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Listening to the audio book
@jennem that happened with me with Maud and I ended up getting a used copy from Better World Books
My library hold just came in yesterday & Scribd has the audiobook so I will probably do a mixture.
I already checked the book out and had somehow completely forgotten this is the the P&G Book Club pick this month. What an awesome surprise! Every review I read for this book makes me want to read it even more.
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Hey Glam readers!!
Our monthly live chat will take place on THURSDAY at 6pm PT over on the Paper & Glam Youtube Channel! Link to come as soon as it's live!
Here are our discussion questions for Harry's Trees -->
Icebreaker | Do you have a reading routine? If so, what does your reading life look life?
1. What was your experience reading Harry's Trees and how many 🌱 (seedlings) would you rate it?
2. Harry’s Trees is a the story of two widowers attempting to right their world after the devastating loss of their spouses. At a time when we’re all working towards “right our worlds,” this plot line felt especially timely. To quote the Lion, the Witch, & The Wardrobe and paraphrase Harry’s Trees, “it’s always winter and never spring.” How did Harry, Amanda, Oriana and/or Ronnie’s path to healing resonate with you as you worked to overcome loss?
3. According to Harry, "Everybody's got a special tree, whether currently as an adult, or a tree from childhood." What is it about us humans and our love for trees and nature, yet the constant drive towards the cities and suburbs keeps us in a constant state of anxiety and lacking peace? Do you have a special tree or spot in nature from childhood or in your life today that brings you peace?
4. Harry's Trees is based on the belief that "the ordinary world is extraordinary, all the time, for everyone." What is meant by the "ordinary" world, and does that world have special meaning for you? (Thank you, Lit lovers)
5. What creates the magical feel to this otherwise realistic novel? The book asks the question, where does reality end and magic take over? Where do you think the lines are drawn…in the book and /or in real life? What roles do chance or luck play in our lives. (Thank you, Lit Lovers)
Love the questions Anna!!
As the weather in most places FINALLY begin to cool and the leaves begin to change colors, our minds and spirits start to seek out the coziness that comes with cardigans, pumpkin spice, and flannel. Our bodies are preparing for the slower pace and rest that we so desperately need after the year 2020 has been.
It's time to break out the teal and gold with this month's pick. Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen is quoted as a being a perfect magical realism novel for fans of Fredrick Backman and Gabrielle Zevin.
We're also trying something new regarding our chat again. There wasn't as much interaction in the Maud chat when we split up into a spoiler free section and the rest of the book broken down into spoiler sections. So, we're converting back into into our normal way of doing things with one chat but if you would like to chat spoilers Goodreads actually has a pretty fantastic code you can use to hide those parts of your post!
< spoiler > TEXT HERE < /spoiler >
(view spoiler)[Remove the spaces between the <>'s and it'll show up like this in your post (hide spoiler)]
Reminder The P&G Book Club 2021 titles are in the process of being finalized and on 9/17 during the Patreon livestream we'll be voting on a couple of the monthly titles!
There are some really awesome things happening on the Patreon page so if you're not a member I highly suggest you join and help us really usher in a new era of the Paper & Glam Book Club.
As always we'll meet at 6 PM PT on the last Thursday of the Month over on Youtube!
Let's let this new reading season begin!
Love through Literature,
Anna