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Please post your thoughts on the first section.

I have already been working on reading this for another group, so I'll just copy some of my thoughts on this section from a post a made a few days ago:

I heard several people mention that they got confused with the back and forth of the story early on, but I felt that I got used to it fairly quickly, maybe I've just read a number of other similar stories so it just didn't faze me too much?

I'm enjoying it, although frankly the father miffs me a bit: you'd think he'd notice his family is slowly beginning to starve to death and start doing something about it. I get that he has grief over the mother of his children, but at some point you have to step up. And why hasn't he raised his children to have any skills at all? I know it was published in the 40s, and women pretty much weren't expected to do much beyond the house at that point, but still. It's like they can barely do house chores!

I do love Topaz, despite her eccentricities, but Rose just irritates me.

I would be so hurt and embarrassed over the Cotton situation. How sad for the household, after finally getting some excitement for a change! But I guess Rose just got overwhelmed with the change. Poor thing! I've been there, at that point where you go overboard with something because you just want it so badly, and you hear the words and see your own actions, but just don't know how to stop yourself. Young awkwardness!

I read this with another group a year or two ago. It was not my cup of tea. Not sure why it is considered a must read classic. I found the family pathetic, the focus on getting a husband to be uninteresting and the writing unremarkable.

It enjoyed it, but definitely not amazing literature, I agree.

Underwhelming. Not sure it deserves anything more than a single word.

I did like it fairly well by the end. I was glad I read it, I just didn't find any reason to put it on any special "must read" lists.

I'll save other thoughts for the final section though :)

Stick with it! Cassandra is awesome! (But the book may be best enjoyed when you're about her age, which is seventeen or eighteen.)

I had several laugh-out-loud moments at some of the antics of various characters. The whole setting is so absurd that it just lends itself to ridiculous happenings, which is half the fun :)

I didn't like the first part so much but I am liking the second one though.
Cassandra was over optimistic where as Rose was over pessimistic. Thomas and Topaz seemed intelligent or its just Cassandra didn't understand Topaz's behaviour. I too remember some of my mother's behaviour which never made sense a few years ago and Now they all fall in to my understanding. :)
Cassandra's father surely needs some help and I felt everyone knew it but didn't dare to mention it.

Some parts were witty, but very simple language. I too am not sure why this book is in Must Read classic.

I agree with Irene, although I have still enjoyed reading the book.