Star of the North - my views
If anyone wants to email me his/her comments at lill@lmelibrary.org, I would be happy to share them on the blog. Until then, here are some of my comments about the book:
- I'm not sure how well the multiple storylines will be received by our group. Usually members prefer a more linear storyline but I like how the author weaves them all together.
- It was very disturbing to gain some insight on how the North Korean leadership controls and manipulates its people and other countries. I think the author does a great job showing the reader how this happens and why negotiating with their government does not produce the results expected.
- I felt that ending was very abrupt and would like to see a sequel. I saw on Goodreads.com that the author is considering writing one. I'll keep watching to see if any new title has been announced!
Unfortunately, we will probably not be able to meet for book group in April either. At this time, we've suspended all library programs indefinitely. Stay home and be safe!
March 30 - Star of the North
At our February 24th meeting, we discussed To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. We chose this classic novel since many of our members had never read it, and it had been voted as America's Favorite Book via PBS's The Great American Read in 2018. Several members commended that it lived up to its hype and they "couldn't put it down". We had Toll House Cookie Bars and fruit for dessert.
One of our members also mentioned the Chillicothe Public Library's Big Read events for Into the Beautiful North. More information on the programming is avaialable at https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/1/nea-big-read-into-the-beautiful-north/. In addition, the Peoria Public Library is doing Peoria Reads 2020 with the book, The Hate U Give. Information about Peoria Reads events can be found at http://www.peoriareads.org/
Here's a summary of the book: "A propulsive and ambitious thriller about a woman trying to rescue her twin sister from captivity in North Korea, and the North Korean citizens with whom she forms an unlikely alliance. Star of the North opens in 1988, when a Korean American teenager is kidnapped from a South Korean beach by North Korean operatives. Twenty-two years later, her brilliant twin sister, Jenna, is still searching for her, and ends up on the radar of the CIA. When evidence that her sister may still be alive in North Korea comes to light, Jenna will do anything possible to rescue her--including undertaking a daring mission into the heart of the regime."
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