my book club.

"That aside, I believe that unless a person passes through some Great Experience, that person's life will have been for naught. Such an experience doesn't have to be explosive or murderous or include Cheryl Anderson; often a quiet life of loneliness can be its own Great Experience."-d.c.

"Question: would I do it the same way all over again? Absolutely-because I learned something along the way. Most people don't learn things along the way. Or if they do, they conveniently forget those things when it suits their need. Most people, given a second chance, fuck it up completely. It's one of those laws of the universe that you can't shake. People, I have noticed, only seem to learn once they get their third chance-after losing and wasting vast sums of time, money, youth, and energy-you name it. But still they learn, which is the better thing in the end."-d.c. 

the man is on point. and all this is only up to page 5! should re-read this every 6 months. 

loaned out this book to a coworker last year. she finally just read it. what's with people sitting on books? i guess not everyone has my voracious appetite for reading. 

the reader is catholic. she goes to church. was raised by italian immigrants. so her world view is similar to mine in some ways, but in many ways it couldn't be more different. 

she didn't like how the book ended. people have problems when things aren't all neatly tied up with a bow at the end. (i.e. "sopranos") i actually like when things are left up in the air, up to your imagination. but that's typical me...

i am the one who watches "say anything" at thinks to herself "yeah, but what happens when they get to england???"