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March 9th, 2010 Tracy - Sequoya

As a new feature, MADreads is going to post reports of Madison Public Library book group discussions.  If you’re like us, you’re always on the lookout for that next great, discussable book.  Our inaugural report comes from the Sequoya branch.

The Sequoya book group just read Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann which won the National Book Award.  While it was a good discussion, because of all the different characters and because it was so beautifully written, some people felt it was a bit hard to verbalize their thoughts.  The book opens with the tightrope walk across the Twin Towers so we started out the discussion showing just that portion of the video Man on Wire.  It was a great way to set the tone for the discussion as it was such an integral part of the story! There was much discussion about the symbolism of the towers and all the hints of 9/11 that were layered in the story.  A really good read!  Next up for us is Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.

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