Next meeting - January 31st, 2011

Our first "official" book club meeting is on January 31st at 6:30pm.   We will briefly talk about Joy Fieldings book - The Wild Zone , but mostly it will be about Emily Giffin's book - Heart of the Matter.

Things to think about:

Story, Plot and Theme-Based Book Club Questions

1. Was there a particularly striking scene in the novel? Why did it impact you?

2. How did the setting affect the plot?

3. Was the story well developed, or were there any loopholes that made the book lose its interest?

4. Did the author present the conflict of the book in a realistic context? Were the characters' struggles addressed in a believable way?

5. What motivated the story? Was the novel plot-driven or character-driven?

6. What was the theme of the novel?

Character-Focused Book Club Questions

1. What was your first impression of the characters and how did they (or did they not) evolve for you over the course of the novel?

2. Were the characters believable?

3. Was the dialog convincing?

4. Was there a minor character that outshined a more central character?

5. If you could meet any character from this book and ask him or her one question, which would it be and what would you ask? Why?

Reader-Based Book Club Questions

1. What impression did the book leave on the group? .

2. Share favorite passages of the book with the other group members.

3. Would this novel would make a good movie? Why or why not? Who should be cast as each of the main characters in the group's ideal version of the film?

4. Would the group read more from this author? Why or why not?

We will discuss a few of these questions during our meeting. 

If only our English highschool teachers knew we were doing this! haha!