Erin K.

Welcome to Week 3 of the Online Book Club discussion of The Housemaid. I guess this section answered the question about whether Andrew and Millie were going to stay away from each other. Were you surprised that they got together? I expected them to have an affair, but I was a little surprised by the…

Welcome to Week 2 of the Online Book Club discussion of The Housemaid. The beginning of the book sure started with a bang, didn't it? I am so curious to find out how that prologue relates to the rest of the story. Who do you think is talking in that section? Is it Millie? What…

Welcome to Week 1 of the Online Book Club discussion of The Housemaid. The Online Book Club, if you've never joined us before, is a book discussion group that takes place entirely online. Each week, I write a new blog post that talks about different aspects of the book, and you can interact directly with…

Welcome to the final discussion of Hamnet.  I admit that I ended up crying while reading this last section. I think that the scene where Agnes was preparing Hamnet's body for burial was the saddest thing I have ever read. I cannot even imagine what that would be like. It's every parent's worst nightmare. I…

Welcome to Week 3 of the Online Book Club discussion of Hamnet. Were you able to get through this section without crying? It was a hard part to get through. I never want to start sobbing while reading at the Circulation Desk, but this book almost had me doing just that! It was really hard…

Welcome to Week 2 of the Online Book club discussion of Hamnet. Did you enjoy the start of this book? I have to admit that I had a little bit of a hard time getting into the story. I felt frustrated that the story started with Hamnet alone and confused, and I wasn't expecting the…

Welcome to Week 1 of the Online Book Club discussion of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.  The Online Book Club, if you've never joined us before, is a book discussion group that takes place entirely online. Each week, I write a new blog post that talks about different aspects of the book, and you can interact…

Welcome to the final discussion of Lady in the Lake. What did you think about this last section? Did things turn out the way you thought they would? Were you surprised by the ending? I was really surprised. I didn't see the twist coming.  I was glad that we started to find out more about…

Welcome to Week 2 of the Online Book Club discussion of Lady in the Lake. Did you enjoy reading the beginning of the book? It feels like this book is very different from other books I've read. It was different that there were chapters told by so many different people. Did you like having that…