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Our book club split over whether the narrator was the villain, and it got heated
We meet at the public library downtown every 3rd Thursday, and last month I brought up that everyone in the group loved the ending of The Last House on Needless Street except me. I said the twist felt cheap, that the real horror was the animal abuse being brushed aside for a shocker. One member yelled, another slammed the table, and our moderator actually left for 10 minutes to cool off. I ended up suggesting we vote on if the narrator's actions were forgivable, and it split 7 to 5, with the losing side still grumbling about it. Has anyone else had a book club where a single character interpretation just nuked the whole night?
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holly_green822mo ago
Skip the vote and ask who actually bought the book's creepy paperback cover.
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paulw632mo ago
The moderator needing a 10 minute breather over a book is honestly the funniest part of this whole mess lol. You guys voted on whether the narrator was forgivable like you were deciding a real person's fate, that's wild. I bet the losing side is still fuming about that 7 to 5 split, probably plotting their revenge for next month's meeting. Honestly, a book club that heated sounds more fun than the book itself, at least nobody walked out for good. Next time just bring snacks and agree to disagree before someone pulls a chair across the room.
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