Tuesday, April 20, 2010

What do you think is the definining moment for the main character/person in your book? Why?

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The entire story of What I Saw and How I Lied is a coming of age tale for Evie Spooner. She starts the book as an inexperienced and naïve gi...

How did the opening passage of the book (first paragraph up to first chapter) lead you to anticipate the ending of the book?

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Judy Blundell starts her book with a chapter that can be found nearly verbatim towards the end of the book, at the climax of the action. It ...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

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I finished Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson and am now reading What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell. This book is really juvenile...
Thursday, April 1, 2010

On Finishing "Neither Here Nor There"

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At the beginning of his book, Bill Bryson never states exactly why he took this cross continental trip. He did say that he travelled across ...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Who do you think is the intended audience? Why?

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I think that Bill Bryson never writes for a specific group of people. I think that he knows he is funny and just wants to get as many people...
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Does the author seem to have a friendly, unfriendly or some other type of relationship with the content of the book? Why do you think so??

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I finished The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger and am now reading Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson. In response to your ...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Reading Group Guide questions from the back of the book #

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Would you call The Time Traveler's Wife a comedy or a tragedy, or are such classifications relevant to a work that plays havoc with time...