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Welcome to BookBrowse Community Forum! :wave:
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October 14, 2024
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Name a book that was really popular that you absolutely hated
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December 26, 2024
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What do you do with books after you've read them?
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December 26, 2024
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What are your reading this week? (12-19-2024)
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December 24, 2024
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What do you do when you're not reading?
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December 24, 2024
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What are some books you loved reading in 2024?
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December 23, 2024
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What was the last book you bought, where did you buy it (online, indie bookstore) and how soon will you read it?
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December 23, 2024
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The Top 20 Best Books of the Year as Voted by BookBrowsers
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December 22, 2024
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Which book(s) have you read at least three times as an adult?
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December 22, 2024
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It's quiz time!
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December 21, 2024
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In Our Midst also deals with the idea of "the kindness of strangers." Can you think of specific examples, small and large, of that motif in your own life? Should strangers be regarded as enemies or new friends?
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December 21, 2024
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What kind of future do you envision for each member of the Aust family? Do you have an opinion about how each of their lives might play out?
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December 21, 2024
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Overall, what did you think of In Our Midst? (no spoilers, please!)
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December 21, 2024
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Why do you feel Norma had so much difficulty maintaining relationships? Do you have friends from childhood or college, or have you lost touch with most friends from earlier days?
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December 20, 2024
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June tells Lenore that “kids don’t even start to form actual memories until they are five or six” (p.35). Do you agree with this? What’s your first memory?
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December 20, 2024
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Question of the Week: Which genre(s) do you avoid reading?
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December 18, 2024
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Christmas/Holiday books
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December 18, 2024
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National Book Awards
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December 18, 2024
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What are your reading this week? (12-12-2024)
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December 19, 2024
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What audience would you recommend The Berry Pickers to? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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December 17, 2024
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Did you prefer Joe's voice, Norma's, or the combination? Were there other characters you wished could give their point of view?
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December 17, 2024
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What did you think about Lewis, Joe’s father, faking a stereotype to make more money from wealthy recreational hunters?
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December 17, 2024
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When did you figure out the relationship between the two storylines, and how did it make you feel?
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December 17, 2024
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How do you feel the opening line sets the scene? What expectations did it give you for the story, and were those fulfilled?
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December 17, 2024
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Have you ever discovered a family secret? How did it change your relationship with the people around you?
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December 17, 2024
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If you were going to write a novel based on stories of family history your parents told you, as Amanda Peters has here, where would it be set and what might it be about?
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December 17, 2024
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What audience would you recommend In Our Midst to? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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December 17, 2024
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Which authors should we interview?
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December 17, 2024
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You might say this story is ultimately about forgiveness. Are you able to find all the major characters redeemable in some way, or are there any you cannot forgive?
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December 17, 2024
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The family receives very little help from the authorities when Ruthie goes missing. How do you think this scenario would have been different today? What factors do you think influence a quick response when someone disappears?
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December 17, 2024
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