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Reading Club



An unexpected love affair threatens a long-lived friendship in this soap opera–like debut from Atlanta ex-lawyer Giffin. Since elementary school, Rachel and Darcy have been best friends, with Darcy always outshining Rachel. While single Rachel is the self-confessed good girl, an attorney trapped at a suffocating New York law firm, Darcy is the complete opposite, a stereotypical outgoing publicist, planning a wedding with the handsome Dex. After Rachel's 30th birthday party, she knocks back one drink too many and winds up in bed with Dex. Instead of feeling guilty about sleeping with her best friend's fiancé, Rachel realizes that Dex is the only man she's really loved, and that she's always resented manipulative Darcy. Rachel and Dex spend a few weekends in the city together "working" while Darcy's off with friends at a Hamptons beach share, but finally Rachel realizes she'll have to give Dex an ultimatum. The flip job Giffin pulls off—here it's the cheaters who're sympathetic (more or less)—gives Dex and Rachel's otherwise ordinary affair extra edge. Rachel would be a more appealing heroine if she were less whiny about her job and her romantic prospects, and rambling dialogue slows the story's pace, but this is an enjoyable beach read—one that'll make readers cast a suspicious eye on best friends and boyfriends who seem to get along just a little too well.

WEEK ONE: *Start reading Ch. 1-2 on Monday, January 10.*

Schedule
Chapters/ When to Read/ When to Discuss
1-2/ January 10-14/ January 15-16
3-4/ January 17-21/ January 22-23
5-6/ January 24-28/ January 29-30
7-8/ Jan 31- Feb 4/ February 5-6
9-10/ February 7-11/ February 12-13
11-12/ February 14-18/ February 19-20
13-14/ February 21-25/ February 26-27
15-16/ Feb 28-March 4/ March 5-6
17-18/ March 7-11/ March 12-13
19-20/ March 14-18/ March 19-20
21-22/ March 21-25/ March 26-27
23-24/ Mar 28-April 1/ April 2-3
25-26/ April 4-8/ April 9-10


*Before the weekend, Jenn will top a thread at the John Krasinski board to discuss what's been read.
*Try not to talk too much about what you know will happen later in the story because we do have some first time readers. Predictions are always welcome.
*I have some discussion questions at the end of my book (you may too) that I'll be putting up as well.
*Something I always suggest to students is to read with a post-it to jot down things you want to talk about. Saves time searching the book for talking points. Luckily enough, post-its make great bookmarks as well. Win-win-win.

Participants:
Sara
Jenn
Hann
Mel
Liz
Hilary
Kush
Hannah

Please don't post book related material in this thread until the designated time.

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