Wendy
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Ken Wheaton:
I am so excited we are reading your book The First Annual Grand Prairie Rabbit Festival in our book club for the month of November. I loved it!!! I have the lead for the book discussion. I would love to get your opinion on what you loved most about that book. Who was your favorite person to write about in the book. (Mine was Miss Rita!). Thank you!
Ken Wheaton
Hi Wendy,
Thanks for reading and thanks for including in your book club!
What did I love most about the book? Hmmmm. That's a hard one. In general, I was happy that I could tell a funny story (in my opinion) that moved at a good clip, but that also dealt with some fairly serious themes about religion and love and human nature and even a little bit about race. If people want to dwell on such themes, great. But if they don't, then the story is still there. I'm not big on preaching in fiction and I think the story should always trump whatever an author might be trying to say about big ideas. If all a writer wants to do is lecture people, then he or she should stick to essays. I like challenging books myself, but I also read a lot for escape so if the author isn't taking me somewhere interesting then no thanks.
I'm glad you like Missed Rita. If I had to pick a favorite, she'd be it. I sort of regret killing here off because if I ever decided to do a sequel a huge part of the equation would be missing. I also liked Fudgeround (the childhood friend who huffed gas and painted them to look like the devil). I'm working on a book now and Fudgeround has a bit part.
BP was fun as well. He shows up briefly in the book that just came out, "Sweet as Cane, Salty as Tears."
Hope book club goes well. If you have any more questions, holler.
Thanks for reading and thanks for including in your book club!
What did I love most about the book? Hmmmm. That's a hard one. In general, I was happy that I could tell a funny story (in my opinion) that moved at a good clip, but that also dealt with some fairly serious themes about religion and love and human nature and even a little bit about race. If people want to dwell on such themes, great. But if they don't, then the story is still there. I'm not big on preaching in fiction and I think the story should always trump whatever an author might be trying to say about big ideas. If all a writer wants to do is lecture people, then he or she should stick to essays. I like challenging books myself, but I also read a lot for escape so if the author isn't taking me somewhere interesting then no thanks.
I'm glad you like Missed Rita. If I had to pick a favorite, she'd be it. I sort of regret killing here off because if I ever decided to do a sequel a huge part of the equation would be missing. I also liked Fudgeround (the childhood friend who huffed gas and painted them to look like the devil). I'm working on a book now and Fudgeround has a bit part.
BP was fun as well. He shows up briefly in the book that just came out, "Sweet as Cane, Salty as Tears."
Hope book club goes well. If you have any more questions, holler.
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