The Friday Night Knitting Club | Kate Jacobs | Excellent...Highly Recommend...and I am shocked at...

The Friday Night Knitting Club | Kate Jacobs | I Tried To Like It...

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	The Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs Berkley Trade, 2008 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 208 reviews view larger image
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Excellent...Highly Recommend...and I am shocked at those that Disagree!

I laughed at the first review i saw.

Why?

Sounds like writing envy to me...you know the ones...trying so hard to make a name for themselves that they would actually slave over a review (making sure their own ability shines through) only to tear down what I felt was an amazing book.

It's a book that made me laugh OUT LOUD and bawl my eyes out at the end. No, i didn't find it predictable, i actually was surprised and shocked at the ending.

I loved this book.
Absolutely loved it.

I knit, and found some of the references (especially in talking about Darwin's sweater) hilarious. I also love the analogies. Right on the money and so simply stated with a deeper meaning.

Again awesome book and to those that feel the need to absolutely trash it, i say, get a hobby.

Perhaps knitting.

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I Tried To Like It...

...really I did, but I just couldn't get into it. Actually, I did get into it, but that wasn't until the last four chapters. Before that, I was just reading to get finished.

I won't rehash what others have already said. James' character was very one dimensional. There was more to him leaving Georgia than what he gave as his reasons. I felt sort of like the author really didn't have any experience in being a single mother, or in an interracial relationship. Dakota seemed unreal to me, too. What 12 year old talks like that? I really liked Lucie, Gran, Anita and Cat. Those characters seemed real to me. They were authentic. I kinda felt like Georgia was contrived. To me, she, James and Dakota were merely backdrops, and the other characters were real. Even though Georgia is the main character, I still didn't feel like I knew her. I'm a single mom, but I couldn't relate to this character.

The ending left me feeling jilted. It was sad and unexpected, but afterwards I was just annoyed. Anyway, if you like pappy chick lit, this is the book for you, but if you want something of substance, I'd suggest something by Amy Tan.

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