Chapters Three and Four

Hi, this is Gary.

I like this book. Saul is an excellent writer. His observations of life are amazing at times. He has got to be one of the greatest contemporary writers but I still would not put him in a class with Dickens or Hardy, the greatest of classical writers.

I can understand why Kacie really liked this book and Saul. His wit is sharp and his mastery of the English language is incredible. His humor is outrageous.

I found a little gem on page 184 about two thirds of the way down the page. It reads " And in every breast there's a glacier that has to be melted, otherwise love can't circulate." Who would have ever described love as circulating? Only Saul and Kacie. If you read Kacie's poem entitled "Love" there is a line that refers to love circulating in the blood. Could Kacie have borrowed this thought from Saul? Interesting............

Great writers can think thoughts that have never entered most of our heads. By conveying their thoughts to us we are able to go to places mentally that we've never been to before. They stretch our imaginations and change our view of life. This guy has that rare gift.

It took about three chapters for him to win me over and I plan to read more if not all of his books.

I bet that this book will have a great ending.

The First Two Chapters

Hi, this is Gary.

I guess I'll be the first to comment. Well, well, well.... Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. I'm at a loss for words.

First of all, I can't figure out why this would be Kacie's or anyone's favorite book. It's very complex and a little dry. Kacie also liked two great masterpieces, Atlas Shrugged and Great Expectations, so I really don't see the appeal here but maybe things will improve when we get into the other chapters.

There are two interesting characters here that obviously are very intelligent in most aspects of life but have a real problem relating to women. The flow of the story seems to be a little predictable. Obviously, they will see the error of their ways and smarten up or die of heartbreak. I'm guessing there will be a happy ending and they will change their ways.

Bellows is obviously a bright guy and obviously I am not so for me to really understand what's going on I would have to constantly consult a dictionary and encyclopedia.

I'll have a lot more to say I'm sure after reading the next two chapters but for now I'd like to hear what the rest of you have to say. Everybody likes a good love story but this seems a little strange and depressing. How about if we read Great Expectations next?

Please post this weekend.

questions up for discussion....

i have never really done this whole book club thing before... is there some sort of general questions we can all ask ourselves in order to create discussion? I figure we should try to start figuring out something. I know this has had kind of a slow start but I think once we can get it figured out and get in the hang of it it will go quicker...

The First Chapter

Hi,

This is Gary. Has anyone else completed the first chapter? I won't comment on it yet other than to say that it's a very complex book and a little depressing. But, you really don't know what you've got in a book until the third or fourth chapter.

Please let me know when I should post a summary of what's going on and why Kacie found it interesting.

First Book

I just ordered a copy of more die of heart break, but it won't be in for a few days. has there been any determination on how the read will go? beings that i am unemployed and don't do anything all day beside read four or five hours a day, i typically go through a book every three to four days. so let me know so i don't get ahead of schedule.

Dog Run

I just remembered a book Kacie told me to read about 6 or 7 years ago. Definitely not one of the classics like most of her other fav's. I remember her telling me a book called Dog Run was good. One day when she was working at Hallmark and I was off, I sat in B & N and read the entire book. It was actually really good. I believe I might have even seen it in her book collection at Mimi's house.