The Fireworks over Toccoa reviews have been posted (and are still being posted). Please check them out if you are curious if this is a book that you or your bookclub would enjoy. But now, I want to invite any of you who have already read the book to join in our Bookclub chat, for the "Fireworks over Toccoa Bookclub." There is a linky on the bottom of the post, so if you are a blogger, I invite you to write your responses on your blog and a link up (As always -- you can respond to any or all of the questions, or mention other themes you saw in this book apart from the questions). If you aren't a blogger, join the discussion via the comment section below. A good review should never contain SPOILERS, but the ...
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Fireworks over Toccoa Reviews
Thanks to all the bloggers and bookclubs who responded to our call out for reviews of Jeffrey Stepakoff's Fireworks over Toccoa. This is the post for you to link up your reviews. It's my thought that this review would not include spoilers, because who likes that?? Obviously you can discuss the major plot line (anything covered in the amazon.com editorial reviews is fair game), but not the specific plot twists and resolution. However, I think that to really discuss this book, to express your feelings about the book, you have to discuss some of the plot. Do you agree? In the next couple of days, I will post some discussion questions. I will include a separate linky at that time, and those who want to really share thoughts about the book can link ...
Bloggers — We want to give you a free book!
Whether you regularly review books or not, we want to find bloggers with active online communities who want to read and review Fireworks over Toccoa. Click on the title to read my full review that posted
We want to sponsor your next book club!
Are you in a book club? Book clubs can be fun, social, educational, and thought-provoking. But they can also be hard to coordinate -- finding a book that everyone will enjoy and have time to read. And they can be expensive as everyone has to buy a copy of the book. Or they can be risky, as some put their name at the bottom of a long line of library requests hoping to receive it before the next meeting. We, along with the publishers of FireworksOverToccoa.com, want to solve this problem for you. That's right, we want to give you up to 12 copies of the book so that you can discuss it in your April or May bookclub. You'd need to commit to meeting in April or May to discuss the book, which probably would involve ...
Rooftops of Tehran Bookclub
I've reprinted my original review here, and will link up my answers to some of the discussion questions on my blog. Please join in by linking up your thoughts below, or within the comment section if you don't have a blog. Originally posted here on May 29, 2009: This was a lovely lovely book. Seventeen-year old Pasha and his best friend Ahmed spend the summer exploring life and love and the unfairness of the totalitarian regime of 1973 Iran. The characterization of a young man's journey from his late teens into adulthood is perfect -- first loves, first stands on issues, hellos, goodbyes. The language is beautiful, the story is strong, the characters are dear, and it's suspenseful, so it pulled me right along. Parts of the story are told in flashbacks, so the reader is brought ...
Rooftops of Tehran Discussion Questions
If you haven't picked up Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji yet, you still have time! Read it and then link up your own thoughts to our bookclub post on Tuesday October 6. Want to know more about it? Read my review, and the author's guest post On Reading. If you have read it (or are in progress), I hope you are enjoying it. When you write your bookclub post (or join us in the comments if you are not a blogger), you can use one or all of these questions to guide you, or you can simply post your own review. The end of the book also includes some discussion questions, and you are free to use these as well. If you are a member of a bookclub, feel free to use these questions as a springboard for ...
Bookclub: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
After my second reading of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, I stand by my initial review. This book is simply enchanting. But that doesn't make for good bookclub discussion, so I'll answer the first two discussion questions I asked you to consider as you read. Is this your first book of letters — fiction or non-fiction? If so, do you like this particular writing style? Why or why not? Guernsey was my first book of letters. After reading it, I'd like to read a non-fiction book of letters. I think letters give insight to a person that you'd not otherwise have. Which leads to the second question I asked: Do you think Guernsey would have been the same if the author had employed the typical fiction narrative? Would it have been better, or worse? Maybe I'm wrong, but I ...
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