St. Anne's Reading Group Experience discussion
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A Fine Balance
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A Fine Balance--Meeting Three 09/28/13
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1. Marie 2
2. Fred 1
3. David 1
General
1. TV Recommendations
i. Blacklist
ii. Agent of Shield
iii. Face Off
iv. Elementary--has AA themes
v. Broad Church
vi. Silk
vii. Grim
viii. Once Apon A Time
2. Meeting gossip
Discussion
1. Marie hates the books
a. too depressing
b. too long
c. predicts it will not have an uplifting ending
2. book is a segment of life
3. tragedy vs joy
4. too long
a. 600 pages is too many
b. only three people at the meeting
c. week four & it will go on forever
d. may take us until Christmas to finish
5. in the interest of club longevity we need a shorter book next time
6. Chapter 2's teaching on patience is amazing--some of the best stuff we have ever read
7. is it good for a book club?
a. Oprah thought so
8. Why do writers with amazing language skills write more slow & more painful books.