The book for this month was "A Change of Heart." For some of us (myself included), it was our first trip into the land of Jodi Picoult. I enjoyed how the book had many narrators, and how the characters and plot developed. With that being said, I found myself not really engaged in the book until about halfway through. Not everyone had that experience, but it was that way for me.We talked about the core subject matter: muscle-memory and how that may impact organ donation. We talked about parenting, forgiveness, revenge and faith. We talked about how Picoult -heavily- borrows from the movie "The Green Mile," but how you almost excuse her for it. (We thought she was clever to acknowledge the influence by one character giving the nickname "Green Mile" to another. *wink wink nudge nudge*) We talked about the many 'changes of heart' that emerged through the book. ...We talked a lot!
And we also did a lot of laughing and catching up and rabbit trailing.
It was a good month, and a great way to start the year! Thanks to Katie for suggesting this one. I think I'd like to read more by Picoult. Any suggestions? I've been told that "My Sister's Keeper" and "Handle with Care" are particularly good.
Next up: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
