Comments on: DISCUSSING NONFICTION http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/03/25/discussing-nonfiction/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Molly Lundquist http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/03/25/discussing-nonfiction/#comment-2228 Molly Lundquist Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:01:06 +0000 http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/2008/03/25/discussing-nonfiction/#comment-2228 Hi Ted. You're right: Non-fiction is tough for book clubs, although some books like Tom Friedman's The World is Flat have discussion questions. But, lord knows, you need a Ph.D to answer those things (for any book). You're also right, though, that non-fiction usually has a narrative arc, and sometimes generic fiction questions can work well--especially for historical works on the order of, say, David McCollough. Nonetheless, my site gets a lot of hits looking for non-fiction discussion help. I finally got some non-fiction questions up a week or so ago. I'm hoping they're helpful, and I'd love some feedback, please. http://litlovers.com/questions_nf.htm. Also, feel free to delet this message. It comes across as a plug. Won't hurt my feelings. And by the way, Kaite Stover gave LitLovers a nice mention last fall sometime. I still get referrals from it. Thanks! This is a great blog. Regards, Molly Lundquist Hi Ted.
You’re right: Non-fiction is tough for book clubs, although some books like Tom Friedman’s The World is Flat have discussion questions. But, lord knows, you need a Ph.D to answer those things (for any book).

You’re also right, though, that non-fiction usually has a narrative arc, and sometimes generic fiction questions can work well–especially for historical works on the order of, say, David McCollough.

Nonetheless, my site gets a lot of hits looking for non-fiction discussion help. I finally got some non-fiction questions up a week or so ago. I’m hoping they’re helpful, and I’d love some feedback, please.
http://litlovers.com/questions_nf.htm.

Also, feel free to delet this message. It comes across as a plug. Won’t hurt my feelings. And by the way, Kaite Stover gave LitLovers a nice mention last fall sometime. I still get referrals from it. Thanks! This is a great blog.

Regards,
Molly Lundquist

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