tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post8778731961632157208..comments2023-10-07T07:36:56.859-07:00Comments on My Head Is Full of Books: Discussing books with teensAnne@HeadFullofBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-88638605457586181332010-03-14T11:43:13.470-07:002010-03-14T11:43:13.470-07:00Yes, I thought the ones in the back of Hotel on th...Yes, I thought the ones in the back of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet were dull and very leading.They didn't really elicit a lot of discussion or maybe it was the book itself. It was a book that overexplained and overdramatized everything. There really weren't any hidden layers to it. And we didn't really need a travelogue of Seattle either; the constant geographical name dropping got tedious.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-30303259996342923752010-03-13T09:56:03.228-08:002010-03-13T09:56:03.228-08:00Hum. I think it would be worth a try. I'll b...Hum. I think it would be worth a try. I'll bring them with me to club next time we meet and we can give them a try...or at least discuss the option of trying them. <br /><br />When I used them with the teen group one of our questions related to the protagonist. There was no clear protagonist in the story so the kids really had to grapple with the question and everyone jumped in and gave their opinions. That kind of interchange doesn't usually happen with the questions we use. I often think out book club questions that we get from the publisher (or wherever they come from) are too leading and limiting. <br /><br />Table Topics questions would probably get old, too, over time, but it would be a fresh approach occasionally.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-78701836299643563012010-03-11T20:01:12.382-08:002010-03-11T20:01:12.382-08:00Would those work for our Book Club? I liked those ...Would those work for our Book Club? I liked those questions better than some of the ones we get at the end of the books. How many students show up to the club? It sounds like lots of fun.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.com