Lit Chick Online Book Club

SPOILERS

mellymel — Thur, 17 Apr 2008 02:13:30 GMT

Be careful - within the book discussions there will be SPOILERS. If you have a question about a book you haven't read, I will post a separate forum for book chatting/recommendations. ;)

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Love is a Mix Tape

mellymel — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:39:05 GMT

talk amongst yourselves.

it's been awhile since I read it, but the feeling of reading it has stuck with me. it was so lovely and bittersweet and completely captured the mix tape era.

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The Double Bind

mellymel — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:17:41 GMT

crazy good book club discussion last night. if you want to keep going i'll host here :)

sorry no drinks or snacks.

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Discuss The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle

mellymel — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:10:18 GMT

1. What did you think about Alice as narrator?

2.What is the significance of the title? Who or what is the God of animals? What do the characters' interactions with horses demonstrate about human nature, power, and the natural world?

3.Alice struggles to make sense of her family and her world, and the Winstons' tendency to keep secrets and withhold the truth doesn't make it easy for her. What does she learn about her family, and in turn, about herself as the novel progresses?

4. My mother had spent nearly my whole life in her bedroom" (3). Discuss how this affects the Winston family dynamic. Why do you think Marian choose to live this way? Is it fair? Do you think her family accepts her or enables her? Or neither?

This is a start...more questions to follow.

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Please Introduce Yourself

mellymel — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:08:31 GMT

Hi everyone, this is melanie (aka mellymel or lit chick).
This is my new message board. I am hoping you will feel more comfortable posting here and that we can have more of a discussion than the regular blog format allows.

This is a trial run. But I would love for it to work out. So come on in and please say hi!

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