Finished.

Hey guys-

First off, I am very excited that Tanna has commented, even if it is not a new post, a comment is a great start! (Tanna i will help you ASAP).

I really like this book alot. I finished last night around and I loved the ending.

Kaufman- I agre with you in that I enjoyed hearing Jacob as an old man because he reminded me of a patient and it helps to see their perspective. It also makes me depressed to get old.

I enjoyed Jacob alot. He seemed like a great guy, a quiet yet strong person. I have never been a huge animal rights activisit or anything, but this book really made me feel bad for the animals and get quite upset with dumb ol August, who is an ass by the way. I never agree with adultry, but I am happy how it ended :) and technically there was no adultry.
I would have been very sad if nothing good happened with old-man jacob at the end, so I can rest easy now knowing he is in the circus again :)

Overall I loved this book, great choice Tanna- you did redeem yourself from you lack of posts earlier. If I had to choose a part I did not enjoy it was probabaly Walter and his little fiasco with the 8-pagers...however i grew to love walter and was extremly disappointed he had to get red-lighted in the book.

Strickland

watering those elephants

hey friends. I've been really enjoying this book, thanks Tanna. minus the few questionable scenes (ha, some of the them were just plain weird), it's been so good. I really love the parts when Jacob is telling of his experience as a 93-year old man in the nursing home. I like that the author throws those parts in here and there. It's real interesting to me, especially as a nurse to hear from the patient's perspective, plus he just seems like an adorable grumpy old man.

That's all for now, hope you all are enjoying it too! I want to see the movie when it comes out!

BK

Strickland is laying down the law.

Ok everyone here is the deal-

we are going to read Water for Elephants through November. Tanna chose this book and we WILL finsih it :) However, she wants to pass along she is sorry about the lude sex scenes, I assured her though , that we do not mind ;) haha...joking. Anyways, this month that is what we are reading, for December Bethany will choose.

Now- everyone better start commenting on this thing, myself included.


strickland

I love the Amazon

Hey guys-

I just bought Water for Elephants for $0.97 on Amazon.com! I'll start readying it as soon as I can.

hmmm

way to go, book club members! no updates since sept 27....since Tanna has not written yet (ahem) I will go ahead and tell everyone that her choice of the book for this month is called Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen. Taylor, hopefully Strickland went ahead and let you know about this. I have purchased the book and I have really enjoyed it so far! happy reading everyone!

Kaufman

take your pill, Jonas!

as I make my way through this book for a second time, I find that I am amused and almost annoyed with the way this community tries to function. the way they try to control everything, even the peoples' natural sexual desires for the opposite gender ("stirrings"), is so odd! I remember feeling this way as I read the book the first time too. yet that's what makes this such a good story. it is such an interesting setting and story line. but I could never live in a community like this, haha.

p.s. I don't know if its my turn to pick next month's book (I think it is), but I know what it's going to be and I'm excited to share it with you girls!

happy reading,

kaufman

Half-way through

Well,

I'm about half-way through the book so far and I find it very interesting. It makes me wonder what it would be like if life was that way. Definately has its pros and cons, but I don't think overall I would enjoy it. Right now Jonas has just had his first day at his new "job." I really like the "Giver" as well too, I like that Jonas doesn't have to be polite now, haha..

strickland