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Created page with "'''Date and Time''': January 21st, 2023, 2pm<br> '''Location''': Zoom<br> '''Book''': ''Circe'' by Madeline Miller '''Coordinator''': DeVon Green<be> '''Attendees''': DeVon G..."
'''Date and Time''': January 21st, 2023, 2pm<br>
'''Location''': Zoom<br>
'''Book''': ''Circe'' by Madeline Miller
'''Coordinator''': DeVon Green<be>
'''Attendees''': DeVon Green, Robert Allen, Wendy Darling, Meghan Roig, Mischa Fox, Amber Whitehead, Ed Stewart, Darren
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== Discussion ==
'''What we liked about this book''': We loved this retelling of the Odyssey from the perspective of a relatively minor character with a modernized focus on agency and feminine empowerment.
'''What we didn’t like''': There isn’t much that we didn’t like, actually. Men are trash, but that’s not specific to this book
'''Verdict''': A unanimous Thumbs Up!!
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== Next Book Nominations ==
# ''The Penelopiad'' by Margaret Atwood - DeVon (198 pgs)
# ''Fire From Heaven'' by Mary Renault - Wendy (375 pgs)
# ''The Personal Librarian'' by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray - Wendy (341 pgs)
# ''The House in the Cerulean Sea'' by TJ Klune - Ed (394 pgs)
'''Location''': Zoom<br>
'''Book''': ''Circe'' by Madeline Miller
'''Coordinator''': DeVon Green<be>
'''Attendees''': DeVon Green, Robert Allen, Wendy Darling, Meghan Roig, Mischa Fox, Amber Whitehead, Ed Stewart, Darren
<span id="discussion"></span>
== Discussion ==
'''What we liked about this book''': We loved this retelling of the Odyssey from the perspective of a relatively minor character with a modernized focus on agency and feminine empowerment.
'''What we didn’t like''': There isn’t much that we didn’t like, actually. Men are trash, but that’s not specific to this book
'''Verdict''': A unanimous Thumbs Up!!
<span id="next-book-nominations"></span>
== Next Book Nominations ==
# ''The Penelopiad'' by Margaret Atwood - DeVon (198 pgs)
# ''Fire From Heaven'' by Mary Renault - Wendy (375 pgs)
# ''The Personal Librarian'' by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray - Wendy (341 pgs)
# ''The House in the Cerulean Sea'' by TJ Klune - Ed (394 pgs)
