and stop letting Toby run their lives. This was so frustrating! The author went to a dog psychiatrist and did not follow the suggestions to limit Tobys space when left alone. I liked that they found a job for Toby. Our Book Club had lots of discussion, but mostly about our own dog experiences. I would not recommend this book.

A regency romance with many interesting twists and turns as family secrets are revealed after many years of being hidden. Alex Valcourt comes to town with his mother and sister to resume his career as a Dancing Master. Little does he know that the matriarch of the town has forbidden any dancing. Julia Midwinter is the young adult daughter of the matriarch, and she is adventurous, daring, flirtatious, and in love with any man who could replace the love she never had from her father. John Desmond also returns to town after a long absence due to an accusation and murder. Julia\\\\\\\'s mother, Amelia, knows the town secrets and seeks to control and protect her daughter from making the same mistakes of others from the past. Lady Anne is Lady Amelia\\\\\\\'s sister and she has a sordid past, which is also a secret. The story describes the Regency period well, which is a great environment for all these secrets, with all the \\\\\\\'proper\\\\\\\' and \\\\\\\'expected\\\\\\\' behavior and values. I liked this book because I learned much about the Regency Period, I enjoy historical fiction, and I was intrigued with each new \\\\\\\'secret\\\\\\\' as it was revealed. We read this book for our Book Club.

Mystery written about archaeology in Egypt with the added adventure of an autistic boy and his siblings. There are many interesting interwoven characters and several surprises appear by the end of the book. A great book for discussion.

Very hard to believe that this scientist could have remembered, nevermind controlled her right and or left brain while she was having a stroke; too far fetched and author too repetitive and too impressed with herself.

We really enjoyed the book and had wonderful discussion. All decided we didn\\\'t like Lucky Lindy but loved and admired his wife!

Mystery, pursuits of every kind, danger, life and death situations regularly, African big game hunting, politics from Europe, Africa, and the US, romance and scheming just about summarizes this historical fiction book for me.
Colonel and President Teddy Roosevelt embarks on a year long safari to procure big game animals for the Smithsonian. His son, Kermit, accompanies him. An old girlfriend shows up and what he do with her surprise appearance?
Roosevelt is a relentless pursuer of big game and risks life and limb for his goals. His personality comes out in this book.
The African tribes, wars and political entanglements are frightening and described well.
You’ll be riveted to the story. Enjoy!