Small numbers but big discussion

Ann Patchett's State of Wonder certainly raised a heap of discussion especially on what is right and what is wrong or whether these concepts are of any use at all. The novel poses many moral questions through the choices and actions taken by the main characters on their journeys. Opinions varied as to the reasons the characters behaved the way they did.

The jungle and its creatures affected readers differently as well. Our arachnaphobe found the descriptions of walking carefully through the grass to avoid the spiders very off-putting while the ophidiophobe found the description of the anaconda event quite confronting.

Overall it seems that State of Wonder was considered a worthwhile read and it certainly stimulated discussion.

For next month we are having a dramatic change of scene as our April read, Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is set in the bleakness of northen Iceland in 1829.



To find out more about this promising young author check out the following in  ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler.

If you haven't collected your copy yet, call into Mackay City Library and pick up your copy so you have something to read for Easter.


Our next meeting is on Thursday 1 May at 6 pm at Mackay City Library.

Happy reading!