August - A Spool of Blue Thread

 

Couldn't keep them from talking about this book before our "official" discussion even began because those who hadn't finished had questions and those who had told those who hadn't that they hadn't missed much. Those who had finished this book admitted to being disappointed, having been waiting for some reveals at the end and a more fulfilling explanation as to the title of the book. 

We were excited to get to meet in person again and Lisa W spoiled us with a great spread of heavy appetizers, lots of wine and drink holders beside every chair. It was beautiful evening and we were happy to welcome two new ladies. 

To make things more interesting and to keep things on track, we played a scaled-for-the-outdoors version of Jeopardy. Categories included What A Character and Well, That's Novel among others. We talked about the motives of the characters, how our impression of some of the characters changed throughout the book, symbolism, and the structure of the book. The game also gave us a chance to talk about memorable books about families and it was fun to see how many of us interpreted that. 

Definitely not our favorite book ever but it did give us a lot to discuss even if it was almost too dark to read the clues by the end of the evening!