“I was walking across a parking lot carrying this book, and a woman literally stopped her car and wanted to talk to me about it!”

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"I loved this book — a favorite read of the last year. Note that there are some things that happen that readers who are particularly sensitive may object to, although I felt that these things were all necessary for the characters’ development and handled well."

"I picked this for my book club, and we all loved it."

"I just finished this book and also recommend it!"

"I really loved this one, though it had a TON of characters that keep getting introduced. I had to keep a list; there are 43 characters on it! My book club generally liked it, but didn't seem to love it."

"I would highly highly recommend this in audiobook form, the narrator absolutely nails the strange deadpan tone of some of the jokes."

"This book amazed me. I couldn’t stop laughing and waking up my 5-month-old daughter. I honestly think I’m gifting this book to everyone I know."

"And it will give you books to add to your rotation because there’s a fantastic reading list within!"

"My book club read this, and we all loved it!"

"I really liked this book. McBride does great character work: even tertiary characters get drawn so clearly and get moments to shine."

"The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store is one of my all-time favorites."

"The Frozen River seems to be one of those books that actually lives up to the hype."

"I LOVED this one. I felt like it was describing our group of women, and then the vampires were just a side bonus."

"This was going to be my suggestion too! Over a year after reading it, I still think about it."

"I was scrolling for this one! Just finished it last night, it was a page turner."

"I believe it’s my favorite, and we've done 10 books a year for 18 years."

"Loved this book! I’m not a historical fiction fan, but this was so good!"

"I can’t believe it isn’t a movie yet! I think it could be so well done!"

"The River Is Waiting would be a GREAT book club book. I finished it and immediately wanted to talk to someone about it."

"This one is really special, and it especially shines as an audiobook. The narrator really inhabits the character."

"This was the book that has generated the most conversation in my book club this year as well! Really fun book to talk about."

"I was walking across a parking lot carrying this book, and a woman literally stopped her car and wanted to talk to me about it!"