Information

<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/f38711d4-66aa-49f9-abea-2322a123578a/37b589b2-f2e4-429c-a218-2f76263ad394/book-open-check_(1).png" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/f38711d4-66aa-49f9-abea-2322a123578a/37b589b2-f2e4-429c-a218-2f76263ad394/book-open-check_(1).png" width="40px" /> Current month’s book and upcoming meeting:

• Current Book: The Well of Ascension
• Upcoming Meeting: December 15, 2024 </aside>

<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/f38711d4-66aa-49f9-abea-2322a123578a/007d4095-f0b8-422f-82e4-f039eb9fa194/info.png" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/f38711d4-66aa-49f9-abea-2322a123578a/007d4095-f0b8-422f-82e4-f039eb9fa194/info.png" width="40px" /> Context for this book club:

• Name: Shelf Care
• Cadence: Third Sunday of the month from 5:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
• Location: Black Forest Brooklyn, and will not support remote participation (i.e. zoom)
• Membership: Group is not exclusive, anyone can bring a friend
• Selection: Anyone suggests books, then ranked choice voting on a selection of six
• Requirements: Fully reading the book is not required, but see note on spoilers below
• Spoilers: Not avoided, but spoilers of future books in a series are not allowed
• Structure & Concept: Laid back with some questions, but mainly organic
• Host: @Jolene will lead the discussion, unless someone desires to do so
• Communication: We have a WhatsApp group - contact @Jolene for access </aside>

Questions

Story

1. Best and worst aspect?
2. Feeling evoked?
3. How do you feel about the length?
4. What would one question for the author be?
5. Which places in the book would you most like to visit?
6. How original and unique was this book?
7. Had you heard about the book before starting it? Overhyped or underhyped?
8. Did this story seem realistic?
9. How well do you think the author built the world in the book?
10. Did the book’s pace seem too fast/too slow/just right?
11. If you were to write fanfic about this book, what kind of story would it be?
12. Was the pacing— beginning, middle, and end— done well?
13. Was there symbolism present? If so, what did you think of the message?

Characters

1. Best and worst character?
2. Dream cast?
3. Favorite quote?
4. Which character in the book would you most like to meet?
5. Who’s perspective would you like to hear this same story from?
6. Did the characters seem believable to you? Did they remind you of anyone?
7. Did the characters’ motives seem reasonable or a little far-fetched?

General

1. Theories?
2. Do you expect to read more of the series?

Candidate Bookshelf

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—> January 19, 2025

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• Anyone who has joined the previous month can suggest a book (message @Jolene)
• Make sure to review the included description of the books prior to the vote
• At the end of the monthly meeting, attendees will vote on this list of books
• After the vote, the list will be cleared and books can be added again </aside>

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Previous Votes + Books

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