Hello book luvers of /r/bangtan! (All links lead to giphy)

Has the month of May flown by for everyone else?! It’s crazy that we’re almost through the first leg of the tour and they guys swept their categories last night at the AMAs! We hope you enjoyed this month's pick, themed around Equal Sign!

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

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

You can scroll down this thread to see the question and reply to them in the comments!

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 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.

Not so different you and I…we all love books and BTS!

As always, if you have questions or suggestions on how we can make discussions even better please let us know. And please tell us if there are any books you’d like to add to our TBR list. You can post them here and tag any of the BWL Volunteers and mods like so u/EveryCliche. If you feel more comfortable reaching out to us directly, please don’t hesitate to do so.

And just a reminder with Festa and BTS month coming up in June your Books with Luv volunteers will be taking the month off…execpt for a very special poll post in June for a very special book pick later in the year.
with luv,

…and the r/bangtan Mod Team