Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Art of Detecting Book Discussion June 9th 2009

Today is the day for our first book discussion. The Art of Detection will be the subject of this discussion. Everyone is invited to Beale Memorial Library's Tejon Room at 6:30 PM tonite. Hope to see you there!
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  1. TeenaJune 10, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    Last night was our first book discussion. The Art of Detection is more than just a detective novel it is a story within a story explorating two murders in different time periods (1920's within the supposed Holmes manuscript and present day murder of the manuscripts owner); evocotive descriptions of modern day San Francisco; brave exploration of a professional woman who successfully juggles a very demanded job as a detective with her family life with same sex partner and their child; and the clever juxtaposition of fact and fantasy.

    Some of the questions discussed included:

    1. "Everyone from California is from somewhere else, which means everyone in the state has had to reinvent themselves"...Do you think that is true?
    The consensus was that most individuals do reinvent themselves, whether from California or elsewhere, do become changed to their surrounding depending upon their locales.

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  2. TeenaJune 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    Thanks to the discussion participants! We look forward to seeing you again. We want to also invite everyone to come and participate in our next book discussion. The book is Sharpshooter by Nadia Gordon, and is scheduled for Tuesday June 24 at Beale Memorial Library in the Tejon Room at 6:30 pm! See you there.

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