Comments on: The Lace Reader – Book Review

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:48:02 +0000

Josie: You ask some great questions! I can see why they chose you to lead the discussion! Hope it was a stimulating one

By: Josie

Josie — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:11:31 +0000

No one seemed to pay much attention to Eva’s book on lace reading. In retrospect, I’m ashamed to admit, they are very revealing. I’m discussion leader for this book and will begin with either the idea of “still point” or a quote from Eva. (p.28 and 152)
There are some holes (lacuna?) in the story. How does Towner learn of the existence of her twin?
Kids are blunt and open. Why didn’t anyone, including Beezer, say something to her about their being no Lindley. How long can a family tolerate such strange behavior without getting her help sooner? I guess all lives and stories are more interesting because of the holes in them.

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:18:35 +0000

Andi: Thank you for the book recommendation! I’ll have to check it out I agree, they will probably make a movie out of The Lace Reader – it has all the elements for the big screen.

By: Andi

Andi — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:11:21 +0000

If you like Gothic horror read the Spirit of Antoinette, by Michael Ramseur.

They’ll make a movie out of the Lace Reader, that’s my prediction. A great read. Three cheers for Brunonia, she my neighbor….

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:18:13 +0000

Lauren: *nods* I’m from New England originally and I’ve heard people use “up” when they are going south…maybe I was a little tough on the author when it came to this…but it stood out for me, and I thought it should have been corrected in editing.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:54:10 +0000

A suggestion for the “up the coast” error sentence – In New England its always UP even if you’re going South – except if you’re going to Maine then its always going “down Maine”. Maybe it was a cultural slip.

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:40:34 +0000

Bea: Glad you enjoyed the book – that first statement by Towner was definitely one to take note of (whenever a character tells me they aren’t to be believed, I sit up and take notice!). This would make a good discussion group read…hope you’ll have fun talking about it with your book group.

By: Bea Civitello

Bea Civitello — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:01:24 +0000

I finished The Lace Reader during the wee hours and totally forgot Towner’s early statement that she is a liar. Had I remembered, I would have realized that the entire book is an elusion that the authhor presented to the reader thru Towner.
I can’t wait to meet with the members of my book club next month. The story became a web of lace for me and if so, I applaud the web of imagination.

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:57:58 +0000

Mel: I don’t think you were alone in your confusion…although I didn’t find it that confusing (maybe that says more about the way my mind works than how the books is written!). Glad you were able to get some of your questions answered.

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:34:38 +0000

Okay, so I JUST finished the book… and i closed it and was so confused, so I pulled up google.com to look at reviews and found this site. I had the same questions as “norm kanter.” I was super lost. Many thanks to “shirley orlando” who cleared all that up. I think a novel should all come together and the reader should be able to understand everything at the end… not sit there in a confused manner. I like the novel now that “shirley orlando” has cleared it up. Thanks!!