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By: INVER 003
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2025-05-19 10:09:30 |
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Easy read, although hard to get into for some. Heartbreaking, and a bit too close to home. |
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By: CHCH 508
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2025-05-14 10:04:08 |
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Very well-written. Thought provoking. Characters were realistic. |
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By: CHCH 518
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2025-05-09 10:51:27 |
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Our group loved the book even if the subject was upsetting. We had a great discussion about all aspects and how we would react if we were faced with them. It was very well-written with strong believable characters. |
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By: CHCH 553
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2025-04-11 12:26:17 |
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Well-written and explored a range of themes we could all relate to. Promoted lots of discussion in our group. |
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By: PALMN 022
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2025-03-03 10:43:44 |
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A book that makes you think about how you would react in these circumstances. Easy and thought provoking. |
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By: CHCH 549
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2024-11-28 20:00:21 |
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In our all-male group our retired Judge and practising clinical psychologist confirmed that the legal and trauma aspects of this book are true to the reality of which they have had plenty of experience. The book received average scores mostly because the subject was rather depressing with little relief. We noted that ordinary life is not literature; it is great authors who make it so. This book provides a two-dimensional portrait of normal people going through very challenging events. There were several aspects of the story that could have been developed to give more of a third dimension. |
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By: NAP 005
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2024-11-21 14:14:08 |
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One Split Second is a very apt title for this book. It takes one split second for trauma to happen but a lot longer to live through the experience as outlined in this novel. A very honest situation, true to life and which could happen to anyone. There was great discussion on trauma and the effects on family members and friends. |
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By: CHCH 566
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2024-08-29 13:55:24 |
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We had a good discussion, and could empathise with the grief of the characters. |
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By: WESTP 006
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2024-06-24 12:22:51 |
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We enjoyed the style of writing - it is a confronting subject but we can see how 'One Split Second' can change so many lives. This is the 2nd book from this author that we have read, and we enjoyed both. |
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By: AUCK 230
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2024-06-13 12:38:36 |
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Mixed response - some loved it while others found it disturbing and didn't engage with the characters. Very believable. |
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By: TAUR 051
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2024-05-20 12:09:56 |
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Although difficult content we all agreed it was an enjoyable easy read. A very well-written story and we loved the short chapters. |
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By: KATIK 010
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2024-05-06 12:47:36 |
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More hopeful than we'd feared. Enjoyable, easy read. |
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By: CHCH 481
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2024-05-02 11:37:30 |
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We loved the short chapters. A fantastic page turner. Liked the different perspectives on the accident, and the powerful analysis of grief. |
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By: LOWER 008
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2024-04-24 14:15:59 |
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A terrific read to begin the new book year - 100% agreement on the wonderful composition of this book. An excellent authoress. Discussion before and after the questions was deep and fulfilling. Excellent recommendation to other readers. |
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By: WARK 007
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2023-12-18 11:52:51 |
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Good book. Interesting topic. A bit gruelling for some. |
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By: HAMIL 062
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2023-12-07 19:39:11 |
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Clever well-written, thought provoking book. Unflinchingly raw, gutsy, strong, authentic and uncomfortable description of the grief process and the way it is different for everybody. A fair portrayal of how the accident affected everybody differently, and there was no clear right or wrong as everyone deserved empathy. The short sharp sentences created tension, and we were all hooked because we wanted to solve the mystery on the circumstances that caused the accident. Covered many topics - grief,organ donation, restorative justice, survivor guilt, forgiveness,the fragility of friendships. |
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By: WHAKA 017
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2023-11-22 14:01:03 |
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We all enjoyed this book. It was easy to read and a real page turner. Our readers felt very drawn in to all the emotions and thought a great insight into grief, and the way everyone is affected differently. Thought the author had a real understanding. The organ donor input was educational. We felt very connected to the characters. Our readers thought the reconciliation between Fran and Harry was so good. We liked the fact that it was told from many different points of view. We would recommend it, and some of our group are already reading other books from this author. |
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By: HAMIL 072
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2023-10-30 10:08:12 |
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Great book to kick off our book club. As young mums we found some bits quite confronting, but overall a good read. The story had many layers to it and really made us think about consequences of chain reactions/ one split second events in our own lives. |
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By: WHITIAN 003
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2023-10-18 14:48:08 |
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A very well-written book!! This could happen to any one of us with teenage/young adults, going out and about with their friends - every parent's nightmare is to lose a child, or have them injured due to 'one split second' of inattention while driving a car. Every teenager/parent should read this book. |
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By: THAM 008
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2023-10-16 11:21:12 |
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Everyone enjoyed this a lot. |
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By: TWIZ 004
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2023-08-28 09:17:31 |
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Many of our members found this to be a heart-wrenching read, there were tears, but most were unable to put this book down. |
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By: TIMAR 019
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2023-08-16 12:22:22 |
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An easy read for a gloomy winter weekend, leaving us with much to discuss. The group was mostly very positive about the plot and characterisations. One person felt she couldn't read it at all, another that it was probably suitable for young adults - however many of our grandchildren, their parents and we "seniors" are all likely to be confronted with some of these issues at some stage of our lives. |
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By: WELL 007
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2023-06-22 13:49:33 |
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General agreement that this book was well-written and thought provoking. Short chapters and sentences made it easy to read. Wide ranging experiences of characters and reactions to grief. All group members are organ donors. |
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By: WAIKA 001
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2023-06-15 14:29:32 |
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Everyone enjoyed reading this book. The characters were well developed and it was cleverly written and constructed. A book we would recommend. |
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By: WAIUK 001
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2023-03-01 12:42:33 |
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A harrowing start to this story. The author gets your attention from the first page, and you identified and felt empathy with all the families. The questions were very helpful enabling us all to discuss our feelings about very difficult decisions that had to be made. |
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By: FEILD 005
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2023-01-25 12:48:35 |
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Everyone loved it. Very thought provoking. Amazing discussion about donors as two members/family have been recipients. Great holiday read. |
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By: AUCK 107
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2022-12-19 14:35:09 |
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The group found this a confronting read, but well-written. Liked the way it presented the different characters' viewpoints. |
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By: TIMAR 011
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2022-10-31 11:53:45 |
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Everyone seemed to enjoy reading the book in spite of the subject matter - close to home for us in Timaru, where 4 young men were killed in a five person crash here last year. Multiple narrative viewpoints helped. Not a huge discussion about many aspects of the book, but we touched on organ donation. |
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By: KATIK 002
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2022-08-16 12:06:38 |
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All agreed that it was such a terrible scenario to write a novel about, but it really depicted the range of grief and impacts on a group of people, families and friends. Written with so much compassion. This book is one that generated so much discussion as every one of us knows someone who has experienced a traumatic situation like this. We highly recommend this. |
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By: ASHB 029
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2022-07-18 13:48:19 |
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A very popular read. Everyone enjoyed this - great discussion resulted as our meeting was the day after the tragic accident near Picton. |
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By: CHCH 512
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2022-05-04 16:39:19 |
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Book felt very close to home, as most of us have teenagers who are driving. Good book, enjoyed overall. |
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