January Women’s Book Club
| Tue |
| Jan 26 |
| 6:30 pm |
start 2010 with a feast for your mind! our first book selection of the new year is “veronica” by mary gaitskill. named new york times book review best book of the year and national book award finalist, this novel has been described as “twisted, beautiful, grotesque, graceful, and exceedingly well-executed.” this is one book you won’t want to put down. using the amazon link/image at the top of this post, you can get new copies starting at $4.00 and at the same time be contributing a percentage of your purchase back to o&a book club.
be sure to mark your calendars for the 4th tuesday of the month…the other o book club gets back on track with consistent discussion group meetings. also, watch for bi-monthly reminders to help with those short term memories and over taxed dance cards.
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each month one lucky o&a book club member will receive the next reading selection free courtesy of event sponsor, raffle conducted at discussion group.
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come join us for great conversation, food, and camaraderie. as a special bonus, all o&a book club members (membership consists of annual dues of $25) will receive 15% off their dinner at this meeting, and a chance to win a free copy of next month’s book club selection. we meet the 4th tuesday of the month and alternate our meetings on both sides of the bay.
when, where, what…etc.
cost: o&a book club annual membership dues $25[wp_cart:Annual Women's Book Club Dues-Januray 2010:price:25.00:end]
15% off dinner for o&a book club members
when: meet up at 6:30, order dinner at 6:45 and book discussion to start shortly thereafter.
where: primi urban cafe, 27 4th street north, downtown st. petersburg, directions & map click here
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Wow — what a novel! I can’t wait for our discussion! Here are some questions I’d love to hear your thoughts on:
1. What role does music have in this novel? Does it change the way you related to the story or understood the characters? If so, how?
2. What IS Allison’s story? Who is she, and how does she relate to the girl in the story her mother told her as a child?
3. Modeling and the fashion world clearly influence Allison’s perspective. What is it in that world that, at bottom, lures Allison in, and what keeps drawing her back?
4. What was Allison’s “heaven” — and what did you think of her references to heaven and hell? How did that help you understand her character?
5. We’ve read other novels with time-shifting and multiple layers of reality – how does this one compare?
6. The writing style here is such a extraordinary combination of gritty, stark, yet rich; dense yet ethereal. And, often, it almost reads like free association. Yet somehow the reader not only still understands it, but also feels it. It’s sensate. How does Gaitskill accomplish that? What passages struck you that way?
7. What did you think of Gaitskill’s use of juxtaposition in this novel?
8. How did the passages describing Allison’s family and her relationships with family members differ from the rest of the novel?
9. Who was Veronica, and why is this novel given her name?
Hey, Barb. I just paid my dues for the book club and am planning to be there tomorrow night. Looking forward to it.
Thanks, Jeannie! Look forward to seeing you there!