Barnes & Noble Nook discussion

. . . .The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It looks like this book beat out The Hunger Games by one vote. We might want to make sure we include The Hunger Games in June's nominations, as well as any others anyone wants to include. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a great read! We'll finish this book up by May 31st, and during the last week of May vote for our June book. Feel free to comment, or add to the discussion in this thread (and now you can even do it through your Nook's new browser!)

I just downloaded my copy now, can't wait to start. I have one other I have to read first though.

Cool. I'll read this one and participate in the discussion, but I won't be reading it on my Nook :(. I already have the DTB (dead tree book) on my shelf. The good news is, I've promised myself one Nook book for every five DTBs I read. So this month's selection will help me clear off my book shelves and get me one book closer to a new download ;o).

I really like this quote from TGL&PPPS: Isola “reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones”.

The more I read, the more I find this to be true. I like an occasional "dumb" book, but I'm finding myself to be less patient with them, more aware of all the good books out there that I could be reading instead. I'm reading more with the Nook, but I've also downloaded some free ones from B&N that I'm coming to realize aren't really "free" in the sense that if they're a waste of time, I should just move on to another book. . . and delete!

I just started it this morning. Usually I don't like it when authors use letters as a mode to tell the story, but I'm really getting a kick out of these!

I just finished Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I was a little disappointed, I just couldn't get that into it. Ended up giving it 2 stars.

I just finished the book, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I did find the sudden change from letters to Isola's journal disrupting and irritating, though - if you pick a style, stick to it. I hate it when authors randomly change a style choice at the end. It feels like they got lazy and used convenience instead of creativity. Anyone else have thoughts on that?

Camilla, I'm glad you enjoyed the book. You were perceptive to pick up on the change in the writing style! In the acknowledgments in the back of the book, the author, Mary Ann Shaffer, wrote about health problems interfering in her completing the book, and her niece, Annie Barrows, stepped in and actually completed the book! I wonder if this coincides exactly with where you noticed the change in style?

Are we going to do a June book??

Oh, let's definitely have a June book! I just started a new thread. Let's take nominations this week, and I'll put up the poll in the next few days.

Angela2932 wrote: "Camilla, I'm glad you enjoyed the book. You were perceptive to pick up on the change in the writing style! In the acknowledgments in the back of the book, the author, Mary Ann Shaffer, wrote about ..."

That was what I was thinking after I read that note. It wouldn't surprise me at all.