My book club choice this month is "Eleven" by Mark Watson. It had some great characters - very likeable ones - and was an easy read. At only 278 pages, also a short read.It's been compared to "One Day" and has an interesting theme realted to "six degrees of separation" or the "butterfly effect". I wasn't so fond of the ending though. I was looking for it to be packaged up all nicely and there were too many loose ends. I also hate movies like this. If you're ok with that type of ending, then go for it...otherwise you've been warned. It will be interesting to see what the rest of the book club thinks when we discuss it in a couple of weeks.
I'm just starting to read the Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tabor which was recommended at the Oakville Public Library "An Evening for Book Lovers". It takes place in Southern California and has a strong message about social and racial conflict. The reviews appear to be mixed, so we'll see how it plays out.
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