Bekkir’s Comments (group member since Oct 18, 2021)

Bekkir’s comments from the Read Between the Wines (Elmore) group.

At last nights book club we filled out the form to find out what our Final Girl story would be. Below you will find the stories of those in attendance.

(If you would like to find out YOUR Final Girl story, there is a picture of the instructions under this groups photos. Please share your stories!)

1. My weapon is a chair, and I'm fighting Candyman at Summer Camp.
[I give you 50/50 odds]

2. My weapon is a pitchfork, and I'm fighting Freddy Krueger at a gas station. [the gas station is helpful to finish him off with fire or an explosion, but I dont think the pitchfork is doing you any favors]

3. My weapon is a garden hose, and I'm fighting Samara Morgen (from The Ring) in the kitchen.
[Im pretty sure Samara is immune to drowning, so sorry, you're toast]

4. My weapon is a lamp, and I'm fighting Pennywise in a dark forest.
[a lamp in a dark forest; good choice. If it is an oil lamp, I think you might be our first obvious winner!]

5. My weapon is a fork, and I'm fighting Samara Morgen in the basement.
[it was nice knowing you]

6. My weapon is a brick, and I'm fighting Freddy Krueger at the community pool.
[they will find you at the bottom of the pool weighed down by your brick and rule it a suicide. Sorry.]

7. My weapon is a fork, and I'm fighting Samara Morgen at a gas station.
[I mean, you have a better chance than the one in the basement, but still not great]

8. My weapon is a lawn mower, and I'm fighting Jason Voorhees in Disneyland.
[I would pay good money to watch this movie!!!!]

9. My weapon is a chair, and I'm fighting Pennywise in a dark forest.
[my money is on the clown, sorry]

10. My weapon is a steak knife, and I'm fighting Pennywise in a dark forest.
[what is it with Pennywise and dark forests??? At least you have an actual weapon. not good odds]

11. My weapon is a lawn mower, and I'm fighting Samara Morgan in a dark forest.
[she 'does' crawl along the ground a lot, so you have a definite advantage with the lawn mower. As long as you see her coming in the dark forest, I think you survive!]

I've had a couple of people say they had a lot of trouble at the beginning of this book. The opening is a bit hard to follow. It starts with an overview of a lot of things that you arent given context for. Its one of those things where after you finish the book, you reread the beginning and have a newfound appreciation for it.

If it doesn't make sense to you at first, its OK. After the opening, it starts following specific characters one at a time, and it will be a lot easier to follow.

I promise you, there's a reason this book won awards.

If you cant get through the beginning of this book, I recommend starting at Book 2: The Mission - Chapter 13. You skip a bit of history, but you pick up right before the ship is attacked and it's a lot easier to get sucked into the book.

Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality

This was my favorite book I read this year. It's such a strong memoir! It literally did make me laugh, moved me to tears, AND gave me hope for the future.