McFaul Center Book Group found Lace Reader too convoluted

The McFaul Center book group read The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (Find this book in our catalog) for the month of April. This is what the group facilitator reported about their discussion:

"Not many of us liked it and several didn't even finish it. Just as lace can do, I found that the book completely unraveled at the end and left loose threads that made me feel that it wasn't worth the time that I spent reading it. Instead of being mysterious, I found it convoluted. I have no idea how the author managed a 2 million dollar sale of this book (along with book 2 whatever it may be). All of us were just shaking our head."

Check the Harford County Public Library catalog entry for this book to see a couple of magazine reviews. Why not check out the book and see what you think?