tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post5227476872024618252..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, Part 2 - The F2F Group MeetingBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-49739274726205080962013-08-27T20:45:17.340-05:002013-08-27T20:45:17.340-05:00What a fabulous idea, Shannon! I didn't even ...What a fabulous idea, Shannon! I didn't even think about the fact that the book had already been released elsewhere (in spite of the fact that I used the Australian cover image, when I first posted). And, as to the lines . . . I had a few marked and I never did get around to mentioning them. What a super idea! <br /><br />Some of us had looked up bits and pieces of the history/architecture online, already, so we talked about what we'd learned. I would not have thought to look up info it together. Of course, I don't have a smart phone and I'm not sure about the others. At least one of our members avoids computers (which is hard for me to fathom).<br /><br />We did find quite a bit to talk about, but we kept getting distracted and I think a couple people just weren't in the mood to talk about the book, even though they enjoyed it. That happens. Fortunately, not very often. I don't think I can blame the book entirely; it was just one of those nights. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-87896103729158476462013-08-27T17:34:44.209-05:002013-08-27T17:34:44.209-05:00My book club received copies of this, too and like...My book club received copies of this, too and like you I check with Little Brown about a discussion guide. We had some of the same reactions, we all really enjoyed the book, which is great but can sometimes lead to limited discussion. We ended up picking out lines we really loved, because Hannah Kent's writing is so gorgeous and then we went on a Wikipedia spree because we were curious for a little more background on some of the history and characters. I didn't think about it until I got home, unfortunately, but Picador (the book's UK publisher) did have a group discussion guide that I found posted online, since it was released in the UK already. It sounds like you had quite a bit to talk about, I wish we had thought of some of your topics!Shannon @ River City Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024137897685829669noreply@blogger.com