ReMemories Literary Club is dedicated to examining the work of relevant artists with the purpose of evaluating their perspective, testing the writer’s point of view, and analyzing key concepts that affect our own. The principle intention is to leave with a comprehensive knowledge of the ideas and writing, and to achieve a level of critical reading that reaches beyond basic recollection, but an actual understanding of the book.

ReMemories Etiquette

1. Read the book before you come, or please, do not come.
   
2. Come prepared. Check the website for discussion questions or relevant information regarding the book.
   
3. Be an active participator, this means being an active listener, as well as, a contributor.
   
4. For the sake of time, please base comments, during the discussion, on the related text or concepts.
   
5. At all times, be respectful of the speaker. Wait until a thought has been completed before you join the discussion or interject a comment.
   
6. Children are welcome as long they are not disruptive; you are responsible for their entertainment and well-being.

How to Prepare for ReMemories

1. We cannot stress this enough, read the book!
   
2. Take notes and be sure to bring them with you to the review.
   
3. Visit the website and check all email correspondence for up-to-date information about the review, the book, and the author.
   
4. Prepare an answer for all of the discussion questions.
   
5. Think about concepts presented in the book and how they relate to you, your life and the world around you.
   
6. Create a thought-provoking question, inspired by the reading selection, to contribute to the group.
   
7. Bring the book.

Booklist
A note about how books are selected: ReMemories welcomes suggestions for reading, however the first few books will be chosen by the organization and the facilitator to establish custom. We are not interested in reading a particular genre; instead, we are interested in reading works of a high literary standard.

1. Beloved, Toni Morrison
2. Things Fall Appart, Chinua Achebe
3. 1984, George Orwell
4. From "Superman" to Man, J.A.Rogers
5. Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo
6. Watchmen, Alan Moore
7. The Prince of Tides, Pat Conroy
8. Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison
9. The Color Purple, Alice Walker
10. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers
11. The Hobbit, J.R.R.Tolkien
12. In The Background, Devin Wright
    

General Discussion Questions

1. What is the point of the book? What do you think the author was trying to say to the reader?
   
2. How believable was the plot line development?
   
3. How did you feel about the characters? Who did you like or not like and why?
   
4. What choices did the characters make? What did you think of those choices? How would you have chosen?
   
5. What did you think of how the author ended the book?
   
6. How authentic is the culture or time represented in the book?
   
7. What do you think is the central theme?
   
8. What was unique about the setting of the book and how did it enhance or take away from the story?
   
9. What are the underlying themes and how did the author emphasize them throughout the novel?
   
10. Did the author challenge any political, economic, social, or cultural beliefs that you may have held with regard to race, sex, gender, class, or ethnicity?
    
11. Did the author raise any emotional conflicts you may have had…or resolve any?
    
12. Why do you think the author wrote this? What is the most important message?

What To Expect
In an effort to maintain a level of qualitative discussion, each review will be divided into three segments.

Segment One: Introductions, Opinions and Contributed Questions
At the start of the program, the book and the author will be introduced to group, and in a round robin fashion, attendees will be asked to give a brief opinion of the reading. Readers in attendance will submit one question they have developed from the selection. We will, then, choose questions at random to answer as a group.

Segment Two: General Discussion Questions
To help set the tone of discussion, the facilitator will suggest questions from an all-purpose list, also located on ReMemories website. These questions will explore the details of the book, which will provide support or help explain the concepts we will discuss next.

Segment Three: Discussion of Relevant Concepts and Opinions
In the final phase of the review, readers will discuss the major or minor concepts of the book as they relate to us collectively and individually. Readers will also have the opportunity to revisit their opinion of the book, if there has been some revelation after discussion, or not.

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