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Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780425219096
ISBN: 0425219097
Label: Berkley Trade
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2008-01-02
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Studio: Berkley Trade
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The New York Times bestselling sensation that's "Steel Magnolias set in Manhattan" (USA Today)-now in paperback.
Juggling the demands of her yarn shop and single-handedly raising a teenage daughter has made Georgia Walker grateful for her Friday Night Knitting Club. Her friends are happy to escape their lives too, even for just a few hours. But when Georgia's ex suddenly reappears, demanding a role in their daughter's life, her whole world is shattered.
Luckily, Georgia's friends are there, sharing their own tales of intimacy, heartbreak, and miracle making. And when the unthinkable happens, these women will discover that what they've created isn't just a knitting club: it's a sisterhood.
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Summary: fun, easy read
Comment: I enjoyed reading this book. For the most part, the characters are easy to visualize and follow. However, there are too many characters, which just complicate the story. I thought it had a good message regarding relationships and friendship and would recommend it.
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Summary: Steel Magnolias in a Knitting Store
Comment: This book was an easy read and as I turned each page I was anticipating something DIFFERENT than the highly popular movie, Steel Magnolias. It was disappointing and if I wanted to relive the movie I would have rented it instead of reading a similar version of it which takes place in a Knitting store.
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Summary: Not memorable, but a pleasant read
Comment: Georgia Walker is a single mom who has raised a daughter while balancing the responsibilities of her own business. Women tend to congregate in Georgia's yarn shop and eventually the Friday Night Knitting Club is born. There are several women in this group and the author fills us in on their backgrounds and current situations. As the book progresses, the women go through divorce, illness, and changing relationships with each other and with family members.
I would have to agree with many other reviewers that these characters never became fully real or well-developed for me. Their stories were interesting, but they were told in a somewhat distant manner by the author and I did not become fully engaged in their situations. Still it was not a bad read and some women will probably enjoy it more than I did.
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Summary: Not enough depth for me.
Comment: Friday Night Knitting Club started out with so much promise, but it left me bored by the end. The characters had no depth and didn't seem connected on more than a very superficial level. Did the first few chapters make me want to start knitting? Yes. A yarn shop with bins of colorful yarn was a very appealing setting. Did I get the feeling that Georgia and James were in love? No. And what was the point of Cat? She tags along on a trip to Scotland and then she's barely mentioned while they are there. The whole reason Cat and Georgia had a falling out as teenagers didn't make sense. Teenagers can't keep those kinds of things secret.
I was disappointed to say the least.
Linda C. Wright
Author, One Clown Short
One Clown Short
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Summary: Kept me in Stitches
Comment: I listened to this book over two days and thoroughly enjoyed it. I managed to clean my whole house and walk an endless beach and back (luckily alone - tears in a crowd while listening to a book can be embarrassing) while enjoying the book.
The woman she has reading the novel does a wonderful job and I think really made the book come alive. There were a lot of different characters she had to portray and she captured their characters with her voice very very well. I hope Kate has this woman read "Comfort Food". I think she enriched the novel.
I loved the chapter tie in lessons woven with knitting lessons/truths... although you need not be a knitter to appreciate. The story line was full and entertaining throughout the book and each of the women's stories was something every woman could relate to.
I will not spoil the ending. I will just say... bring kleenex.
A very lovely first novel for sure. I will be reading/listening to "Comfort food".
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