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Start Here! :wave:
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April 17, 2025
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BookBrowsers ask Peggy Townsend, author of The Botanist's Assistant
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95
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November 18, 2025
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Who has read Wally Lamb's The River is Waiting?
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November 18, 2025
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Overall, what did you think of Haven’t Killed in Years? (no spoilers, please!)
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42
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November 17, 2025
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Who did you suspect of being the person stalking Gwen? Did your opinion shift as you read, or were you pretty sure you knew what was going on throughout?
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November 17, 2025
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Gwen states very early on that she tries to be normal (e.g., in the way she dresses, in her work, in the men she dates) but that she doesn’t really think she is, given her past. What do you think? Is she normal, or has she been warped by events?
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November 17, 2025
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Gwen tells us that her father was abusive – he cut symbols into her side, sometimes wouldn’t let her eat for days, killed in front of her – yet she bonded with him as a child (p.55). Why do you believe that was?
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November 17, 2025
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Gwen finds a dismembered arm in a box at her door and opts to move it to another location to by found by someone else. Why do you suppose she takes this course of action? In her circumstances, do you think her actions were reasonable?
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November 17, 2025
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After Natalie claims to be Marin, Gwen feels partially responsible and thinks, “I had created Natalie all by myself.” What do you think she means? Do you agree with her? What responsibility do you think she bears for Natalie’s behavior?
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November 17, 2025
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At the end of the book, Gwen tells Elyse she knows what happened to Elyse’s family was her fault, and Elyse concurs. Do you think Elyse forgives Gwen? Do you think Gwen forgives herself?
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November 17, 2025
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Is All the Colors of the Dark a good book club book?
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November 17, 2025
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Which famous figure should write an autobiography or memoir (who hasn’t already published one)?
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November 17, 2025
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Why do you suppose Natalie was able to stalk Gwen for eight years, but Gwen never picked up on her presence?
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November 17, 2025
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (11/13/2025)
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November 17, 2025
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What plot twist surprised you the most?
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November 17, 2025
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The book begins: “On the day my mother was released from prison I stubbed my toe four times. Same toe. Four times. It was a statistical anomaly and, in hindsight, a warning that bad things were coming my way.” What did you think of this opening?
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November 17, 2025
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Sending books to prisons
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November 17, 2025
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Time Magazine 100 Must Reads for 2025
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November 17, 2025
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Dominic’s business is hosting “Abel Haggerty Murder Tours,” taking people to sites associated with Haggerty’s crimes. What’s your opinion of this profession? Have you heard of anything like it in real life? Would you go on such a tour?
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November 17, 2025
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What did you think of the narrative shift to Natalie’s point of view in Part 2?
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November 16, 2025
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2025 Booker Award Winner Announced!
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November 16, 2025
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Gwen wonders if her infatuation with Elyse is due to “the idea that our lives were both shaped so significantly by [Abel], yet so different. What do you think of her perspective here? In what ways do you think Abel “created” each of the girls?
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November 14, 2025
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Gwen states that “Cody had had the best chance out of all of us. He’d been sent to a loving home with no memories of what had happened. Elyse and I should have been the crazy ones.” Why do you suppose the three’s lives turned out as they did?
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November 14, 2025
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To what audience would you recommend Haven’t Killed in Years? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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November 14, 2025
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Did you read Green’s previous novel, The Prized Girl, and if so, how did it compare to this one?
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November 14, 2025
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Why do you think Gwen is so protective of Porter, and why she never suspects that he’s involved in the crimes? Did you suspect him at any point?
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November 13, 2025
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BookBrowsers ask Princess Joy L. Perry, author of This Here Is Love
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November 13, 2025
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New report examines writers’ attitudes toward AI
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November 13, 2025
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What’s the last book you purchased? Why did you select it? Paperback, hardback or ebook?
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November 13, 2025
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Who's your favorite female author of the 21st century?
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November 13, 2025
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