Spice up your Thursday morning with a fun, energetic discussion of
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller on November 7. The "Let's Talk" book club will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Junior Home room at T-SPL.
After the end of the world, all Hig wants to do is fish for trout. But the trout are all gone, along with much of the weaker flora and fauna of the world, including most of the humans. Hig now lives at an abandoned airport with his dog Jasper and another survivor named Bangley. One day Hig receives a radio transmission and flies to meet it in his plane. His destination is past the point of no return, so Hig must take a leap into the unknown to find what he is searching for.
To get your brain buzzing, here are a couple things to think about:
- The
prose style of The Dog Stars is clipped, terse, often fragmented. Why
would Heller choose this way of writing this particular story? In what ways is
it fitting?
- What
does the novel imply about human nature, after the constraints of civilization have
been removed? What does it suggest about the possible consequences of the way
we are living now?
Join us for light refreshments and fun discussion - we'd love to see you there!
Shannon Wood, Adult Services Librarian
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