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This book is a wonderful read. The basic premise, which the author sets forth in her epilogue, is the that we seldom spend much time thinking about the consequences for victims of a horrific event—in this case a mass shooting of the sort we are too familiar with these days. We read the news reports that talk about the shooter and sometimes the police officers, but those killed, wounded, or terrorized become just numbers to us. The novel explores the lives of the various people involved, exploring their lives before and after the act of violence that touches them all. In her narrative, the author takes us through the events that brought everyone to the place and time of the shooting and then leads us into their futures. The book, while sometimes disturbing (and how could something on this topic not be disturbing), in the final analysis provides quite a positive message on how people adapt and continue their lives. The various stories are gripping and the style is engaging. I couldn’t stop reading it.


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That Saturday at Mendorff edition by Lucy Ke Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

An excellent book for a holiday weekend read on the deck. Ms. Ke captured the emotions of those involved and kept my attention for the entire length of the book. I certainly hope that she has more books available on soon!
Mr. Broder hit the nail on the head with his review.
Too often we read of another mass shooting--whether it's Roseburg or Charleston, Aurora, or Newtown, Tucson. Yet how often do we think of the survivors? How often do we follow them in their long physical and emotional recoveries? To say, "You lived" is not enough. In That Saturday at Mendorff's, Lucy Ke follows the lives of the survivors--both the victims of a shooting at a fictional bookstore and the gunman's family members (what do you do if your husband, your father, is a murderer--and what do others do to you?). Mendorff's is a bustling community hub where people of all ages come to shop for books, to hang out, to get a snack at the café, when Cy McNulty, angry about an earlier interaction with a clerk, walks in carrying three guns and starts to shoot. Ke skillfully weaves the novel between minutes after the massacre, years before, days before, and a long look back after 10 years, as journalist Mollie Dobbs is tasked with tracking down the people who are left for a follow-up story. Many find it difficult to discuss, and even the heroic officer who shoots McNulty and ends the bloodshed leads a life that, a decade later, is charmed only on the surface. Ke examines the survivors, their guilt and anguish, their isolation from the lives, and sometimes the people, they could not go back to, and their search for some way--and some reason--to go on, to find what peace they can. The devastating portraits include two women who lost children that day--one, a grandson; the other, a nephew--and survivor Jeb Creel, who envisions a radical path toward resolution. That Saturday at Mendorff's offers a thought-provoking investigation of the aftermath, its own havoc, where the underlying question remains What are we going to do about it?
Lucy Ke is a gifted writer. That Saturday at Mendorff's is the story within a story that is rarely told, yet somehow Ms. Ke made THAT story just as compelling. Unfortunately, random mass shootings have become part of our culture. We hear about it for a few days and then it gets put back into the recesses of our conscience. Instead of telling a story that we are familiar with, the author tells us the after effects of those involved in the shooting, their loved ones, and also the family of the killer. The character development, the interweaving of each of their individual stories make for a riveting book. I look forward to reading more from Lucy Ke. She is a masterful writer and storyteller.
A different perspectives on a tragedy far too often in the news. A mass murder by a lone gunman. The story is told from the perspective of the survivors, their families, and the family of the killer. How do you survive such a tradegy? And how do you prevent yourself from becoming that which you hate and fear the most?
Are people who open fire on a group of unknown people completely crazy? What is the broad effect on the lives of those touched by the disaster? Does the act of killing a person go on to slowly kill others? Do survivors heal?

These and many more questions are asked whenever someone pulls out a gun and begins shooting in a public place. This book looks the big questions and makes the victims human.
This book is a wonderful read. The basic premise, which the author sets forth in her epilogue, is the that we seldom spend much time thinking about the consequences for victims of a horrific event—in this case a mass shooting of the sort we are too familiar with these days. We read the news reports that talk about the shooter and sometimes the police officers, but those killed, wounded, or terrorized become just numbers to us. The novel explores the lives of the various people involved, exploring their lives before and after the act of violence that touches them all. In her narrative, the author takes us through the events that brought everyone to the place and time of the shooting and then leads us into their futures. The book, while sometimes disturbing (and how could something on this topic not be disturbing), in the final analysis provides quite a positive message on how people adapt and continue their lives. The various stories are gripping and the style is engaging. I couldn’t stop reading it.