The Briar Club - Kate Quinn

September's Book Club choice was .... OK. I have gotten to the point where I am not sure if it some faulty perception on my part, or if the writing in these "bestseller" type books really is this meh. Is it me???? I also feel like this book could have just been a drama and didn't need to be a "mystery" if that makes sense. I did like some of the characters. Sometimes with books like this I like to check out the Amazon reviews and I was stunned to discover that something in this book that I really liked was something that a lot of readers hated. LOL LOL LOL I guess I am just far out of step with most people but what else is new. 

Reread: The Giver - Lois Lowry

Reality is more and more dystopian by the minute, so why not kick off autumn/fall (I know it's technically still summer, but as far as I'm concerned, Sept 1 = the first day of autumn/fall) with a classic of the genre. I actually first read this book ~25 years ago, long before this blog, when I was reading a bunch of Newbery Medal award winning books. My local library had its annual book sale a few months ago, so of course I could not help myself and added a bunch of books to the ever-growing and never-shrinking TBR Pile, including this book. Another reason of course is because if I recall correctly, this is a frequently banned or challenged book, and frankly I would like to have copies of some of these books ... just in case. 

This book is a deceptively fast read but I am still thinking about it. My lousy memory meant that I remembered next to nothing about it, except that I had liked it, so it was as if I were reading it for the first time. And I am pleased to report that I liked it again. I am still thinking about the story and how I feel about it. Without getting spoiler-y at all, I am not sure how exactly I would want to live. I think the me that existed in, say, 2019 would make a different choice than the me that exists today. But who knows.