Comments on: Book Club Breakdown: Gossip of the Starlings by Nina de Gramont

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By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:39:17 +0000

I’m with Connie above (actually, I read this book because of Connie above) – about halfway through, I just wanted to shout, “I get it, they are ALWAYS doing drugs, let’s move on!” Other than that, I thought it was fantastic.

By: Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog

Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:01:34 +0000

That’s a good point, Nicole. It’s been several years since I read PREP, but I remember it being more of a beach read (squirm factor and all), while this book was heavier.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:02:43 +0000

I would have never have thought to describe PREP as light and fluffy. The main character definitely wasn’t drugged out and sophisticated like the girls in these books, but she definitely seemed to have some depression issues and was inert to the point of me wanting to beat her. I squirmed through most of that book.

By: Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog

Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:06:40 +0000

Yeah, I don’t think that’s a great method, Sandy My group just started in May, and I think they all just assumed that because I have the most exposure/access to the book world, I should pick the books. So I picked the first few, and that was fine, but I tend to like heavy, dark literary fiction (as you know), and they started asking for something lighter….and I was actually glad for that because it meant that someone else would have to make suggestions. But now I’m bummed that it’s a not a book-tatorship because we decided to pick one of the Booker finalists to read during November & December and discuss in January, and I was pulling for THE LITTLE STRANGER, but everyone else wanted WOLF HALL. Oh well. Can’t win ‘em all, right?

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:53:19 +0000

In my book club, I have no clout since I am new (never mind that I’m a blogger). They seem pretty confident to pick their own, and I’m not altogether thrilled with their choices. They seem to choose their book by blowing into B&N an hour before the meeting and blindly picking the prettiest/weirdest cover.

By: Ti

Ti — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:14:54 +0000

I am heading into our yearly selection meeting and I am tearing my hair out over what to pitch. Yep, we pick books for the entire year so it’s a huge deal. I try to work it out with some of the other members beforehand so we can be sure that our faves get picked but it doesn’t always work out!

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:03:53 +0000

I read this book, and the drug use was what kept it from being a favorite with me. Not because I’m a prude, but because it was just so relentless. Other than that, I loved it.

By: bermudaonion

bermudaonion — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:36:11 +0000

An economy with language in a book set in a boarding school sounds like a great fit for me.

By: Gayle

Gayle — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:54:55 +0000

I’ve had this on my shelf for eons – thanks for the review! Sounds like I should bump it up the list.