Eerie Indiana Virtual Book Club: "Bone Gap" Discussion Post

[evilinsanemonkey]

First, I apologize profusely for forgetting to put this up on Saturday. But I figure I'll get it up today and we can spend the week just chatting about the book. Have it be a nice relaxed thing!

So without further ado, let's talk about Laura Ruby's Bone Gap!

Some questions to get you started:

General

+ Do you think Petey is right about why Finn likes her? Do you think it matters?

+ What do you think the place Roza was taken is?

+ How does this book handle family?

Eerie

+ In what ways does this book make you think of Eerie?

+ What do you think the characters of Eerie and the characters of Bone Gap would think of each other?

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Next book: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Discussion: April 22

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Also we need a tie breaker! "May Bird and the Ever After" and "Lumberjanes" are tied, so let me know which one you'd like to read first!

Comments

[deifire]

What do you think the characters of Eerie and the characters of Bone Gap would think of each other?

Marshall would annoy so many people. So much.

I can see him believing Finn without hesitation, but also wanting to test exactly how his prosopagnosia works and doesn't work and getting on the wrong side of both him and Petey and the process.

Simon would fit right in.

So would Syndi, I think.

Dash...I don't have a strong idea what Dash dealing with the residents of Bone Gap would be like, except that it would probably involve a lot of petty larceny.

[evilinsanemonkey]

Simon would fit in so perfectly in Bone Gap!!!

[froodle]

Marshall would annoy so many people. So much.

This is so on the money i laughed out loud reading it

I can see him believing Finn without hesitation, but also wanting to test exactly how his prosopagnosia works and doesn't work and getting on the wrong side of both him and Petey and the process.

Also yes.

[froodle]

Dash would totally steal one of Charlie Valentines chickens, right? He'd have no good reason when pressed for a reason why, but he'd do it

[evilinsanemonkey]

HE WOULD

[froodle]

And then Marshall manages to make it worse:

"But why do you have a better relationship with chickens than with family NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY"

And then Charlie Valentine points a shotgun at him.

[froodle]

I wanna see Syndi in Bone Gap. Also, I think Marilyn and Peteys mum would be friends.

[evilinsanemonkey]

Marilyn and Petey's mom would get along so, so well!!!

[froodle]

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