Well written story about a book group who gets entangled in eachothers lives and problems. Sort of a whiny, well off, Reading Lolita in Tehran. Also- I still hate Tolstoy.

read June 2006

At the first book club meeting of the year, one book club member reveals that she and her husband have separated. The other members are stunned and spend the rest of the year trying to figure out why. Lots of gossip and speculation, but also lots of thoughts about marriage/relationships and what make them work or not work based on the book club members' experiences and the books they read. This book club approaches a discussion seriously in both reading and research and food preparation, but it was fun to be a part of this nerdy group of book lovers.

I really enjoyed this book and so I give it four stars for being very compelling story about something I can really relate to. Sometimes I thought it dragged and the author was a little flowery, but not often and for the most part i really enjoyed the bool. It was a very good story about how friendships and books both enhance who we are and help us grow and change. A nice book and a quick enjoyable read.

Long standing bookclub members often become support systems. As they work through the readings often these contain a learning experience for their own lifetime experiences.
I could draw parallels with my own Literary Ladies Group the former Book Chatter book discussion group now in existence twelve years. We laugh together , dine together and at times cry together and learn from one another. Thanks ladies.

A book about a book club and how the members are all affected by one member's decision to have her husband leave the household. A bonus, discussions about several books, mostly classics, form a significant part of the book.

Skimmed. I think I'm younger than the aimed for demographic.

I thoroughly enjoyed this read. This is the second book that I read by this author, and I found it to be very enjoyable.

The characters in this book have depth and I was able to relate to them easily. The only one thing I would have changed was the amount of time spent gossiping about one of the characters' marriage problems. I would have liked to get more story instead. But other than that, it was enjoyable.

Book club relationship drama

My favorite aspect of this book was the book club meetings where 6 women from different backgrounds/perspectives discussed some great literature and a bit about the lives behind the authors: Anna Karenina, The Lottery, Bell Jar, etc. The 6 characters and the dynamic between the women was okay but a bit flat and predictable.

All in all it was an enjoyable book. A good book about friends that love to read and discuss books.

L'unica cosa che non mi piace di questo libro è il titolo.
In effetti quando l'ho comprato, quest'estate da una bancarella estiva, ho davvero creduto che leggendolo mi sarei trovata, non so come, seduta al tavolo per una piacevole cena e un'ancora più piacevole chiacchierata con Anna Karenina. Ma questo è molto lontano dalla realtà. Anzi, il problema è che di Anna Karenina se ne parla poco e niente, solo qualche piccolo riferimento qui lì. E questa volta non si tratta di una brutta traduzione come spesso, ahimè, capita perché lo stesso titolo originale è Dinner with Anna Karenina.
Comunque, invece che a cena con la protagonista di Tolstoj, mi sono ritrovata trasportata nelle vite e nelle case di 6 piacevoli donne americane che davvero mi piacerebbe molto avere come amiche, o che, perlomeno, lo sono state in queste due settimane di lettura. Trish, Donna, Jen, Elizabeth, Rina, Cynthia sono 6 donne accomunate da un'unica cosa: la passione per la lettura. Per loro la lettura è evasione, è vivere la vita degli altri, è crescere e confrontarsi... insomma per loro la lettura è quello che è per me. Una volta al mese si incontrano per cenare tutte assieme e parlare dei libri di cui leggono, delle loro opinioni. E intanto noi lettori ne approfittiamo per conoscerle meglio, per conoscere le loro paure, i loro legami, le loro vite. Davvero un bel libro!
Una piccola nota negativa è da fare al revisore di questo libro: qualche errore di troppo, su cui ci si inceppa durante la lettura.