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Start Here! :wave:
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2
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1690
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June 29, 2026
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When Anatole first asks Pito if he's in love with Tullia, his answer is, "How could I be?" The second time he's asked, he says, "How could I not be?” (p. 33). Are these answers contradictory? What does Pito mean?
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10
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59
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September 15, 2026
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What did you think of the book’s ending? What do you think the future holds for Tullia and Pito?
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9
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58
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September 15, 2026
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Overall, what did you think of The Cloak and Dagger Club? (No spoilers in this topic, please.)
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37
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239
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September 15, 2026
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Do you read one book at a time or can you read multiple books at once?
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69
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712
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September 15, 2026
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (9/10/2026)
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32
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187
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September 15, 2026
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Read a book that is classified as nonfiction
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6
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68
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September 15, 2026
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Read a book that has won a major literary award
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4
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56
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September 14, 2026
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Looking for a page-turner
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29
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243
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September 14, 2026
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Lost in translation
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0
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9
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September 14, 2026
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War and Peace Side Read, Week 16, September 14 - September 20 : Book 4/Parts 3 & 4
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2
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17
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September 14, 2026
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Princess Tullia has one brown eye and the other blue. Why do you suppose the author chose to depict her this way? Why do you think Anatole attributes different emotions or feelings to Tullia's brown eye versus her blue eye?
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8
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57
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September 14, 2026
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Overall, what did you think of The Magician of Tiger Castle? (No spoilers in this topic, please.)
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27
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184
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September 14, 2026
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Who's finishished the challenge?
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1
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25
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September 13, 2026
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Your last book purchase: What’s the last book you bought? Why did you choose it? Where did you purchase it? What format is it in (audio, paperback, etc.)? How soon will you read it?
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22
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194
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September 13, 2026
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Read a book that has been featured in the BookBrowse Review
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7
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126
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September 13, 2026
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Read a book set in a Middle Eastern country
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14
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180
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September 13, 2026
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War and Peace Side Read, Week 15, September 7 - September 13 : Book 4/Parts 1 & 2
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10
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62
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September 13, 2026
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Read a book that was published before 1950
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7
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79
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September 13, 2026
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The book opens with Anatole in the present day, but most of the book takes place five hundred years in the past. Why do you think the author included the first chapter? What does it convey that would be lost if the novel just began with chapter 2?
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8
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52
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September 12, 2026
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Anatole, Tullia, and Pito spend some time in a monastery. What do you think of the abbot's assertion that it is only through an ordinary and dull routine that true enlightenment can be achieved?
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9
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63
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September 12, 2026
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Does Anatole's experimentation on a prisoner seem ethical? If not, why do you think we root for him anyway? Does it make a difference that Pito agreed to them if it will help Tullia? How do these actions make us feel about him as a character?
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4
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36
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September 12, 2026
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1000 Books: What shall we read in September 2026?
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24
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292
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September 12, 2026
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At one point in the monastery, Tullia tells Anatole that she fears Pito has fallen in love with her (p. 227). Has he? Or is it wishful thinking on her part? When do you think Pito and Tullia truly developed feelings again for each other?
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5
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36
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September 12, 2026
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Ask the Author mug winners
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13
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304
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September 12, 2026
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1000 Books: What shall we read in October 2026?
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5
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66
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September 12, 2026
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Read a book that was recommended to you by another BookBrowse member
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10
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147
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September 11, 2026
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Which book or series has been adapted into a really great miniseries?
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11
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67
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September 11, 2026
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After escaping the castle, Pito and Tullia ask Anatole what his experiments were about. He lies to them, saying he was working on a treatment for the Blue Death. Why doesn’t he tell them the truth? What would have occurred if he’d been honest with them?
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4
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28
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September 11, 2026
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Why couldn't Anatole tell Tullia about the memory potion? If he could have told her, do you think she would have agreed to it?
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3
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29
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September 11, 2026
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