The Hour I First Believed

January Book of the Month

The Hour I First Believed

By Wally Lamb

We had some more crazy weather this month...but we decided to go ahead with book club anyway.  We met at the mall again this time.  I kind of like meeting at the mall because it gives me an excuse to get some shopping done!  Although, I don't think Chad necessarily likes all the bags I came home with!  In my defense, I think every single thing I bought was on sale!  

We had a pretty good discussion of the book because there were so many things to discuss.  I, personally, thought it was a well-written book and I liked the story and how so many things intertwined with each other, but at the same time I thought it was crazy that there were sooooo many different storylines going on and there were so many people with so many crazy issues.  I have to say it wasn't my favorite book though.  Tania, on the other hand, really liked this book and Wally Lamb is her favorite author.  She explained how she could relate to it because her family and friends remind her of the characters in the stories...as far as having crazy stories and issues themselves.