It was No. 2 on the New York best seller list again last week and has been on the list for over 50 weeks. I have the book and it has been passed along to everyone in my family plus some of my daughter's co-workers.

I haven't read The Help yet but it's on my book exchange list so I should be getting it soon. I've heard nothing but good things about it. While I was on vacation recently I read nine books. My three favorite are Firefly Lane by Kristan Hannah, Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray and Nightfall by Nelson DeMille.

I read it and liked it. Once I got the names straight, I thought it was fairly easy to read. My friend has family in Yazoo City, MS, so I can believe the "southern" attitudes in the book.

I just finished Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. She also wrote The Time Travellers Wife. There are a few surprises in this book. One left me confused for a while! But overall decent.

I am about to start, A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick, for Book Club this month.

Also finished U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton. Classic Kinsey Millhone!! So sad to think there will only be 5 more???

I just finished two books by Elizabeth Berg: Range of Motion in book form, and The Art of Mending on CDs in my car. I'd be interested to know if any of you are Elizabeth Berg fans. I liked her writing a lot, and especially liked Range of Motion. Her books are definitely character-driven. I usually like a little more plot and a little more dialog, and I found myself analyzing a lot, reading as a writer. But I think she's very good at what she does.

My book club selection this year is The Help but my month isn't until October so I haven't read it yet.

I just finished Sarah's Key. Excellent!

I'm now reading The Art of Racing in the Rain ... life from a dog's point of view.

Jodi-

Alisand,

I loVe Elizabeth Berg and have read most of her books. My favorites are Open House and Pull of the Moon. They both spoke to me as I was going through divorce and later, menopause. I recommend her books to anyone.
Carol

My book group read "The Help" several months ago and we all enjoyed it. Lately I have read and enjoyed "The Art of Racing in the Rain", "Girls in Trucks", "Sarah's Key", "Have a Little Faith" and "Tortilla Curtain". I'm now reading "Devil in the White City" and "Wish You Well". Thanks to Jodi, I recently read "Glass Castle", plus her second book "Half Broke Horses." I love hearing what everybody's reading and getting recommendations. Keep 'um coming.

I am just finishing Crossing to Safety, by Wallace Stegner. It's a very good book, and I will hate to see it end. I read his Angle of Repose, and loved that one, too. Two others I have recently finished are Wedding in December by Anita Shreve, and Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen, both very good reads.

Just yesterday, i finished The Help. a powerful book, and I highly recommend it. Dottie

Right now I'm reading "The Beach Street Knitting
Society and Yarn Club", by Gil McNeil. So far
it's pretty good.

Thanks for telling me, Carol. There's a lot of reality in Elizabeth Berg's fiction.

Alisande, I also read all the Elizabeth Bergs I can get my hands on from the library, & just finished Home Safe. She is a quality writer. Here is her Web site, if you're interested.

Here is a link that might be useful: Elizabeth Berg

I just finished Olive Kittridge. She's the character in the book and it's marvelous. Hated to see it end.

Oh, yes, I also just finished Olive Kittridge, and agree that it's a wonderful book.

Also read Olive Kitteridge, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Sarah's Key, The Devil in the White City, Glass Castle, and Angle of Repose. I agree with other posters that they are worth reading. Oh, and I too like Elizabeth Berg.

I just finished Olive Kitteridge and was bored to tears by it. To me, it had no point. Yes, it was a character study but nothing really developed. My favorite part was after the end of the story where both Olive and the author of the book are interviewed.