Who IS John Gault?

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Idk if I can handle books that make me cry anymore . Idk if you've read a little life but my fuckinf god . I want to sue the author.

like chapter 5 lol

if you want to cry, Under the Whispering door (already listed for you) is the only other book that made me cry.

Till what page have u read east of eden ?

that's the only reason I keep trying; people are saying it's a fantastic book but whenever I try to read it, I'm waiting to be blown away but I keep wanting to throw it against the wall because it's soooo slow.

It took me about the same time to read A Fine Balance but when I finally did, it totally blew me away....so I keep going back to Eden hoping for the same experience but so far, zilch ☹️

I'm part of a club that reads a chapter every week and meets to discuss. Our club is small, and most of us are well read in this particular genre. We start by discussing general impressions, things we liked/disliked, before we move into discussing specific passages and the implications of them on the larger picture. Because most of us have read around quite extensively in the genre, the tail end of our conversations is almost always a comparison between our current book and how it measures up to other titles.

It's great you took notes, because this gives you something to bring up or talk about. If you ever find you don't know what you should be taking notes on, you can Google around and look for discussion questions for your book. A lot of popular titles have blogs where they have a few questions, or honestly if it's a classic, Sparknotes has a few discussion starters or entries on symbolism that may get you thinking.

Since it's a larger group, I bet they likely have someone who is going to start and steer the discussion. This might make it easier for you to contribute if it's more structured, and the amount of people is great because you'll get a lot of varied viewpoints that make it interesting. Don't panic if you don't immediately feel like you fit right in with the book club. Sometimes you have to go to a few meetings before you hit your stride and feel comfortable with the process and group.

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Sure, but this is a question about whether I support banning/burning some books, and that's my answer. I don't support giving any one entity control over what is and isn't harmful.

Ooo ty I will check those out . A man called ove had me ugly crying hahah

if you liked Ove, the storied life of AJ Fikry and the brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett are similar and awesome.

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett

Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith

In Search Of Lost Time by Marcel Proust.

I did read your comments... Humbert being an unreliable narrator was established in the first chapter, when he says he's writing to the jury... But fair enough, my bad.

Going on my wish list . Ty!

Anything by, or attached to the name "James Pattersson." The literary world wouldn't suffer one bit if they were all put in a big pile and burned to cinders. :)

i think ones that openly encourage people to harm their pets or children and give them a step by step guide should go. also fuck those Epoch Times papers, not even fit to wipe your arse with in an outhouse

The new Roald Dahl edits. And anything else those Inclusion Ambassadors or whatever they call themselves have laid their hands on. It’s made me so cross.

The Road by Cormarc McCarthy. That book had me in such a tight grip I couldn‘t think about anything else until I had finished it

Tysm for ur responses

Hahaha I wont lie I'm someone who is used to reading fast paced books and east of eden can be slow but idk something about it makes me wanna keep reading. Also the amount of ppl who have said it's their favourite book of all time has me intrigued. I need to experience it for myself

i would say authors like jordan peterson and his ilk deserve to have their books burnt and personally i would gladly suppress their writing. i don’t understand how people are still downplaying the scope of their fascist influence.

Since it’s through the library, there should be a librarian who acts as a leader and discussion guide. They should be keeping discussion on track and making sure everybody has a chance to share their thoughts. With 10 to 15 people, most of your time will just be listening to other people talk.

Your first meeting you will also get a sense of how seriously people take the reading. Are the discussion questions things like “What was your favorite part of the book?” or more in-depth and specific to the book like “What do you think Susan’s motivation for lying to Joe was? Why did she feel like she couldn’t tell him the truth?” That will help you know for future meetings, if your comments should be more generalized or more analytical.

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