I am in the middle of a divorce, so the premise of this book spoke to me. I am sure everyone who has had their heart broken can understand the idea of swearing off the opposite sex. And when I started this book I thought it would be a little over-top and even boy bashing.
But instead I found this book to be more about women empowering each other. The Lonely Hearts Club is more about bringing the girls together to support and empower each other than doing anything else. I think in a lot of times friendships between women get portrayed as catty or even shallow. This book was really good at showing that women can be in friendships that make everyone in the group better.
The author does a good job of moving the story along--and making the emotional progression that the girls are going through seem very realistic. Yes, at first the club seems to start as a knee-jerk reaction to a bad experience with a boy. But by the end the girls all see that the club is more about themselves. And that they are stronger as friends than they were before.
I think what really annoyed me was the principal of the school. His reaction to the club seemed unrealistic or if it is realistic than I am very disappointed in school administrators.
But instead I found this book to be more about women empowering each other. The Lonely Hearts Club is more about bringing the girls together to support and empower each other than doing anything else. I think in a lot of times friendships between women get portrayed as catty or even shallow. This book was really good at showing that women can be in friendships that make everyone in the group better.
The author does a good job of moving the story along--and making the emotional progression that the girls are going through seem very realistic. Yes, at first the club seems to start as a knee-jerk reaction to a bad experience with a boy. But by the end the girls all see that the club is more about themselves. And that they are stronger as friends than they were before.
I think what really annoyed me was the principal of the school. His reaction to the club seemed unrealistic or if it is realistic than I am very disappointed in school administrators.
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