I reallllly didn’t like this book.
The racism, misogyny and sexism - no thank you.
The unlikeable characters (besides mrs Greene and the mother in law).
The way the book progressed and their “solution” to the problem….
The fact that Patricia didn’t even protect her own children.
The book was gross and it made me feel gross.
I honestly didn’t take away anything positive from this reading experience. ( )

Book source ~ Purchased at Chirp
(also borrowed hardback from the library)

Patricia Campbell is a former nurse, now stay-at-home wife and mother. She joins a book club with four other women to get out of the house once a month. They read true crime alternating with classics or best sellers. When an elderly neighbor’s great-nephew moves into their community all things change and not for the better. There’s something about James Harris that is funky and when her mother-in-law accuses him of being someone else from the distant past, Patricia writes it off as dementia. But is it?

I cannot express how much I hate this book. These women are supposed to be adults in the 90s. I was in my 20s in the 90s and I didn’t know a single woman who was like them. Not one. Ok, so I grew up in Ohio, not the Deep South, but still! This shit is more what I would expect in the 50s. I gave up on the audio at 69% and got the hardcover from the library so I could quickly skim to finish. The 3 year jump in the middle, what the fuck?! I just can’t. I do appreciate the ending, probably more than I should. It’s the best part of the plot. However, am I the only one to wonder why Patricia didn’t just take all the money out of James Harris’s account? She had her name on it to help him get it set up. It was mentioned and then just forgotten. Like, wut?! So many dumb things in this that I don’t think my eyes will ever recover from their fierce and constant rolling.

I would like to give mad props to the narrator for a great performance. I love all the different voices so it was relatively easy to keep track of everyone. I will be seeking out more books she’s read. ( )

First of all, I have to agreed with other reviewers that the Grady did a good job describing the circumstance of Southern Ladies and their husbands. the assumption made me mad and sad at the same time, but it helps me understand the culture of the south better. It is an interesting story with realistic view, but I am not a big fan of any of the characters in the book. ( )

Se ha convertido en uno de mis libros top. Nos encontramos ante un club de lectura en unos suburbios típicos americanos, con amas de casa leyendo y comentando libros sobre asesinos en serie. Pero cuando llega una figura nueva al pueblo, se empieza a torcer todo. O es imaginación de Patricia?

Hendrix tiene una habilidad para mezclar humor, drama y horror con una facilidad sorprendente. Escenas llenas de gore o insectos justo después de momentos cotidianos en un pueblo sureño. Además consigue crear una historia redonda llena de pequeños guiños noventeros sin caer en la nostalgia barata.

Vamos, que ya tardáis en leer el Club de las Señoras™️ ( )

This is the second book I have read by this author that was recommended to me as being hilarious. Apparently I have a different definition of hilarious. This book had no characters that I liked at all. The men are misogynistic creeps, the women too stupid to live, the children horrible. I did read the entire book just to see what they could screw up next. If you are not a fan of gore, skip this one. ( )