Comments from the Book Discussion Group at DeSoto Library regarding our February 2010 selection:

The Jane Austen Book Clubby Karen Joy Fowler

The question was asked, “Would you recommend this book to someone else?”

Sue: "Yes. Especially for anyone that's interested in Jane Austen. I liked the development of the characters."

Maye: "Yes. Maybe too much information about some of the characters."

Jane: “It wasn't one that impressed me a lot. It was kind of hard for me to connect with a lot of that stuff."

Janine: “It's the first book the group's done where some felt they liked the movie better than the book."

Ann: "Yes. It's okay."

Judy: "It was okay."

Brenda: "I just enjoyed this book so much. Now I want to read all of Jane Austen's novels."

Marianne: "I love it. I'm not finished with it yet, but I love it."

Comments from the Book Discussion Group at DeSoto Library regarding our January 2010 selection:

Stealing Buddha's Dinnerby Bich Minh Nguyen

The question was asked, “Would you recommend this book to someone else?”

Sue: "A little too much emphasis on food. . ."

Jane: “Yes. I liked it because I thought she listened and got educated.”

Janine: “Yes. I wondered , though, how much of what she felt was actually from being an immigrant as opposed to just being different from the pack."

Ann: "Why was this a Book-Club-To-Go Kit selections? I was very disappointed!"

Judy: "It was all right but it wasn't one of my favorites."

Georgianna: "It was interesting in the descriptions of the culture clashes. As natives we may not understand what they're [the immigrants] are suffering because we don't know where they're coming from."