Blessed Are the Cheesemakers, part II

So, I don't know about the rest of you, but I do not think I will take until June 20th to finish the book. I am already on Ch. 17, and I only have two more days until I am out for the summer (Hallelujah!) So, I will be having much more free time on my hand. I know that Eden is done, and I think Chris is done as well? I don't know where you are, Emily, and I don't know that Sarah has actually read anything yet (always the slacker), but do we want to change the end date to sooner? Plus, the book is due back in to the library on June 2nd, so I will probably finish it before then. Anyways, let me know what you guys think.

So, since we are only technically supposed to post on the next 5 chapters, I will try not to spoil anything again. I agree with Chris in that the first 5 chapters were interesting but kind of random. I liked the next 5 much better, it is really sucking me into the story. I had to skip ahead a chapter even when Abbey was finding out that her husband was cheating on her because I couldn't wait through a whole chapter to find out what she did. I went back, of course, to poor Kit after Abbey had left her husband.

I am feeling really bad for Kit. I was kind of mad at the other people in his life because I felt they were being really unfeeling. What person would be able to get on with their life only 3 months after a spouse had died? I mean, I know he was falling apart and they were trying to help him with his drinking problem, but still. Everyone was pretty much telling him to get over it and get on. Death is a significant grief, and it takes a long time to work through that kind of pain. I don't think we know yet how Jacey died, do we? Who else is thinking it was suicide?

One of my favorite quotes from chapter 10, involving Kit and Maureen, "He was exhausted enough by Maureen McCarthy and she wasn't even particularly fierce. Just nosy. The strain of her not asking any more about his personal circumstances over breakfast had plum tuckered the two of them out."

I like this book

I really do like this book. In fact, I probably love it. I love how Fee and Corrie keep all the prospective cheese makers waiting and make watching and observing them the day's entertainment. I love that Kit's hostess has the purple fuzzy toilet cover that she mentioned on her toilet. I love that all the cows are named Maria. I love the quote near the end of chapter 10 that says, "The strain of her not asking any more about his personal circumstances over breakfast had plum tuckered the two of them out." (pg140-141) I love all of these characters, oh except Martin. What a jerk!!! Poor, poor Abbey, blaming herself for everything wrong with their relationship when all along the two-faced, cheating, lying, hypocritical emotionally abusive husband of hers was treating her, her dignity and their relationship as a big joke. I'm glad she was able to escape in the plane, though what happens next, well, the poor girl, how hard to have to start over after all of that. I trust that if any of us were ever treated like that by a significant other that the rest of us would pummel them to a pulp!

I'm excited for where this story is going. There are so many interesting elements to it that no matter what character we're following, I find their story interesting. I may have to finish this book sooner as well.