I used to skip over the descriptions in 'The Goldfinch'... but our club talked about how they build mood. Someone mentioned how the details mirror the main guy's stress. It made sense after that... I went back and read those parts again. Now I get why the author put them in... it adds so much.
Lately, our club talks drift from book themes to our own organizing jobs.
Our debate got so intense we almost missed our meeting.
If you don't set clear spoiler rules, someone will blurt out the twist. Our group chat still hasn't recovered from that reveal.