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Open Mind Book Club for Women
Open Mind Book Club for Women
December 17 @ 2:00 pm
Join us in a monthly book club to read and discuss books as chosen by the group. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month.
Hi fellow book club members,
Our next meeting will be December 17th at the Harmony House – 223 Hudon – at 2 PM. It will be a Christmas potluck. So, bring your favorite dish to share. I think it would be fun to wear our ugly Christmas sweaters.
Our next book is “Long Road to Mercy” by David Baldacci
Introducing a remarkable new character from #1 New York Times bestselling writer David Baldacci: Atlee Pine, an FBI agent with special skills assigned to the remote wilds of the southwestern United States who must confront a new threat . . . and an old nightmare.
Possible Discussion Questions
- Were you immediately engaged with the book, or did it take you a while?
- Does the book remind you of any other books or writers?
- Who is your favorite character?
- Describe the main characters personality traits:
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- How has the past shaped their lives?
- Do you admire or disapprove of them?
- Do they remind you of people you know?
- Discuss the plot:
- Is the story interesting?
- Is the story plot driven?
- Is the book a “page turner” or does it unfold slowly?
- Discuss the book’s structure:
- Does the time line move forward chronologically?
- Is it a continuous story – or is it interlocking short stories?
- Is there a single viewpoint or shifting viewpoints?
- Why did the author tell the story this way?
- What main ideas or themes does the author explore?
- If you were to guess at a formative experience in the author’s life based on this book, what would you guess?
- If you were to sum up this book in one tweet, what would you say in 140 characters?
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Is the ending satisfying? Has the book changed you? Have you learned something?
