January Book Club 2021
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Let's start the new year with a Twilight book by Stephenie Meyer. This month we will be reading "life and death".
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- 1. Life and Death by Stephenie Meyer Book Club January Meeting (2021)
- 3. ● The story is set in an independent, parallel universe in which the most significant difference is that the genders, names and roles of the main characters have been reversed, with only a few exceptions. ● It follows essentially the same plotline as Twilight, with necessary adjustments and slight changes, dialogue, backgrounds, and personalities of the characters to accommodate the switched gender roles. ● Life and Death also features an alternate ending from the original plotline. Book Summary Source: twilightsaga.fandom.com
- 4. REAL TALK CONS ● Nice walk down memory lane ● Opportunity to support the author ● A new approach to the love story PROS ● Not creatively superior to the original Twilight book ● Not emotionally captivating ● Flipping the script doesn’t work here
- 5. Book Magic Principles ● Is the storyline interesting? ● Is the reader emotionally connected to the story? ● What makes the book memorable? ● How will this impact the reader?
- 6. Would I Recommend Reading the Book?
- 7. What’s Next?
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