Endings

Just a random vent that I REALLY needed to get out and since my husband thinks I am crazy I thought you ladies might understand.  I just finished a book.  It was a good book.  I really enjoyed it.  And then there was the end.  Really?  Really!  That's how it ended?!  That's all you've got?  After 400 pages you couldn't come up with maybe 5 or 6 more?  Maybe even less.  Just enough of a little epilogue to tie things up.  Actually in this book it could have probably been accomplished with one more paragraph or even just a couple more sentences!  I took a whole star off my rating because the ending irked me so much.  Now I know that not everyone likes things wrapped up with a nice, neat little bow but I am not one of these people.  I don't always have to have it all wrapped up though.  Sometimes I am happy with just enough of a wrap up to let me imagine what happened next.  This book though!  Argh!  Two more sentences.  TWO MORE! I would have been so happy.  Why is it that authors have this need to leave us hanging?  What is wrong with wrapping things up just a little, or even completely?  I just don't understand and usually it irks me just a bit but in this case it really did just squash the entire experience for me.  I read the book quickly, in about two and a half days, and the ending was a complete and total let down. I hate it when that happens!  Maybe I am crazy.  Maybe you girls will confirm that.  But really, am I the only one?

Erica

September's Book

There should be no disappointment this month as it was a unanimous vote for These is my Words by Nancy E. Turner, to be our September selection. 

Our voting for October will begin on August 26th and one of the choices will be The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling.  Be sure to check back for the other choice and to cast your vote!

Choices for September

I know there were some of you that wanted to read JK Rowling's new book "The Casual Vacancy" when it was released.  Since it's release date is not until September 27th, I decided that I would have it as one of the choices for our October selection.  I hope that's ok. 

Our choices for September are....

These is my Words

by Nancy E. Turner

A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga inspired by the author's own family memoirs, these words belong to Sarah Prine, a woman of spirit and fire who forges a full and remarkable existence in a harsh, unfamiliar frontier. Scrupulously recording her steps down the path Providence has set her upon—from child to determined young adult to loving mother—she shares the turbulent events, both joyous and tragic, that molded her, and recalls the enduring love with cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot that gave her strength and purpose.
Rich in authentic everyday details and alive with truly unforgettable characters, These Is My Words brilliantly brings a vanished world to breathtaking life again.

The Hobbit

By J.R.R Tolkien

A great modern classic and the prelude to THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Voting will go through Sunday, July 29th.  As always if you would like another book added to the choices list please leave a comment and I will add it and just a reminder that any book that has been voted on but not selected is still on the list.

Show More

Show Less

Show More

Show Less

Peppermints in the Parlor

Here's our place for thoughts and comments on July's Peppermints in the Parlor.