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Book club is happening NEXT WEEK! This month’s book is a shorty, so you still have plenty of time to read it. If you’d like to join us next week or be tagged when the post drops, let us know in the comments!

📖 📣Discussion on A Psalm for the Wild-Built starts on May 26

It’ll all make sense one day…when we discuss this book next week

Below is a discussion guide. Some book-specific questions and some sharing suggestions!

Book Specific Questions

  • What did you think of the book? Is it something you would recommend to someone else?
  • What did you think of the main characters?
  • Which character did you relate to more, Monk/Dex or Robot/Mosscap?
  • Throughout the last half of the book you get to see Dex and Mosscap connect with each other, do you have a favorite moment of connection between the two?
  • Are you someone who likes being out in quiet nature? Or are you someone that likes being in the hustle and bustle of a city?
  • What did you think of the world that was built…or rebuilt in the book?
  • This month’s theme was Equal Sign – Good in the world/Equality. Do you think A Psalm for Wild-Built fits that theme? Why?
  • Would you read the next book in the series or other books written by Becky Chambers?

B-Side Questions/Discussion Suggestions

  • Fan Chant: Hype/overall reviews
  • Ments: favorite quotes
  • ARMY Time: playlist/recommendations of songs you associate with the book/chapters/characters
  • Do The Wave: sentiments, feels, realizations based on the book
  • Encore/Post Club-read Depression Prevention: something the book club can do afterwards (on one’s own leisure time) to help recover from the book hangover.

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They're going to need to ask it a lot.

Let’s roll with love, with trust, with respect…with books

See below for options on how to get the book

Author: Becky Chambers Publisher: Tordotcom
Original Publication Date: July 13, 2021 ISBN-13: 978-1250236210
Local libraries (where applicable) Amazon
Google Books Barnes & Noble
Audible Audiobook LibroFM

It costs ya nothin’ to be kind

We hope to see you next week for a fun discussion! If you have any questions or concerns regarding the book or the thread. Feel free to tag me or any of the mods or BWL Volunteers.

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