Discussion Questions

Since there is no reader's guide or discussion questions created specifically for The Blue Bottle Club, please use the following questions as a guide for Wednesday night's discussion. Also, please bring an open-ended question of your own (you guys are so good at this already!).

• What was unique about the setting(s) of the book? How did it enhance or take away from the story?
• What specific themes did the author emphasize throughout the novel? What do you think he or she is trying to get across to the reader?
• Do the characters seem real and believable? Can you relate to their predicaments? To what extent do they remind you of yourself or someone you know?
• How do characters change or evolve throughout the course of the story? What events trigger such changes?
• In what ways do the events in the books reveal evidence of the author's world view?
• Did certain parts of the book make you uncomfortable? If so, why did you feel that way? Did this lead to a new understanding or awareness of some aspect of your life you might not have thought about before?

September Book Club

Join us Wednesday, Sept. 26th from 7-8 PM at Salem for our first book discussion of the new season. We will be discussing Penelope J. Stoke's The Blue Bottle Club. Set in 1929, four friends pledge their dreams for life. This story will really make you think about the dreams you have planned and about what God has planned for your life.

If you'd like to order the October book, THR3E by Ted Dekker, see Stephanie Miller in Fellowship Hall between services on September 23rd & 30th. Barnes & Noble gives the church a special discount, so the cost will only be $12.84. Discussion of this psychological Christian thriller will be November 24th from 7-8 PM at Salem.