Book club debate got personal last night over a character's choice

We were discussing *Where the Crawdads Sing* last night at the group, and a debate about whether Kya should have left the marsh got really heated. One member flat out said she was selfish for staying, and another argued she had no choice given her trauma. I brought up the scene where she refuses the lawyer's help, and suddenly two people were practically yelling at each other over their own pasts. Has anyone else had a book club argument turn into people arguing about themselves rather than the actual story?

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seth_harris3615d ago

Jumped right into it last night at my own book club over The Great Gatsby and man did it get ugly. One lady started crying about her ex-husband because Gatsby reminded her of how he always promised her things he could never deliver. Another guy started arguing about how Nick was actually the selfish one for not stopping Gatsby from taking the fall for Daisy, and then he admitted he let his brother get blamed for something back in high school. I just sat there thinking about how I once told my friend his new haircut was fine when it was clearly a disaster, and suddenly I was defending fictional characters like they were my own family. Book clubs are just therapy sessions with snacks I guess, nobody actually wants to talk about the book.

hunt.nora15d agoMost Upvoted

Kept my mouth shut and ate cookies. Let them work it out.

hayden_nelson8515d ago

Last book club I went to, I brought up how Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird reminded me of my own awkward childhood, and two people jumped me for "making it about me." I ended up apologizing and then spilling my coffee on the host's rug, so I guess I brought the chaos myself. We never even got to Boo Radley that night.