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Our book club's fight over a side character's job went off the rails
Honestly, we were supposed to talk about the main plot of that new mystery novel. Tbh, someone mentioned the detective's sister who works at a garden center. Ngl, two members got into a full blown argument about whether her job was symbolic or just filler. One guy kept saying it showed growth, while another lady shouted that it was lazy writing. We actually spent twenty minutes looking up plant symbolism on a phone. My coworker's wife called in the middle to ask about trimming some bushes, which was kinda funny timing. In the end, we never even got to the murder mystery part. It was so silly we just agreed to pick a simpler book next time.
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morgan5742mo ago
Actually sounds like your book club was doing it right. Those little details are what make stories feel real, and arguing about them means people cared. Maybe the next book should be even more complicated.
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margaret_white482mo ago
My friend's book club once nearly came to blows over a typo in chapter three. She'd tell you @morgan574 is spot on, that's how you know it's a good book.
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cameronc522mo ago
Three friends of mine once stopped speaking for days after arguing about a song lyric. It's a pattern I notice everywhere, from sports stats to recipe reviews. Like @morgan574 said, when people care enough to fight over the details, it means the work hit home. Those tiny flaws or choices become flashpoints because the story itself mattered. Honestly, if no one's mad about something small, the book probably wasn't that good.
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