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2021 Challenge
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11 -- Book With Discussion Questions Inside
"The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman
Recommended by a friend
I read Still Alice for this prompt. The first book of 2021!
Does anyone have any other suggestions? It's often difficult to tell if you're using an electronic reader for this one
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There's a bunch on our list here, and a ton of recommendations on our Facebook Page
The Haunting of Brynn Wilder has them. I read the kindle version (available on Kindle Unlimited in the UK) and there were several discussion questions at the end so I’m presuming they would also be in the physical book as well.
I'm going to count You Were Born For This by Chani Nicholas for this prompt as it has reflection questions at the end of each section of your birth chart for you to journal.
One Night Two Souls Went Walking had questions at the end.
I read the Black Book by Ian Rankin first this year and was pleasantly surprised to find discussion questions at the back! Good book too.
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
The Titanic Sisters by Patricia Falvey, a Goodreads Giveaway Win.
Finished "The Jane Austen Book Club" by Karen Joy Fowler today, it fits this prompt perfectly.
The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams it is number 1 in a 3 book series.
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 
i just finished The Whispering Man which had questions at the end
Ian Rankin's Mortal Causes also has discussion questions at the back, and is set in a country beginning with S!
The 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
I read Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain and I was happy to find discussion questions and an interview with the author at the end of the ebook. The novel follows two artists, one in 1940 hired to paint a mural for a small town post office, and one in 2018 hired to restore the mural. Small town secrets and mysteries are revealed as the painting is restored. The mystery was well done and the dual timeline really adds to the intrigue.
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Completed: February 26, 2021
I read and enjoyed this book. If you want a fun read to go along with it read The Agatha Christie Book Club but I'd suggest reading this cozy second as it points out some of the plot points in the Benedict book as some detail in it's plot
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
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This book really took me by surprise. I loved the twist at the end. I'll admit that I wish the ending wasn't as over the top as it was, but it was still an interesting read. Especially when you piece everything together, it all starts to make sense. We can easily judge the main character of this book for being in a polyamorous relationship, but it shows that we can pretend all we want that we're happy with the way things are until our curiosity gets the better of us.
Question:I didn't expect this particular challenge to be my last and most difficult challenge to find an appropriate book, but alas it is. I tired looking for the particular edition to the books listed above with discussion questions, but can't find those particular editions.
I do, however, have a lot of game books (ie, chess, go, shogi, xiangqi, etc.) with game problems (i.e., how do you capture the king in this problem) to solve at the end of each chapter/book. I know that they're not discussion questions per say, but they are questions – the question is would they count as discussion questions?
If not, I would continue in my quest to find a book with them inside – I do have the rest of the year after all.
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I didn't expect this particular challenge to be my last and most difficult challenge to find an appropriate book, but alas it is. I tired looking for the particular edition to the books ..."
Hi Ben, I think the game books would count if you want them to. Also, for the books mentioned above you don't have to read the version that has the discussion questions at the back, you can read any edition of the title if it exists with questions somewhere. That's what I did with Pachinko, my specific edition didn't have the questions at the end but I knew others did so I still counted mine.
Completion Post:Just finished reading: "Fundamental Principles of Go" by Yilun Yang (★★★★☆), it is a reference book teaching the basics or fundamentals of the game of Go. At the end of each section and chapter there are many Go problems to solve, which somewhat fits the criterion of this challenge.
Yang writes in a clear and concise manner that teaches difficult Go problems in very simplistic terms. It surveys principles and heuristics that should be used to decide the direction of play and the positive and negative results of following or not following the principle being taught – an excellent book for beginners and novices alike.
The Girl from the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat
Anneli wrote: "Finished "The Jane Austen Book Club" by Karen Joy Fowler today, it fits this prompt perfectly."Interesting, I didn't know that had discussion questions - I'm reading it right now!!
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
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