Anyone Else disappointed ... Georgia's outcome

[lindal]

I just finished the book about 30 minutes ago and have been very upset and angry!  I am a advanced ovarian cancer survivor of ten years and have gone through five huge surgeries including bowel obstructions.  I was SO HOPING that Georgia would survive, but in real life most women don't, I am fortunately an exception.  It brought back so many memories and I have lost so many friends to this insidious disease.  I do hope that this book will help women become aware of ovarian cancer and it's symptoms.  I loved the book, loved Georgia and Dakota, and am happy to see that there is a sequel.  I guess I was angry because it is so true to life!  Kate Jacobs did a phenomenal job in building her characters and drawing you into them.  Bravo to you Kate for having an ending that was sad, but true to life. 

[quilting sharon]

Hi:

I just finished the book on my lunch hour and was shocked when Georgia
died.  When she got sick with the bowel obstruction, I kept saying to myself, she won't die, she is the heroine of the novel.

I cried.  Will start "Knit Two" tonight.

Thanks for listening,

Sharon

[krbnsol62]

I just finished the book last night. I was sad that Georgia's outcome was not what I wanted; however, I think that everything happens for a reason even in novels. Georgia instilled so much of herself in her club members and daughter that it was great to see them use it to go on.

[tamlnels]

I was so sad at the end of FNKC, that when I learned from my friend (and knitting buddy) that Knit Two was available I ran out to get it.

I just finished Knit Two and I'm not ready to let go of the Knitting family in the two books.  I felt such a connection to Dakota, Catherine, Darwin, Lucie and Ginger, Anita and Marty, James and of course Cady and Stanton, Sarah, Marco, etc.

Where do I go?  What to do now... the story is over and I'm left wanting for more!   

I suppose I'll work on Comfort Foods next; luckily I ordered ahead and it's been waiting for me to say goodbye to the FKNC.  So long Upper East Side and Walker and Daughter.

[Jetlaw]

I had the unfortunate luck to find out how the book ended before I read it. A site I visited gave away the ending so I knew that Georgia was going to die before I even started reading FNKC. As I read the descriptions of Georgia's vague symptoms, I realized early on she would die of ovarian cancer. The way the disease was presented was so appropriate. Those vague symptoms of fatique, bloating, etc don't make women rush out to be tested for cancer. I lost a friend to the disease last year. She was only 48 and got her diagnosis only 10 days before she died.

Having Georgia live happily ever after would have been so false and not the usual outcome for someone with Stage 3 ovarian cancer.  Sure having Georgia, James and Dakota become a little family would have been heartwarmng but not realiatic given the disease.

Bravo to Kate Jacobs for being real.

[Laurasgrandbaby]

I was blindsided by the ending, but felt like it was realistic.  Like others have been saying, I am looking forward to finding out more about the other characters' lives in Knit Two. Honestly, when I finished this novel, I just felt motivated to live my life to the fullest; Georgia did, and one never knows when we could be called away.  Waiting on the library request list, and anxious to read the sequel.

[frankenknitter]

James' character needed to be developed a bit more and Dakota's relationship with Georgia felt strained rather than close.

[kimmiesue]

I was listening to the audio CD in my care & when it came to the point of Georgia's passing, I started to cry. It felt to me like somebody from my own family had passed away. It was very sad.

[bminter]

I listened to the book on my way to work (I have a 50 minute drive one-way) and when I realized on the last CD how it was going to end, I had to turn it off or else I would have arrived with swollen red eyes. My mother and aunt both died of ovarian cancer. The story presented the facts-symptoms are vague and it is often found late. I would have liked a happier ending, but it was realistic. I was very glad to find out that evening that there is "sequel" and a holiday story.
The message to me throughout the story was the importance of relationships. And those caring relationships don't always start out that way.

[OmaJanet]

I quit reading the book when Georgia died, but a friend talked me into reading the rest, saying it ended "well."  I did finish it and felt good enough about the book to read the sequel and the new Christmas novel.  And I have started knitting again, finding it more portable than quilting at this point.  Also got my daughter-in-law and granddaughter into knitting just last weekend!

[BrattyJenn]

I was disapponted, but as others have said, ovarian cancer has a rather grim prognosis. I remember years ago, watching a made for TV movie about Gilda Radner thinking, "Wow."

I'll tell you all ONE definate for me: As a 39-year-old, uninsured female, reading this book has inspired me to make a gynocological appointment. I haven't been in, oh, upwards of 10 years  and realize now it is probably not a bad idea.

I just picked up "Knit Two" yesterday and started it today.

[surfergirl]

I really enjoyed the books, but when Georgia died, it seemed like the story started to lacking something.  Also, I hope that there will be a sequel so that we find out what happens to the rest of the characters.

[damselfly88]

I listened to the book on my MP3 player while in my car.  I was really enjoying it when I found out that a sequel was available (Knit Two).  I was browsing at Audible.com and they gave away the ending of The Friday Night Knitting Club in describing the new book.  Now that was disappointing -- to be told the end when I was only three quarters of the way through. 

Despite Georgia's outcome (and shame on those of you who revealed too much) I felt that the characters are so real and well-defined that you get attached to them and think of them as friends.  At least that's how they affected me.   I look forward to Knit Two.