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Mahendra Geet geetemahen8ebe — Child abandoned on a ship, two continents, a lost identity, an English estate, creepy relatives, a “forgotten garden” -- the perfect equation for a luscious, twisty novel! Kate Morton’s The Forgotten Garden has all the elements for a cozy read, in a big chair, by the fire. She beautifully weaves elements of gothic tradition with brilliantly described landscapes and characters. Nell is surprised by her father with a secret on her 21st birthday – she is not his. This sets in motion a spiral downfall of memories which Nell tries to put back together like a jigsaw puzzle. She nearly attains her goal – but the arrival of her granddaughter, Cassandra, puts an end to her search, and she dies without the knowledge of the origins of her birth. The author, in alternating chapters of past, recent past and present, tells Nell’s story and that of Cassandra, who takes up Nell’s quest to determine their combined heritage. It leads Cassandra to a forsaken cottage on the grounds of and English estate, and there she finds her answers. This was the perfect book club choice! Our group devoured it and had a tremendously fun discussion! One of the few books in recent memory that kept me guessing until quite literally the last page. Bravo to the author for keeping me guessing and on the edge the page until the very end. My only complaint was the alternating time periods was a bit confusing in the beginning – enough that I had to make a list of characters and what century they came from. Highly recommended for book groups.

Mario R cleverclouds — loving it so far.

Erin Choe erinstudio — Great book; easy read!

Caroline Tricart cacaocom — Cloud Atlas (also by Mitchell) is one of the best books I've ever read. Black Swan Green is right up there, as well. Like Cloud Atlas, it's a complex, multi-layered story of a year in the life of a 13-year-old boy. Highly recommended.

Ananya Neogi ananyaneogi — Finished this yesterday for the second time (this time reading it out loud to my SO). Great adventure, happy endings, good times. Joust for Atari was the first video game I ever played. This book was nostalgia heaven for me :)

David Preston _ave_owshed — I'm not the biggest Calpernia Addams booster, but now I respect how hard she's worked to transcend her circumstances. Mark 947 chronicles her hellish childhood and eventual blossoming into a woman, but it features a somewhat novel approach to its storytelling. Her surprisingly evocative, deeply intimate style drew me into her inner world such that I recognized a lot of her demons in myself. It's a pretty affecting portrait of a person learning to love themselves, and the detail and clarity with which she chronicles a lifetime of emotions speaks well for how much she's grown. Don't bother with this book if you're looking for a conventional bio. Lots of time is unaccounted for and there's surprisingly little info on the nitty-gritty of her life, the trial of her lover's killers, the physical aspects of her transition, etc. But it works pretty well as a story of awakening, of a person struggling to identify the contours of her soul and figuring out how to be true to her nature. Any rebel, gender or otherwise, should be able to appreciate that. The title, by the way, is a reference to a bible verse: http://bible.cc/mark/9-47.htm