Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

Average Rating:8
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Rebecca (8): Complicated story line--disturbing parts to it. The reason Blomquist took on the job was too nicely tied up at the end.
Anne (7): Slow beginning, bell curve in regards to her interest in the story. Hard time relating to the Vanger family. Most interesting characters: Cecilia Vanger, Salander.
Rachel (8.5): Connection at beginning was confusing. Flower sent was an insight. Swedish aspect was interesting.
Tina (8): This book was a rollercoaster--the thrill of it. Found the book complicated.
Angie (8.5): Likes pychological thrillers, thought the stealing of the money by Salander was clever.
Becky (9): Berger character was interesting, women in the book are very strong and independent.
Jennifer (7.5): Disturbing story, but good. Details were scary. Harriet finding was anti-climactic.
Dana (8): Controversy behind the writing of this tale--Swedish mafia? Enjoyed the story.

The Help, Kathryn Stockett

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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, Bill Bryson

Average Rating: 5.25
Menu: Steak, corn on the cob and Sangria

Tina: The guy is a douche bag. He was trying to hard to be funny. It got better though over time or just got used to him. Very cliché of times and nothing new

Rebecca: Currently on page 69. Good stories if one of his good friends or grew up with him during those times, or location. Good if you really knew him, but being an outsider it was hard to connect.

Angie: Gave up on page 86. It was somewhat more interesting than a history book.

Anne: 4.5

Becky: 6.5 1st time laughing out loud on the bus. Reminded her of stories that her Aunt use to tell her, and the things that she learned along the way. It was not written well

Jennifer: 6 Not quite funny, not quite interesting. He was trying too hard to be funny but was not able to be funny

Glassblower of Murano, Marina Fiorato

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Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt

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Forever, Pete Hamill

Average Rating: 6.6
Menu: Artichoke Cheese Dip, "New York Style" pizza, "New York" Chocolate Cheesecake

Dana: N/A (pg. 25) - $33.50 due in library late fees since October.

Tina: 7.5 - Spans a long time. Interested in beginning and end, but middle was a little slow. Didn't get history of New York as much as expected.

Angie: 7.0 (pg. 400) - Liked it once he got to New York. Disturbed at beginning when in colony and slept with Mary. Want to finish.

Jennifer: 6.5 - Like first 100 and last 100 pages, middle was a bit painful. Annoyed that he was going to live forever. Thought he was an angry person - for killing so many people.

Becky: 5.0 (1/2 way) - Felt like it went on forever. Ready to learn about New York, but lost story of him and his character. Too many things happening.

Anne: 6.0 (pg. 418) - Excited about first 100 pages. Got confused with Pillars of the Earth. same thing over and over; war, people fight and die. Like a guy movie over and over. Sanitation made me nauseous. Not being able to leave Manhatten was weird.

Rebecca: 7.5 - Great concept, but could've been done better. Some parts were confusing, like how he got eternal life. Thought ending was good. Too many pieces of history were missing. Each part was pretty good, but didn't feel like there was a strong enough thread to keep it all together.