- How do Trisha's age, family life, and perspective shape her story? Is she a reliable narrator?
- Is this a horror novel? A parable?
- Is Tricia hallucinating the supernatural elements of the novel? Does it really matter if she is?
- Who is the God of the Lost? Who is Tom Gordon? What is the Subaudible?
- How does religion play into the novel?
- How do Trisha's views of God differ from her father's and how do they change as the novel progresses?
- How does King play with the classic man vs. nature struggle?
- Isolation and individualism are common theme's of King's works. How do they play into this novel?
- How does the "fear of the unknown" play into the novel?
- How does the novel play with the baseball game format?
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Book Club Meeting Tonight 7/17 at 6PM
Just a reminder, the book club will be meeting tonight 7/17 at 6 PM. To discuss Stephen King's thriller "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. It should be a great discussion as the book offers a lot to talk about with its unique structure and fantastic young protagonist. Please bring your thoughts and questions if you'd like to discuss them. Here are some questions and themes to get us started if you'd like to think about the discussion before we meet tonight.
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What a great meeting with a good group of people. Our discussions of the book were really interesting with a lot of different perspectives to share on what we thought this novel means to us both as individuals and as members of our society.
ReplyDeleteTheo moderated the group well, both keeping us on task and allowing us room to expand and extend our ideas. I encourage everyone to read these books and join in the discussions online, whether or not you are local to Farmington, or a patron of the Goodwin Library. Bonus if you are, come join us.