Casey rated it a 7. She said it was depressing. She said the main character would probably not be her friend. The main character was 73 but seemed older. Casey did think it was well written.
Gwen rated it an 8.5. She liked that the writer got straight to the story. Gwen loved the characters and enjoyed the book. She was sad about the relationship between the main character and her daughter.
Zara gave it an 8.5. She read the book in one day, and it’s been a long time since she’s been moved to read a book in a single day. Zara loved the concept. She writes letters and has letters from over the years. She liked that the book wasn’t bogged down with too much description. She thought the character development was good.
Brenda rated it an 8. She thought it was brilliant. She liked that you could read it in bits and pieces.
Nina gave it a 9. She really liked the story between the main character and the English professor. She used to be a letter writer and has old letters she treasures.
Ellen gave it an 8.5. She loved the flow. She enjoys reading books of WWI and WWII letters. She connected with the story about the main character and her estrangement from her daughter.
Moira gave it an 8.5. She thought it was a really excellent way of telling the story. She felt the story covered the gamut of friends and family.
Roxie rated it 5. She did not like the format. She thought the book was boring. She thought the mom was selfish, that she tried more with Harry than with her daughter.
Dinah gave it an 8.5. She thought it was okay at first, but once she got into it, she really liked it. Normally she doesn’t like epistolary novels (books told through letters), but she liked this one. She loved how the main character went from saying “no” to new things to saying “yes”. She loved how the character grew.
Donna rated it a 9. She read it in a week. She liked the main character. She thought the main character was feisty and funny.
General Discussion: Moira said that books should make you feel something, and almost everyone agreed this made them feel. The only exception was Roxie who said this book made her feel nothing.
Average rating: 8.05. A clear winner.
Jax Lit Chix 