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cajuncabinet's review against another edition
4.0
Rejected ladies
I voluntarily give this book an honest. What do you do when your invited to join a group of ladies that call their self the Rejected Ladies? Janet didn't really think much about the invitation until she cornered by Doris. Now she in for it now with the wacky crew on a adventure she wasn't prepared for. Only coming to realize that once they get an accepted
Letter the meetings turn sour. When there was a mix up with the book agency.
Getting a call of her daughter's pregnancy, the crew loads up for an crazied ride. One to see her daughter and then off the deal with the mix up.
I love the little bantering of Janet and Martin at beginning about catching the raccoon.. This was a wonderful story, thank you for the gift copy.
I voluntarily give this book an honest. What do you do when your invited to join a group of ladies that call their self the Rejected Ladies? Janet didn't really think much about the invitation until she cornered by Doris. Now she in for it now with the wacky crew on a adventure she wasn't prepared for. Only coming to realize that once they get an accepted
Letter the meetings turn sour. When there was a mix up with the book agency.
Getting a call of her daughter's pregnancy, the crew loads up for an crazied ride. One to see her daughter and then off the deal with the mix up.
I love the little bantering of Janet and Martin at beginning about catching the raccoon.. This was a wonderful story, thank you for the gift copy.
bevgrey's review against another edition
5.0
Utterly Delightful
This book is funny, touching, crazy and a lot of fun. Quite honestly, I downloaded the Kindle version because it was free. I'm more than willing to pay for the sequels if they are as good as this one. The members of The Rejected Writers club are decidedly quirky, but not outrageously so, and they each are fully developed. The perfect book for an evening's read, preferably with a cup of tea and a large slab of cake.
This book is funny, touching, crazy and a lot of fun. Quite honestly, I downloaded the Kindle version because it was free. I'm more than willing to pay for the sequels if they are as good as this one. The members of The Rejected Writers club are decidedly quirky, but not outrageously so, and they each are fully developed. The perfect book for an evening's read, preferably with a cup of tea and a large slab of cake.
nerdalert219's review against another edition
3.0
Cute story. Loved the concept!
Undecided if I'll continue with the series.
Undecided if I'll continue with the series.
pia_de_e's review against another edition
3.0
What a charming book!
A club that collects rejection letters from publishers. A bunch of crazy ladies that are null at writing.
Anyway, charming ladies in improbable but hilarious situations. Imagine someone traveling with all her cooking utensils and ingredients? That's the way it goes.
It's also a very beautiful story of friendship and helping one another, among all the disasters that can happen on a road trip from Washington State to California.
I have to confess I almost tossed the book after reading the first chapters. I'm glad I didn't, but I do think the book needed some more editing (I read a galley of this book). There is too much description: the town, the shops, the people, what they are wearing and there are many repetitive words and phrases.
Everybody is quaint and there doesn't seem to be a normal looking person at first.
Anyway, I'm so happy I finished it, as it was a very pleasant, light, hopeful books.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
A club that collects rejection letters from publishers. A bunch of crazy ladies that are null at writing.
Anyway, charming ladies in improbable but hilarious situations. Imagine someone traveling with all her cooking utensils and ingredients? That's the way it goes.
It's also a very beautiful story of friendship and helping one another, among all the disasters that can happen on a road trip from Washington State to California.
I have to confess I almost tossed the book after reading the first chapters. I'm glad I didn't, but I do think the book needed some more editing (I read a galley of this book). There is too much description: the town, the shops, the people, what they are wearing and there are many repetitive words and phrases.
Everybody is quaint and there doesn't seem to be a normal looking person at first.
Anyway, I'm so happy I finished it, as it was a very pleasant, light, hopeful books.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
margaery's review against another edition
1.0
The first chapters were slow that I went into a reading slump. But, I finally had the energy to continue reading it. There were still a few parts I was not interested in. The only thing that's good for me is the part when Grace was sharing her story. Oh, and Martin. I like him too, he's funny. He reminds me of Phil from The Modern Family.
I can't imagine how this will go through as a series. Sadly, I will not read the next books.
I can't imagine how this will go through as a series. Sadly, I will not read the next books.
ladymirkwood's review against another edition
4.0
** This title was provided to me by Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review**
A slice of small-town life is popular theme for novels these days,
with many authors never quite balancing the requisite mix of humour and pathos quite right.
Suzanne Kelman manages to hit that sweet spot in between and as such, it is a hugely entertaining read.
Set in the fictional Southlea Bay on the East Coast, the otherwise quiet town is home to a ragtag of particularly unusual women. The ladies of the Rejected Writers Club.
The premise of the club is that only those who are rejected by publisher's are select enough to join. Lead by the indomitable Doris, this group of ladies meet regularly for tea and cake, and, more importantly, joyfully paste their rejection letters into their big book of failure.
Janet, the towns librarian, dreads comming into Doris' determined orbit. Between balancing a raccoon-obsessed husband and a demanding adult daughter, she doesn't want to be drawn into yet another scheme. Luckily for the reader, Janet's (at times frustrating) inability to say no does reap rich comic dividends.
At the heart of the novel is Doris' rejected masterpiece, 'Love in the Forest', a time-travel saga featuring Jane Austen and a dishwasher. When a publisher offers her a deal, Doris realizes she will have to leave her own club, and so Janet and the ladies join her on a most unlikely roadtrip to get the publisher to reject her work.
What the ladies don't know is that Doris has written a secret about someone in her story, and to protect them, she must get it back.
'The Rejected Writers Book Club' is full of wonderful characters, each distinct and coming fully to life, familiar but never too cliche. The only fly in the ointment being that some of the supporting chapters shine so brightly, that the protagonist Janet does sometimes get lost in the mix.
But the meditations on the nature of friendship, ageing, parenting and love are are both refreshing and thoughtful coming from ladies older viewpoint.
This book is genuinely funny ( with the crabby Ethel providing the biggest laughs), warm, engaging and an absolute pleasure to read. But be prepared, because Kelman can, when the time comes, move you to tears too.
A slice of small-town life is popular theme for novels these days,
with many authors never quite balancing the requisite mix of humour and pathos quite right.
Suzanne Kelman manages to hit that sweet spot in between and as such, it is a hugely entertaining read.
Set in the fictional Southlea Bay on the East Coast, the otherwise quiet town is home to a ragtag of particularly unusual women. The ladies of the Rejected Writers Club.
The premise of the club is that only those who are rejected by publisher's are select enough to join. Lead by the indomitable Doris, this group of ladies meet regularly for tea and cake, and, more importantly, joyfully paste their rejection letters into their big book of failure.
Janet, the towns librarian, dreads comming into Doris' determined orbit. Between balancing a raccoon-obsessed husband and a demanding adult daughter, she doesn't want to be drawn into yet another scheme. Luckily for the reader, Janet's (at times frustrating) inability to say no does reap rich comic dividends.
At the heart of the novel is Doris' rejected masterpiece, 'Love in the Forest', a time-travel saga featuring Jane Austen and a dishwasher. When a publisher offers her a deal, Doris realizes she will have to leave her own club, and so Janet and the ladies join her on a most unlikely roadtrip to get the publisher to reject her work.
What the ladies don't know is that Doris has written a secret about someone in her story, and to protect them, she must get it back.
'The Rejected Writers Book Club' is full of wonderful characters, each distinct and coming fully to life, familiar but never too cliche. The only fly in the ointment being that some of the supporting chapters shine so brightly, that the protagonist Janet does sometimes get lost in the mix.
But the meditations on the nature of friendship, ageing, parenting and love are are both refreshing and thoughtful coming from ladies older viewpoint.
This book is genuinely funny ( with the crabby Ethel providing the biggest laughs), warm, engaging and an absolute pleasure to read. But be prepared, because Kelman can, when the time comes, move you to tears too.
cheekylaydee's review against another edition
4.0
The Rejected Writer's Book Club. They are exactly what it says on the tin, a group of women who gather together every month over tea and cake to laugh over the rejection letters they get from publishers. That it until one of them bucks the trend and manages to get her manuscript accepted!
This, of course, puts the whole group in jeopardy. No excuse for a monthly get together, and a sharing of their truly awful stories, no tea and cake, no Rejected Writer's Book Club. There is also an added element in that the manuscript may taint the reputation of a person they all love. Our narrator, the local librarian Janet has been harpooned and dragged unwittingly into this group and is now the 'getaway driver' in a geriatric road trip with a mission to get themselves a gold plated rejection letter.
There were moments in this book that made me laugh out loud. The characters are endearing, funny and frankly adorable. If you want something light hearted with moments of laugh out loud humour and some witty turns of phrase this is the book for you. Highly recommended for pure escapism.
This, of course, puts the whole group in jeopardy. No excuse for a monthly get together, and a sharing of their truly awful stories, no tea and cake, no Rejected Writer's Book Club. There is also an added element in that the manuscript may taint the reputation of a person they all love. Our narrator, the local librarian Janet has been harpooned and dragged unwittingly into this group and is now the 'getaway driver' in a geriatric road trip with a mission to get themselves a gold plated rejection letter.
There were moments in this book that made me laugh out loud. The characters are endearing, funny and frankly adorable. If you want something light hearted with moments of laugh out loud humour and some witty turns of phrase this is the book for you. Highly recommended for pure escapism.
tilbard's review against another edition
5.0
Celebrate Rejection!
Lovely things happen in between the nuttiness. These ladies are a pleasure to get to know. And their supportive men aren't bad either.
Lovely things happen in between the nuttiness. These ladies are a pleasure to get to know. And their supportive men aren't bad either.
fireth's review against another edition
3.0
The cover with a stack of teacups drew me in. Even though this genre is not my cup of tea (no pun intended), I thought it's time to try something different and challenge myself. Reading about a group of ladies is definitely not what I normally incline to.
This book is about a group of writers who got rejected by publishers (hence the name) and are looking forward to their 500th letter. However to their dismay, one of the members received an acceptance letter. Janet was somehow reluctantly included in the rumbustious gang on their road trip to San Francisco to demand a rejection letter from the publisher instead.
While reading, I was literally laughing out loud. At times, I had to cover my eyes and experience third-party embarrassment with their antics. I surprised myself for liking and finishing this book. However, even though this book is the first in the series, I doubt I'll read more. This book acts as a palette cleanser to get me out of my reading funk but I doubt I'll continue with this genre.
I don't know whether I'm the only one, but I was visualising The Golden Girls actors as the characters of the book.
Special thanks to NetGalley, for providing a free copy from the publisher, in return for an honest review.
This book is about a group of writers who got rejected by publishers (hence the name) and are looking forward to their 500th letter. However to their dismay, one of the members received an acceptance letter. Janet was somehow reluctantly included in the rumbustious gang on their road trip to San Francisco to demand a rejection letter from the publisher instead.
While reading, I was literally laughing out loud. At times, I had to cover my eyes and experience third-party embarrassment with their antics. I surprised myself for liking and finishing this book. However, even though this book is the first in the series, I doubt I'll read more. This book acts as a palette cleanser to get me out of my reading funk but I doubt I'll continue with this genre.
I don't know whether I'm the only one, but I was visualising The Golden Girls actors as the characters of the book.
Special thanks to NetGalley, for providing a free copy from the publisher, in return for an honest review.
pamperedlinny's review against another edition
4.0
The book started a bit slow and took a couple chapters for me to really get into. However, once the road trip began I was hooked. The crazy, quirky characters made for an interesting road trip for sure. All the stops and hijinx on the way were certainly funny. I loved how Janet really found her tribe by the end of the story as well.