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Post by katiescarlett on May 2, 2023 22:05:54 GMT
Thanks disneypal but your link just took me to the Amazon Main Page. I was finally able to find the book clubs but I'm still not finding our specific club. Thanks - that is weird - I tested the link after I posted it and it went to the book club but now when I click, as you say, it goes to the main page. But...once at the main page, click the 3 lines at the upper left, scroll down to books, then book clubs, then Amazon Book Clubs and if you have already joined the 2Peas book club, select My Clubs at the top, then 2Peas bookclub I'm just going to copy/paste the link this time. www.amazon.com/amazonbookclubs/detail/amzn1.club.bookclub.46c38892-99de-9d98-2c33-61d3035da08e?ref_=abc_aa_000_r_ds_csc_cdcGot it this time, thanks! But I don't see any discussions on any of the books. |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 3, 2023 2:31:55 GMT
I read this a while ago, but didn't really like it - felt like it was forced - like they decided on a topic and tried to craft a story around that topic, and it came off as forced and not very believable to me. I usually like Jodi Picoult books, though there are some I haven't and this is one I didn't. I do agree with you that at times it did feel a little forced. However, I did like the story line and the courtroom drama and seeing how it would unfold and if Asher knew or not and all that. I did have an idea about what really happened to Lily and I was pretty spot on with my guess.
What I didn't like is all the details about how to keep and take care of bees. I understand Olivia was a bee-keeper so I expected some of that but I felt that the author spent about 2 months doing researching on this and felt she had to include every single detail about it to prove how much research she had done on the subject. It would have been better to leave out the deep dive details about bee-keeping and just talk about it in general terms (IMO).
I've only read one Jodi Picolult book before this and it was a LONG time ago (so this may be typical of her writing), but I was put off by the gratuitous and excessive use of the "f" word. I mean, it is okay, I'm not overly offended by the word in general, but it just seemed excessive, again IMO.
Overall, I'd give it a 4 out of 5 stars.
So interesting. I loved the part about the bee's I loved how the care of the bees was woven into the story. I find it so interesting how we all respond differently to different parts! |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 3, 2023 2:35:16 GMT
I am new to the Peas Book Club and just asked to join.. it might say Mary Locke... I'd love to discuss this book!
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Post by disneypal on May 3, 2023 13:48:46 GMT
I loved the part about the bee's I loved how the care of the bees was woven into the story. I found it interesting, but just thought there was TOO much detail about it. At times I felt I was reading a "How to care for bees" instruction book instead of a novel, I liked that she kept bees and enjoyed hearing some about it but didn't feel the amount of detail in the book was necessary, but just my thoughts  |
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Post by disneypal on May 3, 2023 13:49:13 GMT
Got it this time, thanks! But I don't see any discussions on any of the books. I think we are just discussing here instead |
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Post by fotos4u2 on May 15, 2023 16:18:16 GMT
Finally finished this book (I read Vanderbilt first and just haven't been into reading as much which is why I'm so behind all of you) and like others gave it 4 stars out of 5. It ended up being better than I was thinking at the beginning. Like some have said I could have skipped (and actually did) a lot of the bees information. Was anyone else bothered by the prosecution's argument that because Asher was a cis male that of course, he'd kill Lily for being trans? That the jury should not consider any other conclusion. The idea that he couldn't possibly love her anyway really bothered me.
I know a lot of you saw the ending coming, but weirdly I never saw that part and still don't understand it. Maya said she knocked over a bunch of stuff in the bedroom in the argument but I don't remember them mentioning finding that? Also when they were checking for fingerprints/dna shouldn't they have found hers (maybe not realized it was her but should have wondered who they belonged to).
It also bothered me that when Maya finally confessed they were all "no big deal" you don't have to be accountable for your actions. I mean unless I read it incorrectly didn't she accidentally push Lily down the stairs AND she was going to let Asher take the blame. It seems like the Amazon bookclub fizzled out and it's just been moved back here. |
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Post by peasquared on May 15, 2023 21:29:30 GMT
I agree with both of you, disneypal and fotos4u2. The bee info while interesting took away from the story. Her son is in a crisis and she's more concerned with her bees? My DH is a commercial beekeeper so I know most of the things she was explaining. I thought maybe that was why it bothered me. Glad to see I'm not alone. The spoiler you listed, fotos4u2, bugged me too. Not even a slap on the wrist. HUH? |
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Post by Basket1lady on May 15, 2023 22:18:36 GMT
The endings are my main complaint with a JP book. I get the twists and all that--it's the abrupt ending that can frustrate me. A lot of the time, I think that's what would be interesting to read about--the aftermath of the resolution and how that impacts the characters.
I didn't mind the bee stuff or the Egyptian parts in The Book of Two Ways, but I've heard that complaint a lot when we do one of her books for a book club. I once went to a JP book reading and she explained how she does her research and it's pretty extensive. I think she's an author who wants to share all the bits that she finds interesting and it's a lot!
Agree with the Amazon book club, but I don't see an advantage to doing it over there. I check the Peas daily, but not Amazon.
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Post by katiescarlett on May 18, 2023 14:44:32 GMT
I thought it was strange that nothing ever came up about the English (?) paper given to her by Asher's friend (I've already forgotten his name) on the day she died. Didn't she take it and say she would help? It should have been found when they searched her room and at least questioned him about when he gave it to her and what he knew.
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