Marymetobooks 's Reviews > The Book Club

Storylines and characters rather dated

I love books about book clubs. But this one didn’t talk about the books enough for me. Book Club was merely a very loose pretense for bringing these women together. I also applaud, always, books that present women of a certain age (40s, 50s and beyond) as genuine and interesting characters with decisions to make and lives to live. So I was surprised that I didn’t love this book. The storyline and character descriptions seemed rather dated to me and I didn’t feel a real connection to any of the women. Who knows, perhaps if I were to read this again in a few years I’d be raving about its historical authenticity! But for now, I don’t think the story is strong or memorable.