The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment That Transformed Their Lives

A wonderful story of warmth and encouragement

This story brings women of all kinds together. Risk-takers, teachers, mothers, and grandmothers. Through one diamond necklace they all chip in to buy, the women are brought closer together as they learn more about themselves and life.

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

A worthwhile read.

This turned out not to be what I was expecting, but certainly an interesting book. When I first heard about it I was curious how the dynamics would work out with several women sharing one piece of jewelry. You never know what will happen when a group of women get together for any particular reason. I loved how they used the necklace for fundraising and for bonding with other women. One other note, it was found in the self-improvement section of the bookstore and I thought it would have been more in the philosophy category. Certainly a good book for inspiring discussion.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Inspirational and moving-great holiday gift for all ages and genders.

These women have made a huge difference in their lives and the lives of others, through their community outreach showing that the community IS more powerful then the individual. It is a paradox of when is owning a diamond necklace not owning a diamond necklace. The vehicle
diamonds are carbon based/natural from the earth and tranformed into
brilliancy. Not a bad metaphore

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Captivating idea, but...

The idea was really interesting but it never really took off from there. The stories seemed constructed and disingenuous and the part about wearing the necklace even during intimate moments left a bad-taste that I couldn't get rid of while reading the rest of the book. Save your time and money!

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Enlightening and Fun to wear The Necklace

I truly enjoyed the book recommended for our book club selection. It was delightful to learn about the members of this experiment and just how much this materialistic item actually provoked a need to help others. Belonging to two book clubs it made one want to suggest our groups doing something for those less fortunate.I found the format easy to read and I liked the style of Jarvis' writing. I would highly recommend this book.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

What's the big deal?

I found this book to be unbelievably superficial. A bunch of women with no sense of committment to anyone but themselves spend over $1000 each to purchase an overpriced necklace. And they find true meaning in their lives. Honestly, I found the whole thing to be a justification for materialism not spiritualism. This book was grossly overrated.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Only in California

I read "The Necklace" along with my Women's Discussion Group from church. It has an evocative concept although I understand there was a French novel with the same name and a similar story. I thought the foundation was rather shallow although the resulting relationships were interesting. The location is upscale. I don't think it would fly in my suburban area. Altogether it was a fun read.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

The Necklace

The book started out very intersesting, but toward the end the bios of the ladies got muddled and you did not learn as much about them as you did with the bios in the start of the story.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Just didn't grab me

I took this book on vacation with me. I was looking for a quick, interesting, fun read. This book looked promising. I rarely stop reading a book midway - but I don't expect to be finishing this book (got a little more than halfway through). It was good enough, but just didn't grab me. The premise is interesting, but the women's stories just didn't hold my attention.

Stimulating book club discussion

Engaging and entertaining. Great conversation stimulator. Each character is a work of art. Just enough information and description to keep it interesting. Not too much to make it melodramatic.

I really enjoyed this book and the club discussion.

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this story is great for high school students in college students because they could take english class that relate to this novel

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