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Book Hype hosts Jen, Karen, and Brittany discuss our June book selection Undertow by Michael Buckley.
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What we’re reading:
–The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
–In Cold Blood by Mark Dawson
–The Magician King by Lev Grossman
–Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost (This is super, super old, but amazing.)
–Gossip Girl rewatch! (Because Jen’s worth it.)
Undertow Discussion:
-Buy it or Borrow it?
-This is a book about mermaids! But not really?
-Beyond the fantasy, but the story is topical today
-Brittany decides it’s best to put a cone of silence on
-A brief synopsis!
-Writing style: do we like it?
-Serious teen stories portrayed realistically in spite of the fantasy setting
-Fathom’s honor: Will it make him a stronger king, or is it a bit much?
-Brittany tries to explain the class war going on between the Alpha and the Rusalka
-Was the ending satisfying?
-Bex, Lyric’s best friend, shows another side of violence
-Shadow’s story brings us even closer to human violence
-The book illustrates very well that human violence and Alpha violence aren’t that different
-The Niners- Anti-Alpha group
-Busybody neighbor, Mrs. Novakova, is the worst
-Arcade, Fathom’s selfsame, betrothed? Are we supposed to hate her?
-Will we read book #2 Raging Sea?
Our July book will be When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord.
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